Best endnotes plugins for WordPress
The most popular endnotes plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. FD Footnotes Plugin leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Footnotes (600+) and Blank Footnotes (300+). All 8 plugins tagged “endnotes” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 endnotes plugins
- 1.
FD Footnotes PluginThe most installed endnotes plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 21 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 2.
Simple Footnotes600+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 15 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 3.
Blank Footnotes300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Footnotation100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 5.
Endnotes100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
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CM Footnotes100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
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Simple Footnotes Editor Button10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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A.N.R.GHG Publishing Toolkit10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 8 plugins tagged “endnotes”
FD Footnotes Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:26#5,697by fd10 years ago
Add elegant looking footnotes to your posts simply and naturally.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(21)
- Downloads
- 10/day
Simple Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:10#8,379by Andrew Nacin12 years ago
Create simple, elegant footnotes on your site. Use the [ref] shortcode and the plugin takes care of the rest.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Blank Footnotes
Up in the last 7 days:10#10,403by Corrado Franco1 month ago
Simple plugin to show footnotes using markdown notation.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Footnotation
Down in the last 7 days:10#13,759by vhbelvadi9 years ago
An easy way to add footnotes to your posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Endnotes
Down in the last 7 days:33#14,840by Heavy Heavy10 years ago
Easily add footnotes to your posts and pages.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CM Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:34#15,255by CreativeMindsSolutions26 days ago
Add and manage footnotes, citations, and bibliography with this footnotes Plugin. Improve clarity and provide references.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Footnotes Editor Button
#30,634by acusti13 years ago
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+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
A.N.R.GHG Publishing Toolkit
#45,468by ANRGHG9 months ago
Among the Swiss Army knives completing WordPress, this one helps reduce GHG, as it is AMP compatible while providing various features.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day