FD Footnotes Plugin

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ inge12

   7.9y ago

   We’ve been using this plugin for maybe 6 years or more. It is now September 2018, and the plugin has been apparently abandoned. But apparently the code was good enough that it is still working flawlessly on our site, where we use footnotes regularly.. I understand the “Footnotation” plugin works with the same [1. Footnote .. ] code. If this should stop working, we’ll try that one. If someone know of a way to notify the author, perhaps he could post a minor “update” so it doesn’t look abandoned.

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2. ★★★★★ ostinatofreak

   8.2y ago

   Would be five stars, except my Wordfence security plugin just notified me today that it appears FD Footnotes is “abandoned” (updated June 6, 2016, tested to WP 4.3.16). I hope the developer does what is necessary to keep this plugin up to date!

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3. ★★★★★ JK

   8.9y ago

   Using it on all my websites, one of my favourite plugins in order to keep content not really belonging to the post separated, but still mentioning it. Edtit in 10/2020: Although not maintained since 2016, plugin works for me, very happy with it. This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by JK. Reason: Update of use

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4. ★★★★★ typotamer

   10.5y ago

   I really like the basic functionality of this plugin, but there is a HUGE issue with it, and that is that you cannot use square brackets in your footnotes. MANY cites require square brackets. However, because this plugin uses square brackets to denote the beginning and end of a footnote, if you use them elsewhere, the text within said brackets disappears. Unfortunately, that renders this plugin pretty much useless for me. Darn it. 🙁

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5. ★★★★★ jdaniel

   10.9y ago

   I use it since many years and love it. Great plugin!

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6. ★★★★★ IslandOwl

   11.0y ago

   Here is a slightly updated version to the wonderful code that @johanneseva wrote to stylize the footnote section to look more like a footnote section (smaller font, line above section, etc.) The only addition I made is to put a space (bottom margin) between the footnote line items. I also increased the line size itself from 1em to 1.2em for better readability. sup.footnote a { text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: super; font-weight: bold; font-size: 80%; padding-left: 0.3em; } .footnotedivider { width: 40%; padding-top: 0.8em; border-top: 1px solid #000; } .footnotes { font-size: 72%; } .footnotes li { line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 6px; } I have been using this FD Plugin for a few years now. It is GREAT! Simple to use and just works.

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7. ★★★★★ Devon Ostendorf

   11.4y ago

   Thanks for a very easy-to-use plugin that performs as advertised!

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8. ★★★★★ krishocker

   11.6y ago

   I use footnotes on just about every post and page on my site. This plugin provides a simple, easy-to-use solution that doesn’t interrupt the flow of my writing.

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1. 2024-11-09 2K+ → 1K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• S Simple Footnotes 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Blank Footnotes 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C

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FD Footnotes Plugin: 1K+ active installs, 4.5★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/fd-footnotes