Footnotes Plugin for WordPress Description
The WordPress Footnotes plugin supports adding footnotes to any page or post on your WordPress site to add reference information and to clarify the text. This plugin helps you create endnotes, references, footnotes, citations, bibliography notes, pictures and other media.
Footnote SymbolThis easy footnotes plugin allows users to create footnotes, endnotes, bibliography, notes, footnote citations, footnotes images and more for individual posts and pages on your WordPress siteUpon adding an Endnote a symbol will appear near the term. Clicking on the symbol will then lead to the footnote definition |
Post Section Showing Footnote Symbol Above Term. Clicking On Symbol takes to the Footnote Definition found at the bottom of the Post |
Post Footnotes Definitions WidgetThis simple Footnotes plugin supports adding multiple footnotes to any post or page on your WordPress site, as well as the ability to hide or collapse the footnote text. Our WP Footnotes plugin can be customized to fit the look and brand of your site. |
A widget showing at the bottom of the post with the related footnote definitions |
Footnotes IndexAll footnotes can be viewed from a central index page that displays all your footnotes each with a list of all related posts in which they appearYou can import or export footnotes between different sites using the CSV format |
Footnotes Index Containing Links to Posts Where Footnotes are Used |
Watch our online WordPress Footnotes plugin tutorial
Using the WordPress Footnotes Plugin
- Add user friendly footnotes to any page or post on your WordPress site
- Add citations for post sources
- Build an index of all your site footnotes or citations
- Export and import footnotes between sites
- Build a database of footnotes for selected terms or content and use them across your site
How the WordPress Footnotes Plugin Works
Easily Adding FootnotesOnce the WordPress footnotes plugin is installed and activated, a new meta box will be added to each page or post, allowing you to mark areas of the text and create footnotes or citations to display additional informationYou can choose whether to display those footnotes on all pages, or only show them on selected pages and posts |
Adding an endnote from Every Post Or Page Editing Screen |
Customize Footnote StyleOnce a post is displayed a sign will appear next to the selected text which will take the user to the bottom of the post where the footnotes appear. You can customize the sign and the footnotes appearance |
Footnote Style Settings |
Footnotes Plugin Additional Resources
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Footnotes Plugin Basic Features
- Easily add elegant footnotes from every page or post
- Customizable footnote style
Footnotes Plugin Premium Features
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin
- Add Footnotes and Citations to WordPress posts – Add modern footnotes with the click of a button inside any post or page. Each footnote can be defined to appear only locally, globally or on selected posts or pages. View screenshot: CM Footnotes – Meta box in each page or post
- Footnotes Style – Footnotes can be placed anywhere in the post or page using a shortcode. The styling of the footnote is defined in the plugin settings. View screenshot: CM Footnote – Example of footnotes in a post
- Footnotes Index – All footnotes that appear on the site can be displayed on the index page with all the related articles in which the footnotes are used. View Screenshot: Footnotes Index Page
- Footnotes Customization – Customize different aspects of the footnotes look and feel from the plugin settings. View screenshot: CM Footnotes – More Footnote settings
- Footnotes Metabox – Easily define footnotes and citations within a customizable meta box on your page or post. View screenshot: CM Footnotes – Meta box in each page or post
- Footnotes Range – Define where your footnotes are displayed across your WordPress site. It can be shown only in one post, a group of posts or across all the site. View screenshot: CM Footnotes – Footnote properties
- Local Footnotes using a Shortcode – You can use a shortcode on any post or page to add a local footnote which will only appear on that post and will not be recorded in the footnotes database table
- Add Images to footnotes – Add a featured image to each footnote. The featured image will show up next to the footnote at the bottom of the post
- Import and Export – Export and import your footnotes across sites
- Custom posts support – Support any custom post
- Synonym support – Add a synonym to any footnote term, so once the synonym is found, it will be linked to your footnote
- Paged post support – If the page includes pagination, footnotes will also support linking to the correct post page
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Footnotes Plugin Frequently Asked Questions
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin
Can I add the same footnote on multiple posts?
Yes. The Plugin manages each footnote in the database. It is possible therefore to connect a single footnote to multiple pages or posts, including custom posts.
Can I export my footnotes for another site?
Yes. The plugin comes with a built-in import and export tool which makes it easy to move footnotes between sites.
To learn more about exporting and importing footnotes with the built in export/import feature read our Help guide by clicking here
Can I find a central location for my footnotes?
Yes. The plugin creates an index page for all the footnotes created. The index page includes the footnotes and all the related posts or pages where this footnote is shown. The index page can be used for admin only usage or also as a reference tool for site visitors
Can I customize the appearance of footnotes?
Sure you can! Go to the Footnote styling section to create a unique appearance for your footnotes, including custom fonts, colors, sizes and weights of footnote descriptions and titles.
Will footnotes appear on all pages and posts?
That’s up to you to decide. Generally, footnotes appear wherever a related term appears, but you can determine post types in which footnotes should or should not appear, as well as to exclude specified pages from parsing footnote information.
Where will my footnotes be displayed?
Footnoted appear at the bottom of pages and posts where the particular word or term related appears in the content. They also appear in a central footnotes index, which can easily be accessed by clicking on individual footnotes.
Can I add footnotes to any blog post?
Yes, adding blog footnotes are possible.
Footnotes Plugin Online Demo
 | This demo shows how an article can include footnotes at the bottom of it and links to the footnotes in the terms found in the article |
| This demo shows how an article can include footnotes at the bottom of it and links to the footnotes in the terms found in the article |
 | This demo shows an index containing all footnotes used in the site with reference to the article in which they have been used |
Customers Sites using the Footnotes Plugin
Footnotes Plugin Gallery
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- List of all defined Footnotes
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- Footnote Edit Page
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- Footnotes on the Front-end
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- Footnotes General Settings
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- Footnotes Index Page Settings
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- Footnotes Footnote Settings
Back-end Gallery
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- Add New Footnote Item
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- Add New Footnote Item-Term Properties
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- Settings-General
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- Settings-Footnotes Display
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- Settings-Performance,Backup,Referrals
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- Settings-Footnotes Index pages
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- Footnotes Index pages-Search,Sharing Box
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- Footnotes Index pages-Pagination,Alphabetic Index
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- Settings-Footnote
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- Footnote-Content
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- Footnote-Styling
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- Import,Export
