Title: Blank Footnotes Author: Corrado Franco Published: 1, Febreru de 2016 Last modified: 16, Abril de 2026 --- Guetar plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/blank-footnotes/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1340764) ![](https://ps.w.org/blank-footnotes/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1340693) # Blank Footnotes By [Corrado Franco](https://profiles.wordpress.org/conraid/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/blank-footnotes.1.6.7.zip) * [Details](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/#description) * [Reviews](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/#installation) * [Development](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/) ## Description This plugin allows one to create footnotes by using markdown notation. It is for footnotes only. No other markdown tag is taken into account Example: ``` I have more [^1] to say up here. [^1]: To say down here. ``` If used with jetpack and enabled markdown, it only shows the buttons without modifying the text content. Unlike jetpack-markdown, footnotes will appear in the exact point where they have been inserted. To go back to text mode click on the footnote number. N.B This plugin also works with Gutenberg. But the button only appears in the Classic Editor. For now with Gutenberg enter the codes directly. ### Configuration No configuration is necessary. Considering that this plugin, like others working with “markdown”, parsing the page every time I load it, I highly recommend using a caching plugin. ## Screenshots * [[ * Visual Editor TinyMCE with plugin actived * [[ * Popup where you can enter note number * [[ * Example with the footnotes display ## Installation This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. 1. Upload the plugin files to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/blank-footnotes’ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress ## FAQ ### Does this plugin work with any theme? Yes, it is designed to work with all standard WordPress themes. ### Does it work with Gutenberg? Yes, this plugin works with the Gutenberg editor. However, the dedicated button only appears in the Classic Editor. For now, when using Gutenberg, you can enter the shortcodes directly into the blocks. ### How do I install it? Please refer to the “Installation” tab for step-by-step instructions. ### How can I customize it? You can use CSS to style the `.footnote` class. Use `span.footnote` for the notes themselves and `sup.footnote` for the reference numbers. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/353fb709187a031086449be71d2ad13045b66654166aeb81616c4a0698aebcb6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It does exactly what I need it to do with minimal fuss.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-does-exactly-what-i-need-it-to-do-with-minimal-fuss-6/)󠁿 [Elizabeth Beeton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/esb10/) 29, Agostu de 2025 2 replies This is the highest compliment I can give anything I use. This is much better than the footnote plugin I was using. VERY pleased. I noticed this plugin doesn’t have many reviews, so I logged in to give it one. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5ce836b2fbab781062b74f7d94c726887b63700985c6406b8c4748f4aa363470? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Tolles Plugin, einfach gut](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tolles-plugin-einfach-gut/)󠁿 [arbeitscodex.com](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arbeitscodex/) 5, Marzu de 2023 Ich verwende „Blank Footnotes“ in meinen Beiträgen. Mit dem Plugin ist es sehr einfach Quellen bzw. Literaturverzeichnis zu erstellen. ich hoffe Corrado Franco entwickelt es weiter und in Gutenberg-Editor wird einfache Funktion ergänzt für die automatische Erzeugung von Verzeichnis. Auch Anpassung von Einstellungen werde ich sehr begrüßen. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e3fec1e03f760b99a08feef0ec7d55211ce89e8ecd53e4e09d9403925575c1a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it says on the tin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-says-on-the-tin-369/)󠁿 [ThemeBro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themebro/) 31, Xunetu de 2019 I was looking for a simple solution that doesn’t add extra scripts to my site. This is it. Auto-numbering would be a good improvement. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6ba271e8b62d897ac9a978c4102d0a938aabb488bc35afaeee0e3aab8993fbc3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very good!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-good-1578/)󠁿 [Elisa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elisa-demonki/) 3, Setiembre de 2016 1 reply Perfect for a minimal footnote option, which has a custom place. Thank you very much! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a21a7c5a58c0537fe7b4fa25c6d709e1d5e9aa63ed61a5164103955da0f9b90c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-2720/)󠁿 [Codyjt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/codyjt/) 3, Setiembre de 2016 This plug-in works great and looks fine. A perfectly minimal footnotes option. I will use it liberally. [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Blank Footnotes” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Corrado Franco ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/conraid/) “Blank Footnotes” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/blank-footnotes/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Blank Footnotes” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/blank-footnotes) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blank-footnotes/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/blank-footnotes/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/blank-footnotes/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/blank-footnotes/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6.7 * Updated readme. #### 1.6.6 * Changed strings translation #### 1.6.5 * Fixed version #### 1.6.4 * Fixed typo #### 1.6.3 * Fixed plugin name #### 1.6.2 * Added note for Gutenberg * Tested with WordPress 5.0.1 #### 1.6.1 * Added note for Gutenberg. * Fixed style according to WordPress Coding Standards for PHP_CodeSniffer. * Tested with WordPress 5.0 classic editor #### 1.6 * Add domain path #### 1.5 * Fix typo #### 1.4 * Fix translation #### 1.3 * Fix jetpack detection #### 1.1 * Fix english language * Fix text editor string * Fix syntax for WordPress coding standard #### 1.0 * First version in WordPress plugins directory #### 0.4 * Added Documentation in PHPDoc format. * Renamed some function with bfn_ preposition #### 0.3 * Added localization (in langs) * Added italian language #### 0.2 * Added button for text editor * Added button for TinyMCE #### 0.1 * Initial release * Regex to convert Markdown footnotes to HTML ## Meta * Version **1.6.7** * Last updated **2 díes ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/) y [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/blank-footnotes) * Tags * [endnotes](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/endnotes/)[footnote](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/footnote/) [footnotes](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/footnotes/)[notes](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notes/) [reference](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reference/) * [Advanced View](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/blank-footnotes/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blank-footnotes/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Corrado Franco ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/conraid/) ## Support Got something to say? 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