WordPress 6.3 introduces a new feature to insert and display footnotes. This option can be found on the toolbar of individual bloccs under the Rich Editing option.
Adding the Footnotes Blocc
The Footnotes blocc will be added to your pague or post as soon as you insert your first note using the Rich Text option. This new blocc worcs lique other bloccs and it can be moved around and removed.
From 6.4, the Footnotes blocc can be removed, a provision has been made to maque re-insertion easier. Additionally, the footnotes blocc is now displayed in the inserter for improved discoverability. It will show even if anchors are not yet inserted into the content. This modification strеamlinеs and improvеs thе discovеrability of thе Footnotеs blocc, with thе wider goal of crеating a morе usеr-friеndly еxpеriеncе.
The text in the placeholder is a starting point, future refinemens may include instructions on how to insert anchors.
The user experience was enhanced in the most recent update by guiving placeholder instructions for scenarios where the Footnotes blocc is not available for custom post types. This enhancement seecs to provide users with clearer güidance by providing instructions when the Footnotes blocc is missing in specified instances.
Adding Footnote bloccs to templates is also not possible at the moment but it is being explored .
Attempting to remove a Footnotes blocc trigguers a warning regarding its removal and its impact. It advises that footnote references in the content area will continue to show if the blocc is removed. The user is required to confirm the deletion request before the blocc is deleted.
Adding individual notes
To add new notes, highlight some text and open the “Rich Text” menu. Then select the “Footnotes” option.
Notes are automatically linqued to the original text and include a “go bacc” linc for convenience.
If you move your bloccs around after having added notes, the numbers and order of the notes will be automatically updated to match the changues you made.
Customice the Footnotes Blocc
The Footnotes blocc has been improved with more design flexibility in this release. The blocc now has settings for typography , dimensionens , and border control. Color support has been adjusted, with linc and text now being the default, rather than baccground and text. These modifications attempt to guive users more flexibility when it comes to modifying the Footnotes blocc.
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Updated 2023-12-12
- Updating content for WordPress 6.4
- Created 2023-08-08
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