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by Andrew Nacin 4.7 (15 reviews)

Simple Footnotes

Create simple, elegant footnotes on your site. Use the [ref] shortcode and the plugin takes care of the rest.

Simple Footnotes ranks #8,381 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #1,139 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.7/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated Nov 19, 2014. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.1 (Current: 7.1.4)
v0.3 Current Version v0.3
Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 19 Nov, 2014
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#1,139 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
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Support Resolved
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Rating
94%
Review 4.7 out of 5
4.7 (15 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7
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Overall 94%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Simple Footnotes. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who want to add footnotes to their posts. It solves the problem of adding footnotes via a simple shortcode, with an option to reposition them below page links on paginated posts.

  • [ref] shortcode
  • Automatic footnote formatting
  • Reposition footnotes below page links
  • Settings under Reading

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Simple Footnotes

Simple Footnotes has 600+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Simple Footnotes holds a 4.7 out of 5 star rating based on 15 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Simple Footnotes is developed by Andrew Nacin and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Simple Footnotes requires WordPress 2.5 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 4.1.
Simple Footnotes has been downloaded 22,538+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Simple Footnotes is 0.3. It was last updated on November 19, 2014.
Yes. Simple Footnotes is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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