Add in-text citations, tooltips, and auto-generated bibliography to your WordPress posts in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.
| Author: | writerspress (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 6.1 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9.4 |
| Plugin version: | 2.0.0 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 04-06-2025 |
| Last updated: | 21-03-2026 |
| Rating, %: | 0 |
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| Plugin URI: | https://citekit.com |
| Total downloads: | 577 |
| Active installs: | 30+ |
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CiteKit makes it easy to add professional in-text citations to your WordPress content using simple shortcodes. Automatically generate a bibliography at the end of any post with [bibliography], styled in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other major formats.
Every citation gets a stable unique ID the moment it’s inserted. Use the Reference Library to track, audit, and manage every citation across your entire site – and check whether your source URLs are still live.
Features
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Inline [cite] Shortcode with Auto-ID
Insert citations directly into post content using [cite]. Unique IDs are automatically assigned, or set a custom 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. -
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. -
Add Reference from Library
Create a reference directly from the library with a custom ID. Live ID conflict detection prevents duplicates before you save. -
Link Health Checker
Check whether your source URLs are still reachable. -
Auto-Generated Bibliography
Use [bibliography] to automatically output a formatted bibliography for the current post. Entries are ordered and backlink to their corresponding in-text references. -
Manual Bibliography Composition
Create a standalone bibliography with [bibliography title=”References”] Source 1 ; Source 2 [/bibliography] — ideal for static lists or non-[cite] workflows. -
Multiple Citation Style Support
Output in APA, MLA, Chicago (Author-Date and Notes-Bibliography), Harvard, or IEEE using [bibliography style=”apa|mla|chicago-ad|chicago-nb|harvard|ieee”]. -
Default Style Setting
Set your preferred citation style once in Settings Citations. All [bibliography] shortcodes site-wide use this default unless overridden per post. -
Tooltip-Style Inline Notes
Add lightweight footnotes or definitions with [tooltip]…[/tooltip]. Renders as clean hover tooltips with no visual clutter.
CiteKit Shortcodes
- [cite] — Inline citation with auto-generated UUID
- [cite id=”custom-id”] — Inline citation with a user-defined ID
- [bibliography] — Auto-generated bibliography for the current post
- [bibliography style=”mla” title=”References”] — Override style and heading per post
- [bibliography] Smith, 2026; John Jacobs, The Red Roof, 2021 [/bibliography] — Manual entry list
- [tooltip]Note text here[/tooltip] — Inline hover tooltip
Supported styles: apa, mla, chicago-ad, chicago-nb, harvard, ieee
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