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https://cheret.org/footnotes/ [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

A plugin to let you insert text mid-sentence, and have it be turned into a link leading to the text instead placed at the bottom of the page.

Easy to use and really nice!

• Abandoned

  • The author commented that he is not a programmer and that he needs assistance for his ideas. I know exactly how he feels.
  • As of 2021-02-26 this situation has not changed.
  • 2024-07-17 - Abandoned - The WordPress plugin page states this plugin is closed by the author's request; RIP.

• 2.1.3 had a serious vulnerability so I was forced to update; I'll look for a replacement and maintained footnotes plugin.

• https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/footnotes/ [ 3 ]
• was https://github.com/media-competence-institute/footnotes

• request for integration into BlogText

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• 2022-05-18 - Replaced with Footnotes Made Easy
• 2022-05-16 - 2.7.3 on WordPress 5.9.3 with PHP 8.1.5
• 2021-12-30 - 2.1.3 on WordPress 5.6 with PHP 7.3.23
• 2020-11-06 - 2.0.8 on WordPress 5.5.3 with PHP 7.3.21
• 2019-06-29 -- Mark reports the project is alive!
• 2019-06-28 -- I guess this project is dead, because its home page is covered in broken code.
• 2018-03-07 -- The new redirect page is broken. I don't know if this project is abandoned or not.

• 2018-03-01 - 1.6.5 on WordPress 4.9.4, with PHP 5.6.33

2022-05-16 - 2.7.3 ∞

• 2.1.3 had a serious vulnerability so I was forced to update; I'll look for a replacement and maintained footnotes plugin.
• Footnotes's diagnostic page with all the WordPress/etc installation details has been removed!

• Does not let me use BlogText's feature to name links. e.g. [[http://example.com |display]]

2021-12-30 - 2.1.3 ∞

Two links partially breaks footnotes with BlogText ∞

Because a mod decided that my lengthy report was a "duplicate", I'll post it here and look for a replacement plugin.

The old thread:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-links-now-breaks-footnotes-with-blogtext/

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I have reproduced a new/similar problem which has not been addressed in any recent version. I have also tested WordPress’ development version made available 2020-12-29 at:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/footnotes/advanced/

direct link:

https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/footnotes.zip

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A page with the content:

leading text

(( [[archive:http://example.com|]] [[archive:http://example.com|]] ))

Where the BlogText interlink is:

archive = https://web.archive.org/*/$1

Appears as:

http://example.com">http://example.com http://example.com">http://example.com

You can see it here:

[URL removed]

I still have this problem at the_content priority 5, but if I decrease it to 4 then it almost works:

• The bottom footnotes section appears fine.

• However, the body of the page does not. It shows:

[ 1 ] http://example.com

I am expecting it to only show:

[ 1 ]

Reproduced with:

• 2.7.3 fails

• 2.7.1 fails

  • Leading text is required.
• 2.7.0 fails
• 2.5.3 fails
• 2.5.0 fails

• 2.4.0 fails

  • Various earlier versions fail
• 2.1.4 problem introduced
• 2.1.3 works
• 2.1.0 works

• 2.0.8 works

2020-11-06 - 2.0.8 ∞

I had issues with ~2.0.5 and reverted to 2.0.3 for a little while. The author has been extremely responsive with updates.

Two links now breaks footnotes with BlogText ∞

I have been using the BlogText plugin with footnotes for a long time, and this is a recent bug with a recent version of footnotes. I do not know when it was introduced, but it has been reproduced in PHP 7.3.23, WordPress 5.6, BlogText 0.9.9 and footnotes versions:

• 2.2.4
• 2.2.3

• 2.1.6

BlogText is: https://wordpress.org/plugins/blogtext/

example one ∞

A page whose content is only:

((http://example.com http://example.com))

The footnotes section of the preview will have:

http://example.com function footnote_expand_reference_container_68257() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_68257').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_68257').text('−'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_68257() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_68257').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_68257').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_68257() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_68257').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_68257(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_68257(); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_68257(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_68257(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }

.. it will also have my sidebar below it.

example two ∞

(( [[google:http://example.com|]] ))

The footnote will appear as:

http://example.com">http://example.com

2018-03-01 - 1.6.5 ∞

• Works with BlogText!
• Settings > Footnotes styling: Combine identical footnotes: No only partly works. Any additional footnotes are not clickable to go down to the footnotes table.
• In a bulleted list, a footnote at the end of a nested bullet (second level) shows its mouseover text shifted to the left.
• I really wish there were a mechanic for me to write footnote contents with some blank space before/after, so it's easier to read the source.

• I wish there were a way to do something of the reverse. Type in a summary at the end of the post, or maybe just arbitrarily anywhere. Then have some symbol or number refer to that text. Then the post just figures it all out.

Configuration ∞

Using parentheses in a footnote. ∞

Say you want this:

((a footnote (like this)))

Instead, do:

((a footnote (like this)))

Change the space between the text and its footnote symbol to a non-breaking space ∞

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/non-breaking-space-after-the-indexes/

e.g. for:

your text [1]
         ^----- this space

and you want to change the space between "text" and "[1]", then go to footnote's settings > Customize, and add this to the custom CSS box:

.footnote_referrer {
  padding-inline-start: .18em;
}

You can customize .18

Alternatives ∞

• Footnotes Made Easy

Last updated 2024-07-17 at 05:34:04

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