JReferences

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1. ★★★★★ halinh

   2.9y ago

   We hope you will update it regularly and develop it

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2. ★★★★★ balwuw

   6.0y ago

   Want a Wikipedia “cite web” template style footnotes plugin on your WordPress blog? Janiko’s “JReferences” is your choice. JReferences supports named footnotes, and re-using any footnote up to 25 times, with neatly enumerated letter links to jump back to every single reference, just as we know it from the WikiMedia CMS. JReferences fully supports rich text in fields, beside its capability of generating a hyperlink from an article title and a URL provided as separate values. JReferences’ easy-to-customize “/wp-content/plugins/jreferences/class.jref-reference.php” source allows to add whatever field we may need, beyond disabling the “title” requirement. Generic (rich-text) footnotes are then also supported. JReferences may even be used alongside Mark Cheret’s “Footnotes” plugin set to “[1]”-style references, for a “Citations” section on top of the “Notes” list. JReferences may then be left as-is, and footnotes dispatched by simply using one or the other shortcode. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by balwuw. Reason: added named refs and multiple jump-back links This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by balwuw. Reason: fixed English syntax This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by balwuw. Reason: various fixes

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

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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).

• Footnotes Made Easy 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Blank Footnotes 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Citations 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• CM Footnotes – Boost your content’s credibility with footnotes, citations, and bibliography 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• C Cite 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Footnotes & Content 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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JReferences: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/jreferences