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External Links to Footnotes Plugin

Turn external links in your articles into compact numbered references, with sources collected in a footnotes section. Keep the article readable and the sources easy to find.

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  • Free on WordPress.org
  • Citation formatting
  • Product help from Enok

A Citation Example

Keep the Article Easy to Read

When choosing a plugin, read its installation guide[1]. Keep a link to your other WordPress tools in the article.

Footnotes

  1. WordPress: Manage Plugins ↑
An example of numbered references. The internal link stays in the article.

01 / Problem

Keep Sources Close Without Interrupting the Article

Footnotes keeps the original linked words in the article and collects external sources as numbered references. Internal and relative links stay inline, along with domains you choose to exclude.

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Designed for

  • Research, editorial and educational articles
  • Repeated source URLs collected into one reference
  • Partner domains and linked images kept inline

02 / Product workflow

Set Up Your Citation Workflow

The product is designed to identify configured external links, generate numbered references, and preserve a clear relationship between the citation and source.

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  1. Install

    Install External Links to Footnotes from the WordPress Plugin Directory and activate it.

  2. Configure

    Open Footnotes → Options to choose eligible content, inline domains and citation presentation.

  3. Review

    Check a sample article, source references and the links you want to keep inline.

  4. Check Statistics

    Allow the initial background scan to finish. Use Footnotes → Stats for diagnostics.

03 / Availability

Check Your WordPress Setup

The WordPress.org listing reports version 1.9.31, WordPress 6.0 or later, PHP 7.4 or later, and testing through WordPress 7.0.4. Check the listing for the latest requirements before installing.

Read Compatibility and Installation Details

Before you publish

  • Review the release requirements on WordPress.org
  • Check a sample article in your theme and editor
  • Review source labels, repeated URLs and excluded links
  • Use the plugin diagnostics when checking builder compatibility

What is not implied

  • Compatibility with every theme or plugin combination
  • Automatic editorial accuracy without review
  • SEO performance from citation formatting alone

04 / Data and privacy

Rendered References, Original Post Content

According to its WordPress.org documentation, Footnotes changes rendered content without rewriting stored post content. It stores settings, statistics, indexing metadata and temporary cache entries in the WordPress database.

The listing states that this release processes content locally and does not send post content, link data, usage data or personal information to external servers.

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Review before publishing

  • Check references and source attribution
  • Keep affiliate or partner links inline when needed
  • Review the output on your own site

Product Help

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