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JReferences

This plugin adds references and citations functionalities (in a wikipedia-like style).

By janiko·Citation·Free
5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, JReferences is a WordPress citation plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Citations.

5/52 reviews
10active installs
1.7K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017

Overview

This plugin allows references and citations in your posts. It’s only a beta version, so if you find issues or if you think it lacks some features, please contact me.

To use it, simply add your reference using a shortcode you can choose (‘jref’ by default), and a few attributes (always use lowercase):

  • title (mandatory)
  • author
  • date
  • url
  • editor
  • page
  • lang
  • readon

There are no specific controls on the content of those attributes, you may add any text you want. Only ‘title’ is mandatory. All attributes roles are easy to understand; ‘page’ is for a book (but can be used for any content), ‘readon’ is the date you last consult the reference.

Again, in this first release, there’s no specific control or action triggered by attribute’s…

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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.0.25
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.3a

Tested with WordPress 5.0

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

janikojaniko
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.3
Last Updated
Jan 2, 2019
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
5.0.25
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.7K+
Added
Feb 6, 2017
Business
Free

Tags

citationcommentsfootnotesreference

Developer

J
janiko
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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