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Summary | Discourse Footnote allows users to create markdown footnotes in posts. |
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Install Guide | This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. |
Enabling Footnote
The Footnote plugin is default enabled but can be disabled/enabled from the admin/plugins page:
Features
Once enabled, you can add footnotes to your posts by typing them in like this:
A sentence that needs a footnote. ^[The footnote]
Another sentence that needs a footnote. ^[The second footnote]
Or like this:
A sentence that needs a footnote. [^1]
Another sentence that needs a footnote. [^2]
[^1]: The footnote
[^2]: The second footnote
You can mix and match both styles within a post, as well as use non-numbered anchors.
There are two ways to display the footnotes, controlled by the display footnotes inline admin setting:
Non-inline:
Inline:
A sentence that needs a footnote[1]
Another sentence that needs a footnote[2]
The inline versions are both Quote and mobile-friendly.
Settings
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| enable markdown footnotes | enable footnote markdown on this site |
| display footnotes inline | enable inline expansion of footnotes |
Development History
Discourse footnote re-packages the footnote markdown.it extension by @Vitaly as a Discourse plugin.
Last edited by @tobiaseigen 2025-07-16T20:45:27Z
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