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Best cite plugins for WordPress

The most popular cite plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP-Yomigana leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Cite (100+) and Simple Attribution (30+). All 9 plugins tagged “cite” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 8 cite plugins

  1. 1.
    WP-Yomigana

    The most installed cite plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Cite

    100+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  3. 3.
    Simple Attribution

    30+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    PMID Citation Plus

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  5. 5.
    Cite This Article

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Add TinyMCE Blockquote Cite

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

  7. 7.
    Blockquote Cite

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

  8. 8.
    Footnote Drawer

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.

All 9 plugins tagged “cite”