# 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")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@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")

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> [@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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