What are some good plugins for managing content … anyone have ideas

I’m trying to find a way to label content internally, like using tags but not for the public. I also want to make notes for myself about specific content, especially if it has dates or deadlines that need updating later. I’d rather not use a separate spreadsheet for this. Does anyone know a plugin that can help with this? It would be great if it could also send reminders or alerts, like telling me to update a post after 6 months or so. Also, if it could show performance metrics, that would be a bonus. I want to see how much traffic pages get directly in WordPress so I can easily spot and fix underperforming content.

For notes, try ACF (Advanced Custom Fields). You can create a field called ‘notes’ for all post types and keep it hidden from the front end. Use Advanced Columns Pro to view these notes in your post list. For metrics, Rank Math linked to your Google Analytics account works well. You could also add an ACF date field for expiration dates and set up a cron job to check this daily and handle expired posts. Let me know if you need help setting this up.

You might want to check out Pods (https://pods.io/). It lets you add custom fields like notes and dates to posts or pages, and you can control who sees them based on user roles.

Ash said:
https://publishpress.com/

This seems more focused on managing publishing workflows rather than handling content after it’s published.

There are plugins like Post Expirator that let you set expiration dates for posts. You can also use Toolset or Advanced Custom Fields to add this functionality, though you’ll need to set it up yourself. For reminders, I’m not sure if there’s a plugin that does this, but you could create an admin-only page using ACF or Toolset to list posts based on their publish date.

You might want to look into task management plugins. We use external apps like Asana and JIRA for this. Notion also has task management features. I haven’t seen a task manager integrated into WordPress though.

For notes, check out these plugins: Plugins categorized as notes | WordPress.org. I haven’t used them myself, but they might have what you’re looking for.

Managing content can be tricky without the right tools. For internal tags, try Simple Tags. It lets you add private tags to organize your content. For personal notes, WP Dashboard Notes is great—it adds reminders directly to your dashboard. Editorial Calendar helps track dates and deadlines, and it can remind you to update posts. For performance metrics, MonsterInsights shows traffic data right in your dashboard, so you can easily find and fix underperforming content. Give these a try and see if they help!