David Artiss

Patrick Lumumba

Divi Banks

Stoil Dobreff

Milimo Emmanuel

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<p>Footnotes Made Easy is a simple, but powerful, method of adding footnotes to your posts and pages.</p>
<p><strong>Key features include…</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Simple footnote insertion via double parentheses</li>
<li>Combine identical notes</li>
<li>Solution for paginated posts</li>
<li>Suppress Footnotes on specific page types</li>
<li>Option to display ‘pretty’ tooltips using jQuery</li>
<li>Lots of configuration options</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Footnotes Made Easy is a fork of <a href="https://github.com/drzax/wp-footnotes" title="Github - wp-footnotes" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Footnotes</a>, a plugin by Simon Elvery which was abandoned some years ago</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Please visit the <a href="https://github.com/lumumbapl/footnotes-made-easy/" title="Github" rel="nofollow ugc">Github page</a> for the latest code development, planned enhancements and known issues</strong>.</p>
<h3>Getting Started</h3>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LuXMb8Hz4tc?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<p>Creating a footnote is incredibly simple – you just need to include your footnote in double parentheses, such as this…</p>
<p>This is a sentence ((and this is your footnote)).</p>
<p>The footnote will then appear at the bottom of your post/page.</p>
<p><strong>Important note:</strong> Make sure you include a space before your opening double parentheses or the footnote won’t work!</p>
<h3>Options</h3>
<p>You have a fair few options on how the identifier links, footnotes and back-links look which can be found in the WordPress admin area under ‘Settings -> Footnotes’.</p>
<h3>Paginated Posts</h3>
<p>Some of you seem to like the paginating post, which is kind of problematic. By default, each page of your post will have its own set of footnotes at the bottom and the numbering will start again from 1 for each page.</p>
<p>The only way to get around this is to know how many posts are on each page and tell Footnotes Made Easy what number you want the list to start at for each of the pages. So at some point on each page (that is, between each <code></code> tag) you need to add a tag to let the plugin know what number the footnotes on this page should start at. The tag should look like this <code></code> where “5” is the number you want the footnotes for this page to start at.</p>
<h3>Referencing</h3>
<p>Sometimes it’s useful to be able to refer to a previous footnote a second (or third, or fourth…) time. To do this, you can either simply insert the exact same text as you did the first time and the identifier should simply reference the previous note. Alternatively, if you don’t want to do all that typing again, you can construct a footnote like this: <code>((ref:1))</code> and the identifier will reference the footnote with the given number.</p>
<p>Even though it’s a little more typing, using the exact text method is much more robust. The number referencing will not work across multiple pages in a paged post (but will work within the page). Also, if you use the number referencing system you risk them identifying the incorrect footnote if you go back and insert a new footnote and forget to change the referenced number.</p>
<h3>Available in 8 Languages</h3>
<p>Footnotes Made Easy is fully internationalized, and ready for translations.</p>
<p><strong>Many thanks to the following translators for their contributions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/dartiss/" rel="nofollow ugc">David Artiss</a>, English (UK)</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/markscottrobson/" rel="nofollow ugc">Mark Robson</a>, English (UK)</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/yayannabelle/" rel="nofollow ugc">Annabelle W</a>, English (UK)</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/maboroshin/" rel="nofollow ugc">maboroshin</a>, Japanese</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/wplmillet/" rel="nofollow ugc">Laurent MILLET</a>, French (France)</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/cansmile/" rel="nofollow ugc">B. Cansmile Cha</a>, Korean </li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/danbilabs/" rel="nofollow ugc">danbilabs</a>, Korean</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/danbilabs/" rel="nofollow ugc">denelan</a>, Dutch </li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/psmits1567/" rel="nofollow ugc">Peter Smits</a>, Dutch</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/nekojonez/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pieterjan Deneys</a>, Dutch (Belgium)</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexvgrey/" rel="nofollow ugc">Alex Grey</a>, Russian</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>If you would like to add a translation to this plugin then please head to our <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/footnotes-made-easy" title="Translating WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">Translating WordPress</a> page</strong></p>

Footnotes Made Easy


Adding footnotes is really easy, and they have nice links that go back to the footnote in the post.


Makes it really easy to create footnotes


Happy with this plugin as a seamless replacement for an old footnotes plugin that had stopped working with php8.


Works great

This plugin was great. Then the original developer got busy and passed it to another developper, who in months hasn't fixed small bugs that users takes the time to report, claims to be PHP 8.2 compliant, which is not. I believe the new owner was the wrong choice.

Plugin not updated anymore

Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts.

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<p>CiteKit makes it easy to add professional in-text footnotes & citations to your WordPress content using simple shortcodes or Gutenberg blocks. Automatically generate a bibliography at the end of any post with [bibliography] or the Bibliography block, styled in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and more.</p>
<p>Use a custom ID like [cite id=”who-2024″] to keep references memorable and reusable across your site, or let CiteKit auto-assign a unique ID. Use the Reference Library to track, audit, and manage every citation across your entire site – and check whether your source URLs are still live.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<p><strong>Inline Citation & Tooltip Formats in Block Editor:</strong> Use the CiteKit Citation and CiteKit Tooltip buttons on the block toolbar to insert and manage inline citations and hover tooltips directly within any paragraph, heading, list, or quote block. Click an existing inline citation or tooltip badge to open that reference for editing, or place your cursor and click the toolbar button to insert a new one — no separate block needed.</p>
<p><strong>Inline [cite] Shortcode with Auto-ID</strong><br />
Insert citations directly into post content using [cite]. Unique IDs are automatically assigned on first save, or set a custom human-readable ID with [cite id=”who-2024″].</p>
<p><strong>CiteBox — Post-Level Citation Editor</strong><br />
A dedicated metabox in the post and page editor shows every citation in the current post. Fill in author, title, year, and URL without leaving the editor. Fields save instantly via AJAX and metadata is shared across all posts that reference the same ID.</p>
<p><strong>Bibliography Block & Shortcode</strong><br />
Insert a formatted, backlinked bibliography anywhere in your content using the native CiteKit Bibliography block or the [bibliography] shortcode. Entries are ordered by appearance in the post, each with a back-reference to its inline citation, and style and heading are configurable per block or per shortcode.</p>
<p><strong>Manual Bibliography Composition</strong><br />
Create a standalone bibliography with [bibliography title=”References”] Source 1 ; Source 2 [/bibliography] — ideal for static lists or non-[cite] workflows.</p>
<p><strong>Reference Library</strong><br />
A central admin page listing every citation used across your site. Citations appear in the library the moment they are inserted into any post or page. See which posts use each reference, sort and filter by status, and manage everything from one place.</p>
<p><strong>Link Health Checker</strong><br />
Check whether your source URLs are still reachable. Each reference is marked Live, Broken, or Unchecked. Results are saved per citation so you can spot dead links before your readers do.</p>
<p><strong>Multiple Citation Style Support</strong><br />
Output in APA, MLA, Chicago (Author-Date and Notes-Bibliography), Harvard, or IEEE using [bibliography style=”apa|mla|chicago-ad|chicago-nb|harvard|ieee”].</p>
<p><strong>Default Style Setting</strong><br />
Set your preferred citation style and bibliography heading once in Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> CiteKit. All [bibliography] shortcodes and Bibliography blocks site-wide use this default unless overridden per post.</p>
<p><strong>Tooltip-Style Inline Notes</strong><br />
Add lightweight footnotes, definitions, or asides with [tooltip]…[/tooltip] or the Tooltip block. Renders as a clean superscript that reveals a hover popup — no visual clutter until the reader needs it. Use the optional style attribute to set a custom superscript symbol: [tooltip style=”*”]…[/tooltip]. Defaults to † if omitted. Supported markers include †, *, ‡, §, ¶, or any short string such as “note”.</p>
<h3>CiteKit Blocks & Formats</h3>
<p><strong>Bibliography Block</strong> — available in the CiteKit category in the block inserter. Renders a formatted, backlinked bibliography for the current post. Configure citation style and heading in the block sidebar.</p>
<p><strong>Citation Format</strong> — the CiteKit Citation button on the block toolbar. Click an existing citation badge to open its reference details for editing, or place your cursor and click the button to insert a new one. Enter the citation ID and reference details in the block options panel.</p>
<p><strong>Tooltip Format</strong> — the CiteKit Tooltip button on the block toolbar. Click an existing tooltip badge to edit its text and marker symbol, or place your cursor and click the button to insert a new one. Enter your note text and choose a marker symbol.</p>
<h3>CiteKit Shortcodes</h3>
<h4>Inline Citations</h4>
<ul>
<li>[cite] — Inline citation with auto-generated UUID</li>
<li>[cite id=”custom-id”] — Inline citation with a user-defined ID</li>
</ul>
<h4>Bibliography</h4>
<ul>
<li>[bibliography] — Auto-generated bibliography for the current post</li>
<li>[bibliography style=”mla” title=”Article Sources”] — Override style and heading per post</li>
<li>[bibliography style=”chicago-ad”] — Override style only; heading uses your site default</li>
<li>[bibliography] Smith, 2026; John Jacobs, The Red Roof, 2021 [/bibliography] — Manual entry list</li>
</ul>
<h4>Tooltips</h4>
<ul>
<li>[tooltip]Note text here[/tooltip] — Inline hover tooltip with default † superscript</li>
<li>[tooltip style=”*”]Note text here[/tooltip] — Tooltip with custom superscript symbol</li>
</ul>
<p>Supported bibliography styles: apa, mla, chicago-ad, chicago-nb, harvard, ieee</p>


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