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Blank Footnotes

Simple plugin to show footnotes using markdown notation.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 4.4 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update13 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installations300Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 6 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Blank Footnotes version 1.8 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin allows one to create footnotes by using markdown notation.

It is for footnotes only. No other markdown tag is taken into account

Example:

I have more [^1] to say up here.

[^1]: To say down here.

If used with jetpack and enabled markdown, it only shows the buttons without modifying the text content.

Unlike jetpack-markdown, footnotes will appear in the exact point where they have been inserted. To go back to text mode click on the footnote number.

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This plugin also works with Gutenberg. But the button only appears in the Classic Editor.

For now with Gutenberg enter the codes directly.

Configuration

No configuration is necessary.

Considering that this plugin, like others working with “markdown”, parsing the page every time I load it, I highly recommend using a caching plugin.

Customizing Footnote Layout

If you want the footnote number to be logically separated from the note (for CSS targeting) but want to prevent unwanted line breaks or extra spacing caused by WordPress’s automatic paragraphs, you can add the following CSS to your theme:

footnote { display: inline-block; }

footnote) { margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding: 0; }

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • endnotes
  • footnote
  • footnotes
  • notes
  • reference
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.4 · PHP 7.4
Update activity13 Sept 20261mo ago

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Recent tracked changes

WordPress compatibility7.0.47.1
Version1.71.8
WordPress compatibility7.17.0.4
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