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CM Footnotes
100+ installs · #15,247 most popular
- Most recently updated
- Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary
- Updated on Nov 8, 2026.
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Footnotes Made Easy
by Patrick Lumumba
Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts and pages.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rank
- #4,274
- Rating
- 4.6(40)
- Updated
- 1 day ago
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Blank Footnotes
by Corrado Franco
Simple plugin to show footnotes using markdown notation.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rank
- #10,415
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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Modern Footnotes
by prismtechstudios
Add inline footnotes to your posts. On desktop, the footnotes will appear as tooltips. On mobile, the footnote will expand beneath the text.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rank
- #2,902
- Rating
- 4.8(32)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
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FD Footnotes Plugin
by fd
Add elegant looking footnotes to your posts simply and naturally.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rank
- #5,697
- Rating
- 4.5(21)
- Updated
- 10 years ago
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Simple Footnotes
by Andrew Nacin
Create simple, elegant footnotes on your site. Use the [ref] shortcode and the plugin takes care of the rest.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rank
- #8,390
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Updated
- 12 years ago
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Footnotes & Content
by Golemiq
Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rank
- #15,670
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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CitePress
by nusagates
Generate and display an interactive, multi-format academic citation box for WordPress posts with one-click copy and realtime style switcher.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rank
- #20,204
- Rating
- No ratings
- Updated
- 1 month ago
Sharesbibliographyreference
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Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary
by CiteKit
Add sources from DOI, ISBN, PubMed, YouTube and more, then publish citations, footnotes, bibliographies, tooltips and glossaries.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rank
- #20,608
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Updated
- 1 day ago
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Citation Importer
by Stephanie Leary
Import a citation or bibliography as posts.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rank
- #27,262
- Rating
- No ratings
- Updated
- 10 years ago
Sharesbibliographycitations
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Better Footnotes
by Nashwan D
A robust solution to provide a fast reference and link to additional information for your readers
- Installs
- 20+
- Rank
- #25,756
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Updated
- 6 years ago
Sharesbibliographyfootnotes
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WP-Footnotes to YAFootnotes
by Maris
Automatically changes footnote syntax from WP-Footnotes to YAFootnotes Plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rank
- #48,293
- Rating
- No ratings
- Updated
- 17 years ago
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Simple Footnotes Editor Button
by acusti
Add a button to the TinyMCE editor toolbar to make it easy for users to add footnotes with the proper syntax for the Simple Footnotes plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rank
- #30,634
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Updated
- 13 years ago
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