As of April 2026, References is a WordPress reference plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Footnotes Made Easy.
5/51 reviews
30active installs
3.0K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
This plugin will let you manage the post references. It is like “node reference” in Drupal CMS module functionality.
Use Reference Settings page to configure publications connections.
After configuring step you will see additional metabox(s) on post editor page. Now you can choose articles of referenced post types to attach it to article you edit.
Plugin stores connected article list to post metas. For template you can use, for example, get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘_ref_ID’, true) to receive that list. As ‘ref_ID’ you should use a meta key configured on Referenced settings page earlier.
Plugin allow you to configure widgets to view the list(s) of attached articles.
Plugin API
Plugin has own API which allows you create references from your code (after re…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.2
New API function REFShraAPI::find // returns array of articles where attached given article (as post_id).
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