Title: Remove Reference Container borders
Last modified: April 30, 2021

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# Remove Reference Container borders

 *  Resolved [Q@njuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wanjuki/)
 * (@wanjuki)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/)
 * Does anyone know how to remove the borders in reference container table? I just
   want plain text without any rows borders showing in the reference container which
   is distracting. Thanks a lot!

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 *  Plugin Contributor [pewgeuges](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pewgeuges/)
 * (@pewgeuges)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/#post-14385557)
 * [@wanjuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wanjuki/)
 * Thanks for reaching out. The row borders can be disabled in the plugin’s dashboard’s
   Reference container metabox > Row borders. In the current version, this settings
   page’s link is at the bottom of the Settings submenu of WordPress admin.
 * All table borders were removed from the reference container last October when
   versions 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 were released, as having borders all over the reference
   container was highly disliked, but row borders may be preferred and have been
   added on request as an option since v2.2.10 released on last Christmas day.
 * This option however defaults to No, so probably another admin has enabled row
   borders on your website this year. Also, an option to choose the border style
   has not been added yet, while dotted row borders are often preferred over solid
   ones, and just horizontal borders, not the vertical part. Sorry for having missed
   out on adding these options.
 * In case you might be interested: The border below the reference container heading
   can be removed too, by a setting above that defaults to Yes since the design 
   with a head border is generally preferred.
 * Thank you for your feedback.
 *  Thread Starter [Q@njuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wanjuki/)
 * (@wanjuki)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/#post-14385765)
 * thanks for your quick reply. I have selected No for the borders option in the
   reference container but the borders still show up. Very frustrating. Is there
   a custom CSS i can inject in the theme editor? I suspect that’s where the issue
   is?
 *  Plugin Contributor [pewgeuges](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pewgeuges/)
 * (@pewgeuges)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/#post-14385864)
 * The following CSS is already in the plugin’s stylesheet but seems ineffective
   despite the `!important` property, so perhaps you need to replicate it as internal
   CSS:
 *     ```
       .footnotes_table,
       .footnote-reference-container {
       	border: none !important;
       }
       ```
   
 *     ```
       .footnote_plugin_index,
       .footnote_plugin_index_combi,
       .footnote_plugin_symbol,
       .footnote_plugin_text {
       	border: none !important;
       }
       ```
   
 * Did you inspect a page of your website? Feel free to share a URL so we can try
   at our end.
 *  Thread Starter [Q@njuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wanjuki/)
 * (@wanjuki)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/#post-14386155)
 * thanks….i am not a tech but have tried fumbling around without luck.
 * here is the URL. Please have a look.
 * [https://apologetics.africa/the-cosmological-argument/](https://apologetics.africa/the-cosmological-argument/)
 *  Plugin Contributor [pewgeuges](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pewgeuges/)
 * (@pewgeuges)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/#post-14386235)
 * Thank you for sharing. The theme gives table rows a bottom border. To disable
   it in the reference container please add just this rule:
 *     ```
       .footnotes_plugin_reference_row {
       	border: none;
       }
       ```
   
 * You may remove the other rules added so far, apologies for suggesting them.
 * This one works, just tested it locally in a saved copy. Else we’d use `border-
   bottom` instead, as found in the inspector.
 * Best regards.
 *  Plugin Contributor [pewgeuges](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pewgeuges/)
 * (@pewgeuges)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/#post-14386350)
 * [@wanjuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wanjuki/),
 * Sorry for getting back, I’ve just checked the shared page thoroughly and noticed
   an outage on the first line of the second-last paragraph, as a pair of unprocessed
   double parentheses are left around an ((ibid)) footnote text. This is one problem.
 * On your website the Footnotes plugin runs in AMP mode, but I can’t get the page
   served as AMP. That is due to an error on my part when I misconceived how AMP
   works, and missed out on adding the check, while adding this inappropriate checkbox
   in the settings. I apologize for this mistake.
 * On your website little harm is done because the reference container is expanded
   by default. Its inability to collapse on clicking the heading label just doesn’t
   match the mouse cursor’s pointer shape when hovering that area.
 * You may fix it without enabling jQuery, just by disabling AMP and enabling the“
   plain JavaScript” script mode in the Reference container settings box.
 * Sorry again.
 *  Thread Starter [Q@njuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wanjuki/)
 * (@wanjuki)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-reference-container-borders/#post-14386644)
 * Hi There…..perfect! Works like magic. Thanks a lot. I could not recommend this
   plug in enough! Good suggestion on AMP – i have disabled it and looks better 
   now.
 * Many thanks again:)

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