Footnotation
An easy way to add footnotes to your posts.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 5
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Apr 2017
- Added
- Jan 2017
- Requires WP
- 2.0
- Tested up to
- WP 4.7.35
- Downloads
- 5,663
Our analysis
AI-assistedFootnotation is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily add footnotes to your posts. It retains the syntax from the now unsupported fd-footnotes plugin, enabling you to create footnotes using a simple inline format within square brackets. The plugin automatically manages footnote numbering and creates bidirectional links for easy navigation between footnotes and their references in the main content.
This plugin is suitable for bloggers, academics, or anyone who needs to include footnotes in their writing. It offers options to display footnotes only on single posts or pages, collapse footnotes until clicked, and match the footnote marker colour to the surrounding text.
Best for: This plugin suits bloggers and academics who require footnote functionality in their content.
What it does well
- ✓Easy inline footnote creation using square brackets
- ✓Automatically manages footnote numbering
- ✓Creates bidirectional links for easy navigation
- ✓Options to customise footnote display settings
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on compatibility with newer WordPress versions
- •Last updated in April 2017
Verdict
Footnotation provides a straightforward way to add footnotes, but its age and limited updates may affect compatibility with newer WordPress versions.
From the developer
vhbelvadi's own description of Footnotation, lightly tidied.
Based on the now unsupported fd-footnotes plugin, Footnotation provides
an easy way to add footnotes to your posts.
The syntax is retained from fd-footnotes which means it is natural, simple to
understand, and degrades gracefully even if the plugin is removed. Bidirectional
links are created automatically between a footnote and its position in the main
content where the footnote was referenced from so that readers can refer to
a footnote and return to their place in the text they were reading, with ease.
To make a footnote, type it inline within arbitrarily numbered square brackets:
[7. Example footnote.]
The syntax is important. Each pair of square brackets must contain a number
followed by a full stop and a space and then have the footnote text itself.
Neither do the numbers have to be in order nor do they have to be unique. All
footnotes will be re-numbered automatically.
Settings
Show footnotes only on single posts or pages: This option hides the list of
footnotes on the main blog page but retains their numbers which will link to the
individual post/page URL directly.
Collapse footnotes until they are clicked on: This option hides footnotes
initially, expanding them only when a footnote reference is clicked on.
Match footnote marker colour to surrounding text: This option makes sure the
footnote reference marker matches the body text (academic style). The default
option is to have the footnote marker match the website’s default link colour
(web style).
NB Anything from links to formatting to images may be included inside a
footnote, except square brackets.
NB Multiple footnotes with the same text and number will leave you with incorrect
footnotes. Make sure either that all footnotes have different content or, two or
more footnotes with the same content all have different numbers.