Footnotes & Contentv4.3.0
Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts.
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Footnotes Made Easyv3.2.2
Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts and pages.
External Links to Footnotesv1.9.34
Turn external links into numbered Footnotes while keeping internal links inline and article content readable.
JReferencesv1.1.0
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Citation Notev1.1.1
Easily add, manage, and display citations, references, and footnotes in posts, pages, or custom post types using a user-friendly editor interface.
PublishFlow Blocksv0.1.0
Editorial workflow blocks for Gutenberg: checklist, callouts, related resources, and footnotes for modern publishing teams.
Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossaryv4.4.8
Add sources from DOI, ISBN, PubMed, YouTube and more, then publish citations, footnotes, bibliographies, tooltips and glossaries.