Lance Willett

JQuery Hover Footnotes lets you add footnotes with qualifiers of you’re choosing, then dynamically displays them on hover-over. So you can easily add footnotes to a post by wrapping them in qualifiers, then they will dynamically display in a jQuery hover popup when the user mouses-over the footnote link. There is also a settings page where you can change options like the footnote formatting.
Features
-Numbers, Words, or ANSI characters can be used as footnote reference marks 
-Footnotes can be superscript, subscript, or normal text 
-Footnotes can be placed in page footer or hidden 
-Popup/Hover footnote can be turned on and off.
Usage
To anchor the footnote reference mark/number, use {{FOOTNOTE_NUMBER}}. Then just embrace the actual footnote text with double brackets [[FOOTNOTE_NUMBER]] Footnote text [[FOOTNOTE_NUMBER]]. The footnote text can be placed either inline or at the bottom of the post, the plugin will find them and auto place them in the footer area.
So this is what you would write in the post window…
This is my post and I want to add a footnote{{1}} in the text. By default it will appear as a superscript.
[[1]] My Footnote. [[1]]
see the plugin webpage or the screenshots for examples.
visit the sites page <a href='http://restoredisrael.org/blog/961/footnote-plugin-test-page/' rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>
<h3>Credits</h3>
This plugin is a fork and combination of several other plugins.
PHP- 
stratos at <a href='http://www.stratos.me/wp-plugins/yafootnotes/' rel="nofollow ugc">YaFootnotes</a> and <a href='http://anxietypanichealth.com/' rel="nofollow ugc">Mike Nichols</a>
<h3>Contact</h3>
Developed by Lance Weaver. 
To contact, leave a comment on the plugin <a href='http://restoredisrael.org/blog/961/footnote-plugin-test-page/' rel="nofollow ugc">website</a>

jQuery Hover Footnotes

JQuery Hover Footnotes lets you add footnotes with qualifiers of you're choosing, then dynamically displays them on hover-over.

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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.
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.
<h3>Features</h3>
Inline Citation & Tooltip Formats in Block Editor: 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.
Inline [cite] Shortcode with Auto-ID 
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″].
CiteBox — Post-Level Citation Editor 
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.
Bibliography Block & Shortcode 
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.
Manual Bibliography Composition 
Create a standalone bibliography with [bibliography title=”References”] Source 1 ; Source 2 [/bibliography] — ideal for static lists or non-[cite] workflows.
Reference Library 
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.
Link Health Checker 
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.
Multiple Citation Style Support 
Output in APA, MLA, Chicago (Author-Date and Notes-Bibliography), Harvard, or IEEE using [bibliography style=”apa|mla|chicago-ad|chicago-nb|harvard|ieee”].
Default Style Setting 
Set your preferred citation style and bibliography heading once in Settings → CiteKit. All [bibliography] shortcodes and Bibliography blocks site-wide use this default unless overridden per post.
Tooltip-Style Inline Notes 
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”.
<h3>CiteKit Blocks & Formats</h3>
Bibliography Block — 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.
Citation Format — 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.
Tooltip Format — 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.
<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>
Supported bibliography styles: apa, mla, chicago-ad, chicago-nb, harvard, ieee

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