Plugin documentation
Reference Manager for WordPress
Start here
- Open the Reference Library in the CiteKit menu and use Add source to look up a URL, DOI, ISBN or PubMed ID.
- In the block editor, select some text and use the citation tool to cite a reference from your library.
- Add the Bibliography block, or
[bibliography], where the source list should appear.
Set up
Getting Started
A first reference, a first citation and a first bibliography, start to finish.
Installation
Installing from WordPress.org, activating Pro, and what happens on activation.
Settings
Every option on the settings screen and what it changes on the front end.
CiteKit Reference Manager: Free vs Premium
What the free plugin includes, what Pro adds, and the 500-reference limit.
Managing references
Reference Manager
Adding, searching, editing and removing references in the Reference Library.
Source Types
Which fields each source type uses, from websites and books to AI tools.
In-Post Reference Search Pro
Finding and citing a library reference without leaving the editor.
Global Reference Editing Pro
Editing a reference once and updating it in every post that cites it.
Citing in content
Citations
Adding in-text citations with the editor tool or the
[cite] shortcode.
Footnotes
Notes collected at the end of a post, with links back to the text.
Tooltips
Short notes that open when a reader hovers or taps.
Bibliographies
Placing the source list, its title, numbering and links back to citations.
Block Editor
The CiteKit toolbar buttons, sidebar panel and blocks.
Citation styles and schema
Citation Styles
The built-in styles, how each one renders, and changing the site default.
Custom Citation Style Builder Pro
Building in-text and bibliography formats, then assigning them site-wide, per type or per post.
Citation Schema (JSON-LD) Pro
The JSON-LD structured data output for the references a post cites.