WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Footnotes vs Easy Footnotes
At a glance
- Easy Footnotes has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Advanced Footnotes.
- On a typical day, Easy Footnotes is downloaded about 50 times, Advanced Footnotes about 1.
- Advanced Footnotes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 33 reviews.
- Easy Footnotes was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jun 2, 2018 for Advanced Footnotes.
- Easy Footnotes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Advanced Footnotes.
- Easy Footnotes has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Advanced Footnotes.
Line by line
Easy Footnotes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Footnotes |  Easy Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,409 | #2,428 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 23 | 1.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.8(33) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.84 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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