Footnotes Made Easy Pro

Keep regular footnotes in the same process

Footnotes Made Easy Pro extends Footnotes Made Easy for WordPress posts and pages with tools to make, format, save, and reuse academic citations. Regular footnotes still use double parentheses: enter a space before the opening pair, then write the note, as in text ((this is a footnote)). The add-on numbers and links each note and shows it at the bottom of the content.

Choose a style and source type

For an academic reference, choose APA, MLA, or Chicago formatting and one of ten source types. Supported examples include books, journals, websites, newspapers, films, and theses. Pro formats the reference for the selected style and source type.

Use an identifier to populate source details

When a source has a DOI or ISBN, enter that identifier in the citation workflow. Pro can fetch details such as the title, author, publisher, and year to populate the reference before insertion.

Save sources for use across posts

The Citation Library stores a reference so you can search, filter, and insert it in other posts. Reusing a saved source avoids rebuilding its details each time and helps with related research, educational material, documentation, and other source-heavy content.

Manage footnotes and citations in the editor

A Gutenberg sidebar panel lets you manage, edit, and insert footnotes from the block editor. Use the citation workflow to select a source type and style, then insert a citation or reuse one from the library. The existing footnote workflow also works with the Classic Editor and Gutenberg.

Adjust display, pagination, and placement

Existing footnote features include combining identical notes, setting a manual starting number for paginated posts, and referring to an earlier footnote by number with ((ref:1)). Settings cover identifier style, back-link format and position, header and footer text, tooltip behavior, and processing priority. Footnotes can be suppressed on selected page types, post types, URLs, or categories.

Install and begin citing

Install Footnotes Made Easy, then upgrade to Pro. Add a regular footnote by placing its text between double parentheses with a space before the opening pair. For an academic reference, use the Gutenberg sidebar or citation workflow to pick a source type and APA, MLA, or Chicago formatting, then insert a new citation or reuse a saved one. Priority support from the AltviseWP team is included for help with the citation and referencing tools.