Adding Footnotes to Your Pelican Articles Made Easy with Simple Footnotes Plugin
Footnotes are an essential tool for adding additional information or explanations to your written content. Pelican, a popular static site generator, allows you to easily create and manage your articles and pages. However, by default, Pelican does not provide a built-in feature for adding footnotes. That’s where the Simple Footnotes plugin comes in.
What is Simple Footnotes?
Simple Footnotes is a Pelican plugin that allows you to seamlessly add footnotes to your Pelican articles and pages. Developed by Stuart Langridge and enhanced by members of the Pelican community, this plugin provides a straightforward way to incorporate footnotes into your content.
Installation
Getting started with the Simple Footnotes plugin is a breeze. First, make sure you have Pelican installed on your system. Then, open your terminal and run the following command:
#bash
python -m pip install pelican-simple-footnotes
This will install the Simple Footnotes plugin, as well as its dependent package, html5lib.
Usage
Using the Simple Footnotes plugin is as simple as adding a few syntax elements to your article or page. When writing your content, insert a footnote using the following format:
#
Here’s my written text[ref]and here is a footnote[/ref].
After the conversion to HTML, the footnote will appear as a superscript number in your text, like this:
#
Here’s my written text1
At the bottom of your article or page, a corresponding numbered list will be generated, displaying the content of the footnotes.
#
1. and here is a footnote ↩
The Simple Footnotes plugin supports various content formats, including reStructuredText (reST) and Markdown. It automatically detects the [ref] and [/ref] syntax and applies the appropriate formatting.
Contributing
Like many open-source projects, the Simple Footnotes plugin welcomes contributions from the community. Whether you’re interested in improving the documentation, adding missing features, or fixing bugs, your help is much appreciated.
To contribute to this plugin, start by reviewing the [Contributing to Pelican][] documentation. It provides detailed information on how to contribute code and get involved with the Pelican community.
Credits
The Simple Footnotes plugin was originally authored by Stuart Langridge in February 2014. Since then, it has been enhanced by dedicated members of the Pelican community, including Justin Mayer, who repackaged it for publication to PyPI.
This plugin was inspired by Andrew Nacin’s [Simple Footnotes WordPress plugin][], which brought the convenience of footnotes to WordPress users.
Conclusion
By leveraging the Simple Footnotes plugin, you can effortlessly incorporate footnotes into your Pelican articles and pages. Install the plugin, follow the usage instructions, and empower your content with additional context and explanations. Don’t forget to contribute to the plugin’s development if you have the expertise and desire to make it even better!
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please leave a comment below.
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