# Move footnotes to a standard plugin
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112
**Category:** General
**Created:** [November 25, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112 "2021-11-25T08:22:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@pradyunsg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pradyunsg)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/1 "2021-11-25T08:22:06Z")
Currently, footnotes are only available as an “enterprise” plugin, with Discourse-provided hosting.
This creates a suboptimal experience now, since GitHub supports footnotes now ([Footnotes now supported in Markdown fields - GitHub Changelog](https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-supported-in-markdown-fields/)) and GitLab also has support for footnotes ([GitLab Flavored Markdown (GLFM) | GitLab Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/markdown.html#footnotes)).
Currently, Discourse’s default markdown does not match GFM (for both the major git-based hosting providers for open source projects), with the primary missing piece being footnotes. It would be a good idea to bring the supported syntax back into being synchronised with GFM.
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### Author:  [@pradyunsg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pradyunsg)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/2 "2021-11-25T08:22:47Z")
Putting this in a separate post, because “new user can only post two links”.
> **[Plugin directory](https://www.discourse.org/plugins)**
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> Extend the functionality of your Discourse community with our official plugins.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/3 "2021-11-25T10:39:37Z")
> [@pradyunsg](#):
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> Currently, footnotes are only available as an “enterprise” plugin, with Discourse-provided hosting.
Just making sure that you understand that self hosters are free to install it.
Your argument for moving it to core makes sense to me, though. Perhaps your “all your markdown friends are doing it” argument will be compelling!
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### Author:  [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/7 "2021-11-29T19:44:39Z")
I admin a discourse instance in an academic context ([here](https://forum.openmod.org)) and would really encourage footnotes to be built in as standard by default. Perhaps with a site config for admins to turn this feature off as needed.
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### Author:  [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/8 "2021-12-03T08:49:25Z")
This showed up on my (business plan) sites! Is this official? Is it Discourse Christmas?
(I’m still hoping to move to Enterprise once I get the company processes all… processed. But that’s proving slow, so this is exciting!)
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/9 "2021-12-03T08:57:21Z")
Yes :slight_smile: we now include the plugin in all tiers
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### Author:  [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/10 "2022-03-29T15:04:50Z")
The following documentation says “Footnote is available on [Teams and Enterprise hosting plans](https://www.discourse.org/pricing).”
- [Footnote | Discourse - Civilized Discussion](https://www.discourse.org/plugins/footnote.html)
I guess that needs correcting therefore? R
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### Author:  [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/11 "2022-03-29T15:14:02Z")
And continuing, where does one obtain the **Footnote** theme? It is not offered on my instance of discourse that I can see:
- Hamburger ▸ Customize ▸ Themes ▸ Components ▸ Install …
Discourse version 22 March 2022. Should I talk to my provider instead? TIA, R
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/12 "2022-03-29T15:18:38Z")
Footnote is a [plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-footnote/84533) rather than a theme, so would need to be installed/made available by your hosting provider.
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### Author:  [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/13 "2022-03-31T20:45:56Z")
Okay, so one needs to look here instead:
☰ ▸ Admin ▸ Plugins ▸ discourse‑footnote = installed
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-footnotes-to-a-standard-plugin/210112/14 "2022-10-30T09:32:20Z")