Best footnotes plugins for WordPress
The most popular footnotes plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Easy Footnotes leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of Modern Footnotes (6K+) and Footnotes Made Easy (2K+). All 30 plugins tagged “footnotes” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 footnotes plugins
- 1.
Easy FootnotesThe most installed footnotes plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 33 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Modern Footnotes6K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 32 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Footnotes Made Easy2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 40 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 4.FD Footnotes Plugin
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 21 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 5.Simple Footnotes
600+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 15 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 6.
Blank Footnotes300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Citations200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 8.
Footnotation100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 9.Endnotes
100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 10.Footnotes for WordPress
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 30 plugins tagged “footnotes”

Easy Footnotes
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,428by Jason Yingling2 months ago
Easy Footnotes lets you quickly and easily add footnotes throughout your WordPress posts using a simple shortcode in the text editor.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.8(33)
- Downloads
- 48/day

Modern Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,902by prismtechstudios2 months ago
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+
- Rating
- 4.8(32)
- Downloads
- 47/day

Footnotes Made Easy
Up in the last 7 days:9#4,274by Patrick Lumumba1 day ago
Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts and pages.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(40)
- Downloads
- 24/day
FD Footnotes Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:19#5,697by fd10 years ago
Add elegant looking footnotes to your posts simply and naturally.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(21)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:15#8,390by 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
- 11/day

Blank Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:1#10,415by Corrado Franco1 month ago
Simple plugin to show footnotes using markdown notation.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Citations
Down in the last 7 days:5#11,780by WP Munich3 years ago
This Plugin introduces practical citation functionality to the WordPress Block Editor, aiming to streamline the process of adding references to your c …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Footnotation
Down in the last 7 days:5#13,725by vhbelvadi9 years ago
An easy way to add footnotes to your posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Endnotes
Up in the last 7 days:40#14,830by Heavy Heavy10 years ago
Easily add footnotes to your posts and pages.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Footnotes for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:86#14,891by C. Johnson10 years ago
Footnotes for WordPress enables easy-to-use fancy footnotes for WordPress posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

CM Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:9#15,247by 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
Footnotes & Content
#15,670by Golemiq1 month ago
Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:662#20,608by CiteKit1 day ago
Add sources from DOI, ISBN, PubMed, YouTube and more, then publish citations, footnotes, bibliographies, tooltips and glossaries.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Inline Context
#23,453by Joop Laan19 days ago
Footnotes, tooltips and glossary notes for the block editor. Click a term to reveal context inline — no page jumps.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Better Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:155#25,756by Nashwan D6 years ago
A robust solution to provide a fast reference and link to additional information for your readers
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
YAFootnotes
#27,502by stratosg17 years ago
Yet Another Footnotes (YAFootnotes) is a plugin that gives you the ability to add footnotes to any text you are writing.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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

Zotero Notes
Up in the last 7 days:78#32,892by janiko23 days ago
Add footnote citations from a Zotero library, with a secure API connection and resilient caching.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

JReferences
Down in the last 7 days:279#33,902by janiko24 days ago
This plugin adds references and citations functionalities (in a wikipedia-like style).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

External Links to Footnotes
#34,328by parisvega29 days ago
Turn external links into numbered Footnotes while keeping internal links inline and article content readable.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Credibility
Down in the last 7 days:3,558#43,592by Eric Binnion12 years ago
Credibility allows you to easily add footnotes to your posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Advanced Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:6,462#45,409by yutonet8 years ago
Advanced Footnotes lets you add footnotes on articles via shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-Footnotes to YAFootnotes
#48,293by Maris17 years ago
Automatically changes footnote syntax from WP-Footnotes to YAFootnotes Plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Footnote Drawer
Down in the last 7 days:961#52,546by solaito2 years ago
Footnote Drawer displays footnotes in the drawer UI.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MNML Footnotes
Up in the last 7 days:15,195#57,645by maurobringolf9 years ago
Simple auto-listed footnotes for posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Footnote Analytics
Down in the last 7 days:7,412#65,408by soleil633 months ago
Add clickable footnotes to WordPress and track anonymous opens in your dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PublishFlow Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:15,569#65,625by mutuajose6 months ago
Editorial workflow blocks for Gutenberg: checklist, callouts, related resources, and footnotes for modern publishing teams.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SmartFootnotes
#67,730by Seiken TAKAMATSU1 year ago
WordPressの投稿に脚注を簡単に追加できるプラグインです。
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Citation Note
Down in the last 7 days:322#71,221by Santosh Thapa Magar10 months ago
Easily add, manage, and display citations, references, and footnotes in posts, pages, or custom post types using a user-friendly editor interface.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Icon Footnote
Down in the last 7 days:15,995#73,891by OpenDev.Consulting4 years ago
Gutemberg block that adds beautiful footnotes using material icons..
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day