Title: Post Descriptions Author: Tom de Visser Published: mayo 13, 2021 Last modified: chunyo 26, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/post-descriptions/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3318276) ![](https://ps.w.org/post-descriptions/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3318276) # Post Descriptions By [Tom de Visser](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomdevisser/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/post-descriptions.1.3.0.zip) * [Details](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/#description) * [Reviews](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/#reviews) * [Installation](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/#installation) * [Development](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/) ## Description #### What does it do? Post Descriptions lets you attach short notes or descriptions to posts and pages— ideal for internal reminders, content planning, or small to-do’s. Use it solo or with your team to stay organized directly in the WordPress admin. #### How does it work? **Adding Post Descriptions** You can add a description in two ways: 1. From the full Edit screen 2. From the Quick Edit option on the posts/pages overview **Viewing Post Descriptions** Descriptions are visible: 1. In a dedicated column on the posts or pages overview — with a customizable column title 2. As a post state— the small bold label next to the post title **Post State Toggle** By default, post descriptions are not shown as post states( the bold label next to your post title). You can enable this in Settings > Post Descriptions. If enabled, longer descriptions might clutter your view — you can toggle it off again in the settings. ## Screenshots * [[ * Add longer descriptions to the extra Post Descriptions column * [[ * Show small descriptions/to-do\’s by using Post States * [[ * A super easy and lightweight setup so you can start right away ## Installation #### Installation After installing the plugin, you will only see a column added on the posts and pages admin screens. If you go to Settings > Post Descriptions, or click Settings on the Plugins page, you\’ll find a single option to turn on Post States. When you enable them, you\’ll see the description in bold after the page or post title. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47241eb3363aa5948b39cddf799d0cd85def529a1e640188d6a0c1e49c420b54? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and effective!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-effective-1641/)󠁿 [stuurluidevelopment](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stuurluidevelopment/) chunyo 27, 2025 🙌🏼 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a6baea45d5ff9633a0e5c0a73f975d54b44860af2c60097735cac012cb961dfa? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Smart](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smart-24/)󠁿 [xxxsimoxxx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xxxsimoxxx/) mayo 21, 2021 1 reply Very very nice and useful plugin. Even stated differently, seems compatible with WP 4.9. Please keep it compatible! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/281a7b6ad2ce6f9d1013feee333f237cbe6dcb069ca4df21b0667a44b7edb2b4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super handig hulpmiddeltje](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-handig-hulpmiddeltje/)󠁿 [mvl75](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mvl75/) mayo 17, 2021 1 reply Deze plug-in is echt een must. Niet alleen handig in gebruik, maar ook nog eens handig om je collega’s op de hoogte te houden waarmee je bezig bent / geweest. Ook voor jezelf is deze plug-in super gemakkelijk, zo hoef je niet steeds weer dingen op te schrijven in Google Sheets of op papiertjes die je naast je laptop neer legt. Voor elke website waaraan je werkt, heb je altijd de notities bij de hand. Hoop dat er in de toekomst meer van deze handige plug-ins gaan komen. Bedankt voor het handige hulpmiddeltje, zo word het toch net even wat makkelijker! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a4343b8c9795a6c9712322e786be151b893ba578d3e0ee376474bcc5becb6f5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-2255/)󠁿 [ottelienpouwels](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ottelienpouwels/) mayo 17, 2021 1 reply Dit is een super fijne plug-in die we gebruiken om notities voor elkaar achter te laten op de pagina’s waar de ander aan moet werken. Het is zeker de moeite waard en we gebruiken het op veel sites ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7251699bb6f7f41f4a47897728cfa903c0548210228d591855599602b7eef369? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This plug-in is amazing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plug-in-is-amazing-3/)󠁿 [daanverbrugge](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daanverbrugge/) mayo 17, 2021 1 reply This is a really good plug-in. I have tested it on my own site and it is easy to use and you can see what the meaning of the page is. I’m a chaotic boy and with this plug-in I have a good view which pages I have and why I have make them. Thank you for make this plug-in Tom ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c08a7471470f686d5a29e670a11f49fc657b400d222fd0d26a50e431de8cb0f6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[We use it on every single site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/we-use-it-on-every-single-site/)󠁿 [mediaversa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mediaversa/) mayo 14, 2021 1 reply Tom is a developer at our agency so we’ve been testing this plug-in for a while now. We’ve been using it on every website and it greatly improved our workflow. No longer do we keep all these to-do’s and reminders in separate Google Sheets or e-mails, but all right there in our WordPress Dashboard. We even have clients using them to give us page-specific feedback! It’s a must-have that we have added to our default plug-in set on Plesk. [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Post Descriptions” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Tom de Visser ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomdevisser/) “Post Descriptions” has been translated into 11 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-descriptions/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Post Descriptions” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-descriptions) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-descriptions/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/post-descriptions/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/post-descriptions/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/post-descriptions/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.0 * Rebranded the plugin * Cleaned up all code comments and replaced them with WPCS-compliant docblocks * Modularized functionality across multiple files * Improved plugin description, readme, and settings screen copy * Clarified default behavior for Post States * Fixed asset path issues by centralizing plugin URL handling * Defined plugin constants for consistent paths and URLs * Added setting to customize the column title for post descriptions * Ensured meta boxes and columns work with custom post types, including ACF * Improved Quick Edit layout consistency across post types #### 1.2.2 * I’m back! Adding new features soon, let me know if you have any wishes. For now I made the code more solid, and changed it to follow WPCS. #### 1.2.1 * Fixed: When the Post States were disabled, and there was a default Post State( like Blog Page or Privacy Policy), the Quick Edit screen didn’t update the “Important” checkbox #### 1.2.0 * Added functionality to pick a custom color (as the red could get a bit intimidating) * Fixed: When Post States were disabled, the Quick Edit screen didn’t update the“ Important” checkbox #### 1.1.0 * Added the possibility to mark states as important, making them red (in a future update you’ll be able to choose a custom color) * Fixed: Iconsistent indentation * Refactored code to the WordPress Coding Standards (using Yoda conditionals and such) #### 1.0.3 * Changed the description input to a textarea #### 1.0.2 * Made a stupid typo, need some sleep, sorry #### 1.0.1 * Made the plugin translatable * Updated some strings to be more descriptive #### 1.0.0 * Add post descriptions to posts and pages * Disable or enable Post States * Adds a column for post descriptions to your admin screens ## Meta * Version **1.3.0** * Last updated **10 meses ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 4.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [English (South Africa)](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/) y [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-descriptions) * Tags * [admin](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[organize](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/organize/) [pages](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages/)[posts](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) [ui](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ui/) * [Advanced View](https://arg.wordpress.org/plugins/post-descriptions/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Tom de Visser ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomdevisser/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-descriptions/)