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Academic References

Manually formatting citations from multiple databases is slow and error-prone. Academic References fetches complete metadata automatically and formats it in 1000+ styles powered by the same CSL engine behind Zotero and Mendeley. Gutenberg blocks, import/export, and webhook support make it fit into any research or LMS workflow.

4 releases
v1.1.0 latest
March 20, 2026 shipped

v1.1.0 Latest

March 20, 2026
Fix 4 Security 3

Fix

  • `_abt_state` post meta now correctly registered for post and page post types, resolving block editor citation sidebar failures
  • admin modal missing ARIA dialog attributes - added role="dialog", aria-modal, aria-labelledby, and close button aria-label
  • citation block anchor IDs are now unique per block instance (no more duplicate HTML IDs)
  • all remaining PHP coding standard errors (Yoda conditions, short ternaries, deprecated current_time, global variable conflicts)

Security

  • removed unauthenticated AJAX proxy for OpenCitations and Unpaywall APIs
  • SRI (Subresource Integrity) hashes added for Tom Select 2.3.1 CDN assets
  • nonce verification moved before all $_POST access in license handler

v1.0.2

March 17, 2026
Note 3

Note

  • Admin menu simplified - 3 items instead of 5 (References, Settings, Import/Export)
  • Demo installer added - "Install 3 sample references" on the empty state welcome screen
  • PHP 8 fix: eliminated E_WARNING for undefined array key "type" in reference list table

v1.0.1

January 15, 2025
Note 7

Note

  • Fixed citation→bibliography navigation (in-text citations now link to bibliography entries)
  • Fixed bibliography shortcode scope - `[abt_bibliography]` now only shows references cited in the current post
  • Fixed bibliography block heading - "References" h2 now renders by default
  • Fixed footnote index collision between block and shortcode footnotes
  • Fixed locale timeout - CSL locale files now loaded from local vendor before GitHub fallback
  • Reduced vendor directory size by 77 MB (CSL styles bundled selectively)
  • Citation string IDs now supported alongside numeric post IDs

v1.0.0

December 29, 2024
Note 10

Note

  • Initial release
  • 1000+ citation styles via CSL
  • Import/Export (BibTeX, RIS, CSL-JSON, EndNote XML)
  • Gutenberg blocks for citations and bibliographies
  • Personal library with stars, notes, reading status
  • Webhook support (Zapier, Slack, Discord)
  • REST API endpoints
  • Template override system
  • Custom fields API
  • Moderation system