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s3rgiosan/littlefoot
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Littlefoot for Footnotes
========================

[](#littlefoot-for-footnotes)

> Elegant, interactive popups for the Footnotes block.

[![Try in WordPress Playground](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0e14183f548eb9dfe684735d24fdc74446b0cd73ee1558f93f10a2ec82ceea6a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f547279253230696e2d576f72645072657373253230506c617967726f756e642d3338353845393f6c6f676f3d776f72647072657373266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465)](https://playground.wordpress.net/?blueprint-url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/s3rgiosan/littlefoot/main/.wp-playground/blueprint.json)

Description
-----------

[](#description)

Elevate your website's user experience by incorporating lightweight and visually appealing footnotes using [littlefoot](https://github.com/goblindegook/littlefoot). This WordPress plugin extends the functionality of the Footnotes block, seamlessly integrating the littlefoot JavaScript library to transform static footnotes into interactive popups.

[![Littlefoot for Footnotes](assets/screenshot-1.gif)](assets/screenshot-1.gif)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- WordPress 6.7 or later
- PHP 7.4 or later

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Manual Installation

[](#manual-installation)

1. Download the latest release ZIP from the [Releases page](https://github.com/s3rgiosan/littlefoot/releases/latest).
2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in your WordPress admin area.
3. Upload the ZIP file and click Install Now.
4. Activate the plugin.

### Install with Composer

[](#install-with-composer)

To include this plugin as a dependency in your Composer-managed WordPress project:

1. Add the plugin to your project using the following command:

```
composer require s3rgiosan/littlefoot
```

2. Run `composer install`.
3. Activate the plugin from your WordPress admin area or using WP-CLI.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

1. Add a [Footnotes block](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/footnotes-block/) to your post or page.
2. Select the Footnotes block and open the block settings in the sidebar.
3. Configure the littlefoot options under the **Littlefoot** panel.
4. Publish or update your post — footnotes will automatically appear as interactive popups on the frontend.

Options
-------

[](#options)

### `activateDelay`

[](#activatedelay)

Sets a delay between the activation of the footnote button and the activation of the actual footnote content.

Default: `100`

### `allowDuplicates`

[](#allowduplicates)

Determines whether or not a footnote can be used as the content for multiple footnote buttons.

Default: `false`

### `allowMultiple`

[](#allowmultiple)

Specifies whether or not multiple footnote popovers can be active simultaneously.

Default: `false`

### `dismissDelay`

[](#dismissdelay)

When the footnote content is being removed this option specifies how long after the active class is removed from the footnote before the element is actually removed from the DOM.

Default: `500`

### `dismissOnUnhover`

[](#dismissonunhover)

Determines whether footnotes that were presented when hovering on a footnote button are dismissed once the footnote button or footnote popover is un-hovered.

Default: `false`

### `hoverDelay`

[](#hoverdelay)

Specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) that must pass after the footnote button/content is un-hovered before the footnote is dismissed.

Default: `250`

Styling
-------

[](#styling)

See [littlefoot.js theming](https://github.com/goblindegook/littlefoot/blob/main/README.md#theming) section.

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

A complete listing of all notable changes to this project are documented in [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/s3rgiosan/littlefoot/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).

License and Attribution
-----------------------

[](#license-and-attribution)

This plugin is licensed under MIT.

This project incorporates [littlefoot.js](https://littlefoot.js.org/), which is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/goblindegook/littlefoot/blob/main/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 87% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~69 days

Total

13

Last Release

103d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/42eed63db46bd6dc4df88e37095ad4f8aeacfcc63f68e7e11c637eb9ec18a652?d=identicon)[s3rgiosan](/maintainers/s3rgiosan)

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Top Contributors

[![s3rgiosan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/499982?v=4)](https://github.com/s3rgiosan "s3rgiosan (71 commits)")

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