Description
CitePress lets you generate a properly formatted bibliography (reference) for any post using simple shortcodes.
Built for academic blogs, research documentation, online journals, and educational websites.
Features:
- Citation styles supported: APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Harvard, Vancouver, ASA, ACS, ACM
- Customizable citation label and access date format
- Outputs a styled, collapsible citation box
- Uses clean shortcodes:
[citepress style="apa"] - No custom tables, no frontend scripts, lightweight
Screenshots
Admin settings panel with options 
Frontend citation box output
Installation
- Upload the
citepressfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin via the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Use the shortcode
[citepress style="apa"]in any post or page - Customize via Settings CitePress
FAQ
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How do I change the label or date format?
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Go to Settings CitePress and modify the label for the citation box or the access date display.
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Can I use this with custom post types?
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Currently the shortcode works best inside standard posts. Support for CPTs can be added manually or through future updates.
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Contributors & Developers
“CitePress – Automatic Citation Generator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.6
- Customizable citation box label
- Markup improved for frontend box styling
1.5
- Added settings for access label and date format
1.0
- Initial release with multiple citation formats and shortcode output