Better Footnotes

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A robust solution to provide a fast reference and link to additional information for your readers

Author:Nashwan Doaqan (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:4.0
WordPress version tested:5.5.5
Plugin version:1.3
Added to WordPress repository:24-07-2019
Last updated:22-10-2020
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Total downloads:2 395
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Better Footnotes is a robust and flexible solution that provides your article’s readers with a fast reference and links to additional information.

Better Footnotes lets you add footnotes on articles easily and effortlessly using the visual editor or WordPress shortcodes. It’s easy to use, customizable, and compatible with any WordPress theme.

Main Features

  • Robust & flexible implementation.
  • Visual editor buttons to add foonotes.
  • Simple shortcodes to add or list footnotes.
  • Animated footnotes scrolling effect, which can be disabled.

Usage

Inserting a Footnote

In order to insert a footnote, you can simply use the [footnote] shortcode as the following example:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent ex lacus, iaculis eget leo ac, tempus vestibulum mi. Curabitur dictum varius pharetra. Sed lobortis sem ac efficitur efficitur. [footnote]Your footnote here[/footnote]

Shortcode Parameters
type Determines the type of the reference. Options: numeric / non-numeric.

Listing Footnotes

You can display the footnotes by using the shortcode footnotes as the following example:

[footnotes]

Shortcode Parameters
title Determines the title for the footnotes list.
title_tag Title tag name. Default is h3.

An active demo is available on Arageek articles.

Contributing

Developers can contribute to the source code on the Github Repository.


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