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WP Reference Manager

Manage references to documents in IEEE format

by Andreas Galistel · github.com/delph1/wordpress-reference-management

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/delph1/wordpress-reference-management/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/delph1/wordpress-reference-management ↗

WP Reference Manager is a lightweight WordPress plugin to manage global references inside your WordPress installation and insert citations in posts/pages. It provides:

  • Global reference database (stored in a custom DB table).
  • Admin UI to add / edit / delete references.
  • TinyMCE button to insert citations or create a new reference from the editor.
  • Shortcodes:
    • [wprm_cite id="123"] — insert a citation in-text (renders a sequential number based on appearance order).
    • [wprm_references] — render the ordered reference list used in the current post/page in IEEE-like format.

Installation

  1. zip the folder and upload as a plugin

Usage

  • Open References in the admin menu to manage global references (authors, title, publication, year, URL).
  • In the classic editor (TinyMCE), use the plugin button to insert an existing reference by ID or add a new reference directly and insert its citation.
  • Place [wprm_references] in your post/page where you want the reference list to appear.
  • Citations in the content are parsed to determine ordering, so the numbers in-text correspond to the numbered list.

Developer notes

  • Database table: {$wpdb->prefix}wprm_references (created on activation).
  • AJAX endpoint wp_ajax_wprm_add_reference allows adding references from the editor.
  • The plugin attempts to avoid emitting output during plugin load (no stray ?> or whitespace at file start/end).

Contributing

Contributions welcome. Please open issues or PRs on the repository.

License

GPL 3.0