{"id":2329,"date":"2025-03-13T15:50:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T22:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/?page_id=2329"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T22:55:46","slug":"footnotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wordpress-how-tos\/footnotes\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress: Footnotes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding footnotes is now built-in to the block editor. With a few clicks, you can easily add note numbers that link to the footnote. There will also be an return-link from the note to the number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you add or remove footnotes, all of the others will automatically be updated as necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note there may only be one footnotes block per page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Footnotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. In the editor, click the location where you want the footnote number. In the example below, we&#8217;ll add it after the  sentence ending <em>finibus<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-1.png 1384w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-1-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-1-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-1-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Select the down arrow in the toolbar and then select Footnote from the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-2.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-2-1024x510.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-2-768x382.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. A new footnote block will automatically be created at the bottom of the page. You can start typing your note. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1356\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-3.png 1356w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-3-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-3-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-3-768x177.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1356px) 100vw, 1356px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1358\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-4.png 1358w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-4-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-4-1024x235.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-4-768x176.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1358px) 100vw, 1358px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Keeping adding footnotes using the steps above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. You may change the footnote block&#8217;s position on the page by clicking within it and using the up\/down arrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1386\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-5.png 1386w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-5-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-5-1024x272.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/footnote-5-768x204.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1386px) 100vw, 1386px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding footnotes is now built-in to the block editor. 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