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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 28, 2026

Best Endnotes Plugins for WordPress

8 plugins are tagged “endnotes” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is FD Footnotes Plugin with 1K+ active installs.

Plugins in category8
#1 by installsFD Footnotes Plugin
Top-8 installs2.2K+
Avg. health (this page)45/100

8 Endnotes plugins

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Best Endnotes Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 FD Footnotes Plugin FD Footnotes Plugin Add elegant looking footnotes to your posts simply and naturally. by fd 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (21) 10 years ago 42
2 Simple Footnotes Simple Footnotes Create simple, elegant footnotes on your site. Use the [ref] shortcode and the plugin takes… by Andrew Nacin 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (15) 12 years ago 38
3 Blank Footnotes Blank Footnotes Simple plugin to show footnotes using markdown notation. by Corrado Franco 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 2 weeks ago 81
4 Footnotation Footnotation An easy way to add footnotes to your posts. by vhbelvadi 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (5) 9 years ago 36
5 CM Footnotes – Boost your content’s credibility with footnotes, citations, and bibliography CM Footnotes Add and manage footnotes, citations, and bibliography with this footnotes Plugin. Improve… by CreativeMindsSolutions 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (6) 4 months ago 62
6 Endnotes Endnotes Easily add footnotes to your posts and pages. by Heavy Heavy 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (5) 10 years ago 36
7 Simple Footnotes Editor Button Simple Footnotes Editor Button Add a button to the TinyMCE editor toolbar to make it easy for users to add footnotes with… by acusti 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2) 13 years ago 24
8 A.N.R.GHG Publishing Toolkit A.N.R.GHG Publishing Toolkit Among the Swiss Army knives completing WordPress, this one helps reduce GHG, as it is… by ANRGHG 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 months ago 38

Top Endnotes plugins, head to head

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FD Footnotes PluginFD Footnotes Plugin vs Simple FootnotesSimple Footnotes FD Footnotes PluginFD Footnotes Plugin vs Blank FootnotesBlank Footnotes FD Footnotes PluginFD Footnotes Plugin vs FootnotationFootnotation Simple FootnotesSimple Footnotes vs Blank FootnotesBlank Footnotes Simple FootnotesSimple Footnotes vs FootnotationFootnotation Blank FootnotesBlank Footnotes vs FootnotationFootnotation

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular endnotes plugin for WordPress?

FD Footnotes Plugin is the most popular endnotes plugin with 1K+ active installs and a 4.5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many endnotes plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 8 plugins tagged “endnotes” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which endnotes plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, FD Footnotes Plugin has the highest rating at 4.5/5 from 21 reviews.

Are these endnotes plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 8 endnotes plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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