Description
Plugin Name: Footnote Analytics
Footnote Analytics lets editors add reusable footnote text and connect it to selected text in posts or pages with a data-term key.
On the front end, readers can click the marked text to open a lightweight footnote popup.
The plugin records anonymous footnote click/open events inside WordPress, separate from GA4.
It stores the footnote key, title, post information, URL, referrer, device type, user agent, and clicked time. IP addresses are not stored.
The admin analytics screen displays all recorded ranking rows and latest events.
Screenshots
data-term key field.
Installation
- Upload the
footnote-analyticsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate
Footnote Analyticsthrough the WordPress Plugins screen. - Go to
Footnotesin the WordPress admin and add a footnote entry. - Set a footnote key in the
data-termfield, or leave it empty to use the post slug. - In the block editor, select text and use the footnote toolbar button to apply the matching key.
FAQ
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Does the plugin limit footnote registration?
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No. Footnote registration and front-end footnote display are unlimited.
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Does the analytics screen limit display rows?
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No. Ranking rows and latest events are displayed without the previous Free edition display limit.
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Does this plugin require GA4?
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No. WordPress internal measurement is the primary tracking method. If
gtagexists on the site, the plugin also keeps the existing GA4glossary_openevent. -
Does the plugin store IP addresses?
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No. IP addresses are not stored in the analytics table. A temporary request hash may be used only for short rate-limit protection.
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What happens on uninstall?
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The plugin removes its analytics event table and short-lived rate-limit transients. Footnote posts and
term_keypost meta are preserved as user-created content.
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Contributors & Developers
“Footnote Analytics” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial WordPress.org-ready release.
- Unified plugin name, slug, and Text Domain as
footnote-analytics. - Removed Free edition display limit and upsell logic.
- Added WordPress internal footnote analytics, Gutenberg footnote insertion, front-end popup display, REST event recording, nonce verification, rate limiting, GA4
glossary_opensupport, and uninstall cleanup.