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Total downloads: 287
Active installs: 30
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 5/28/2025 (217 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/28/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.2

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 217 days ago

38/100

Is CitePress – Automatic Citation Generator abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 217 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.2

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Description

CitePress lets you generate a properly formatted bibliography (reference) for any post using simple shortcodes.

Built for academic blogs, research documentation, online journals, and educational websites.

Features:

  • Citation styles supported: APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Harvard, Vancouver, ASA, ACS, ACM
  • Customizable citation label and access date format
  • Outputs a styled, collapsible citation box
  • Uses clean shortcodes: [citepress style="apa"]
  • No custom tables, no frontend scripts, lightweight

Installation

  1. Upload the citepress folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin via the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Use the shortcode [citepress style="apa"] in any post or page
  4. Customize via Settings CitePress

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I change the label or date format?

Go to Settings CitePress and modify the label for the citation box or the access date display.

Can I use this with custom post types?

Currently the shortcode works best inside standard posts. Support for CPTs can be added manually or through future updates.

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. Admin settings panel with options

    Admin settings panel with options

  2. Frontend citation box output

    Frontend citation box output

Changelog

1.6

  • Customizable citation box label
  • Markup improved for frontend box styling

1.5

  • Added settings for access label and date format

1.0

  • Initial release with multiple citation formats and shortcode output
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