Yet Another Footnotes (YAFootnotes) is a plugin that gives you the ability to add footnotes to any text you are writing.
As of April 2026, YAFootnotes is a WordPress footnotes plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Easy Footnotes.
Writing a post with footnotes has never been easier and cleaner before. All you need to do is anchor a footnote at any point and then write it on the end of the paragraph or wherever it fits you.
Usage
To anchor a footnote use the {{FOOTNOTE_NUMBER}}. Then to write the body of it you need to embrace it with [[FOOTNOTE_NUMBER]]. Here is an example:
—— document starts here ——-
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, con sectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam
tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna ali quarn erat volupat.{{1}}
venian, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper{{2}} suscipit laboris
commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum irure dolore
[[1]]This is the first footnote.[[1]]
[[2]]This is the second footnote.[[2]]
This is the next paragraph. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, con s…
| WordPress | 2.1+ requiredTested up to 2.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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