內容簡介
CiteKit 是一款專為線上出版者設計的 WordPress 參考管理外掛，旨在提升內容的可信度，並提供透明且結構化的來源管理。使用者可以直接在 WordPress 中添加引用、腳註、小工具和參考書目，並從一個中央庫中管理這些資料。
【主要功能】
• 添加引用、腳註和小工具
• 中央管理可重用的參考資料
• 支援多種引用格式如 APA、MLA 等
• 自動生成參考書目
• 監控來源連結的問題
• 提供引用生成器和參考庫
外掛標籤
開發者團隊
② 後台搜尋「CiteKit – Footnotes, Tooltips, Citations, Bibliography & References Manager」→ 直接安裝（推薦）
原文外掛簡介
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CiteKit is a WordPress reference manager for online publishers who want to improve content credibility with transparent, structured sourcing.
Add citations, footnotes, tooltips, and bibliographies directly in WordPress, then manage the underlying references from one central library. CiteKit is built for publishing workflows where sources need to stay organized, reusable, and visible to readers — not just generated once and forgotten.
Create reusable references with custom IDs like [cite id=”who-2024″], or let CiteKit assign them automatically. Reuse the same reference across multiple posts, manage its metadata centrally, see where it is used, and monitor source links for problems.
Publish references in APA, MLA, Chicago Author-Date, Chicago Notes-Bibliography, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, or AMA. Add in-text citations, numbered footnotes, and hover tooltips with shortcodes or block-editor toolbar controls, then generate a formatted bibliography with [bibliography] or the Bibliography by CiteKit block.
Version 4.0 adds Chicago Notes-Bibliography, Vancouver and AMA styles, post-level citation style controls, richer footnote support, and expanded reference fields — giving publishers a more complete system for managing and publishing credible, source-backed content
Free citation tools at CiteKit.com
Citation generator
Bibliography generator
Reference library
Citation link checker
Citation schema generator
Cite a GitHub repository in Harvard
Cite a Reddit post in Vancouver
Cite a trademark in APA
Cite an SEC filing in APA
Cite a website in MLA
Cite a YouTube video in IEEE
Cite a book in AMA
Cite ChatGPT in APA
Built for content that cites its sources:
Research and academic blogs
Health, medical, and nutrition sites citing studies and clinical guidelines
Legal, policy, and government-focused publishers
Finance and business analysis
Product reviews and comparison sites
Independent publishers and journalists
AI-assisted content teams that need real, verifiable sources
Agencies managing citations across many client sites
Features
Inline Citation, Tooltip & Footnote Formats in Block Editor: Use the CiteKit Citation, Tooltip, and Footnote buttons on the block toolbar to insert and manage inline citations, hover tooltips, and numbered footnotes directly within any paragraph, heading, list, or quote block. Click an existing inline badge to open it for editing, or place your cursor and click the toolbar button to insert a new one — no separate block needed for the inline markers.
Inline [cite] Shortcode with Auto-ID
Insert citations directly into post content using [cite]. Unique IDs are automatically assigned on first save, or set a custom human-readable ID with [cite id=”who-2024″].
CiteBox — Post-Level Citation Editor
A dedicated metabox in the post and page editor shows every citation in the current post. Fill in author, title, year, and URL without leaving the editor. Fields save instantly via AJAX and metadata is shared across all posts that reference the same ID.
Bibliography Block & Shortcode
Insert a formatted, backlinked bibliography anywhere in your content using the native Bibliography by CiteKit block or the [bibliography] shortcode. Entries are ordered by appearance in the post, each with a back-reference to its inline citation, and style and heading are configurable per block or per shortcode.
Manual Bibliography Composition
Create a standalone bibliography with [bibliography title=”References”] Source 1 ; Source 2 [/bibliography] — ideal for static lists or non-[cite] workflows.
Numbered Footnotes with Hover + List
Add true footnotes with [footnote]…[/footnote] or the Footnote toolbar button. Each footnote is auto-numbered in order of appearance and renders as a superscript marker with a hover popup. Add [footnotes] or the Footnotes by CiteKit block at the end of your post to render the full numbered list with back-links to each marker. Explicit list mode also supported: [footnotes]Note one; Note two; Note three[/footnotes]. The list renders in a titled, collapsible box that matches the bibliography, with a site-wide open/collapsed default and per-shortcode override. Premium users can add an image and caption to any footnote.
Reference Library
A central admin page listing every citation used across your site. Citations appear in the library the moment they are inserted into any post or page. See which posts use each reference, sort and filter by status, and manage everything from one place.
Link Health Checker
Check whether your source URLs are still reachable. Each reference is marked Live, Broken, or Unchecked. Results are saved per citation so you can spot dead links before your readers do.
Multiple Citation Style Support
Output in APA, MLA, Chicago (Author-Date and Notes-Bibliography), Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, or AMA using [bibliography style=”apa|mla|chicago-ad|chicago-nb|harvard|ieee|vancouver|ama”].
Chicago Notes-Bibliography Mode
Set a post to Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) and your [cite] citations render as complete, numbered footnotes — interleaved with any commentary footnotes in one sequence — while [bibliography] still renders the separate alphabetical source list. Full Chicago notes, right in WordPress.
Default Style Setting
Set your preferred citation style and bibliography heading once in Settings → CiteKit. All [bibliography] shortcodes and Bibliography blocks site-wide use this default unless overridden per post.
Post-Level Citation Style
Choose the citation style for an entire post from the Citation Style panel in the document sidebar — overriding the site default per post, and switching the post into Notes-Bibliography mode when you pick it.
Tooltip-Style Inline Notes
Add inline definitions and asides with [tooltip]…[/tooltip] or the Tooltip toolbar button. For underline-style tooltips, the tip attribute holds the visible inline term and the content between the tags holds the definition shown on hover — e.g. [tooltip tip=”FOSS”]Free and Open Source Software[/tooltip]. Default style is dashed; use style=”dotted” for a dotted underline. For superscript-symbol markers, use style=”” (or †, ‡, §, ¶, or any short string) where the shortcode content becomes the popup: [tooltip style=”“]Aside text here[/tooltip].
CiteKit Premium for serious publishers
Custom Citation Style Builder — build your own in-text and bibliography formats (author order, punctuation, italics, separators) with a live preview, applied site-wide, per post type, or per post.
Global citation editing — edit a reference in your Reference Library and the change propagates to every post that cites it.
In-post reference search — search your Reference Library and insert a predefined reference right from the post editor.
Custom post type support — use CiteKit on all posts, pages, and custom post types, and apply a custom-built citation style per post.
Citation metadata — output schema.org / JSON-LD data for every cited source so search engines and reference tools can read, verify, and credit them.
Rich footnotes & tooltips — a native rich footnote and tooltip editor: add formatting, links, lists, images, alt text, and captions directly in WordPress, without writing custom markup.
CiteKit Blocks & Formats
Bibliography by CiteKit — available in the CiteKit category in the block inserter. Renders a formatted, backlinked bibliography for the current post. Configure citation style and heading in the block sidebar.
Footnotes by CiteKit — available in the CiteKit category in the block inserter. Renders the numbered footnote list collected from [footnote] shortcodes or CiteKit Footnote toolbar tokens earlier in the post. Place at the end of your post. Configure heading in the block sidebar. Distinct from WordPress core’s built-in Footnotes block (added in WP 6.3) — CiteKit’s version adds hover popups on markers, explicit list mode, custom heading, and integration with the rest of the CiteKit system.
Citation Format — the CiteKit Citation button on the block toolbar. Click an existing citation badge to open its reference details for editing, or place your cursor and click the button to insert a new one. Enter the citation ID and reference details in the block options panel.
Tooltip Format — the CiteKit Tooltip button on the block toolbar. Choose a style (dashed underline, dotted underline, or symbol marker), enter the Term (the visible inline word) and the Definition (shown on hover). Click an existing tooltip badge to edit.
Footnote Format — the CiteKit Footnote button on the block toolbar. Enter your footnote text; a superscript number is inserted at the cursor and the text appears both on hover and in the Footnotes list at the end of the post. Click an existing footnote badge to edit.
CiteKit Shortcodes
Inline Citations
[cite] — Inline citation with auto-generated UUID
[cite id=”custom-id”] — Inline citation with a user-defined ID
Bibliography
[bibliography] — Auto-generated bibliography for the current post
[bibliography style=”mla” title=”Article Sources”] — Override style and heading per post
[bibliography style=”chicago-ad”] — Override style only; heading uses your site default
[bibliography] Smith, 2026; John Jacobs, The Red Roof, 2021 [/bibliography] — Manual entry list
Tooltips
[tooltip tip=”Term”]Definition[/tooltip] — Dashed underline tooltip (default): tip is the visible term, content is the popup definition
[tooltip style=”dotted” tip=”Term”]Definition[/tooltip] — Dotted underline variant
[tooltip style=”*”]Popup content[/tooltip] — Symbol-marker tooltip (also: †, ‡, §, ¶, or any short string) — content becomes the popup
Footnotes
[footnote]Note text[/footnote] — Numbered superscript footnote with hover popup; numbered in order of appearance per post
[footnotes] — Render the full numbered footnote list at this position (usually end of post)
[footnotes title=”Notes”] — Render the list with a custom heading
[footnotes]Note one; Note two; Note three[/footnotes] — Render an explicit numbered list without using [footnote] markers
Supported bibliography styles: apa, mla, chicago-ad, chicago-nb, harvard, ieee, vancouver, ama
