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Citations

by WP Munich · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.2.1 Tested up to WP 6.3.10 PHP 7.2+

Citations has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,701 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 25, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.3.10.

Citations at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
5,701
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Citations well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.3.10, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Navigate to the Posts section of your WordPress dashboard
  • Click on the Add New button to create a new post, or select an existing post where you want to add citations
  • Type your content into the WordPress Block Editor
  • To add a citation, first highlight the text that you want to cite
  • With the text still highlighted, find and click on the “Cite” format from the rich text format toolbar
  • A pop-up will appear asking you to define your source. Input the source information into the fields provided

Citations reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

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5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • Always wanted better citations

    Excellent plugin and fairly easy to use. This improves my citations and means I don't have to simply write HTML code in a custom block to get them working.

    curtismchale

  • Simple & Easy to use

    I was literally looking out for a citations plugin and happen to find this one, its straightforward and easy to use. Hoping to see in future few updates like Citations Importer which could be useful for users who need to cite a large number of sources, Multiple references per citations, support for page builders like Elementor, WP Bakery etc.

    niyazpoyilan

Details

This Plugin introduces practical citation functionality to the WordPress Block Editor, aiming to streamline the process of adding references to your c …

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • bibliography
  • citation
  • footnotes

More from WP Munich

Version
0.2.1
Last updated
Sep 25, 2023
First published
Aug 27, 2023
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
6.3.10
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Citations FAQ

What does Citations do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Citations offers Navigate to the Posts section of your WordPress dashboard, Click on the Add New button to create a new post, or select an existing post where you want to add citations, Type your content into the WordPress Block Editor, To add a citation, first highlight the text that you want to cite and With the text still highlighted, find and click on the “Cite” format from the rich text format toolbar.

How many active installs does Citations have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Citations as of September 7, 2026.

Is Citations still maintained?

The last release was on September 25, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Citations free?

Citations is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.