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Best referencing plugins for WordPress

The most popular referencing plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Cite leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of WP-Footnotes to YAFootnotes (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “referencing” 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 2 referencing plugins

  1. 1.
    Cite

    The most installed referencing plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  2. 2.
    WP-Footnotes to YAFootnotes

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.

All 2 plugins tagged “referencing”