=== Collaborative Post Notes ===
Contributors: mahdirahani
Tags: notes, collaboration, comments, team, editorial
Requires at least: 5.5
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: trunk
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html


A lightweight, threaded internal notes system for WordPress posts and pages. Perfect for editorial teams, content creators, and multi-author websites.

== Description ==

**Collaborative Post Notes** is a simple but powerful internal communication tool for WordPress teams.  
It adds a clean, threaded note system inside the post/page editor, allowing editors, authors, and content teams to communicate directly while working on content — with **no external tools** (Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.) needed.

This plugin improves your **editorial workflow**, reduces miscommunication, and keeps all discussions connected to the content they belong to.

### 🟦 Why use Collaborative Post Notes?
Managing content in a team often leads to scattered messages across multiple platforms.  
This plugin solves that problem by keeping all notes, replies, and discussions **inside WordPress**, right inside the editor.

### ✨ Key Features
- **Threaded (nested) notes** — reply inside discussions like a mini comment system  
- **Internal-only** — notes never appear on the frontend  
- **Lightweight** — uses minimal database space, optimized for speed  
- **Auto-recorded username & timestamp**  
- **Perfect for editorial and content teams**  
- **Supports posts and pages**  
- **Clean, distraction-free UI**  
- **No configuration required — works instantly**

### 🟩 Ideal For:
- Editorial teams  
- Multi-author blogs  
- News websites  
- Agencies with content workflows  
- SEO/content strategy teams  
- Anyone who collaborates inside WordPress  

### 🧩 How It Works
1. Open any post or page  
2. Scroll to the **Team Notes** metabox  
3. Add a top-level note or reply to existing ones  
4. Notes automatically store user + time  
5. Everything is saved with the post

### 🔒 Private & Secure
These notes are **not public, not accessible through template files**, and never appear on the frontend.

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== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin to `/wp-content/plugins/`
2. Activate it in **Plugins > Installed Plugins**
3. Open any post and scroll to **Team Notes**
4. Start collaborating!

No settings required.

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== Screenshots ==

1. Threaded notes inside the post editor  
2. Replying to a message  
3. Adding new top-level notes  

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== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Are the notes visible on the frontend? =
No. Notes are strictly internal and cannot be displayed publicly.

= Does the plugin work with custom post types? =
Not yet — support will be added in upcoming updates.

= Does this slow down my website? =
No. The plugin is extremely lightweight and optimized.

= Can I export or migrate notes? =
Not in version 1.0, but planned for future releases.

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== Changelog ==

= 1.0 =
* Initial release.