WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Footnotes vs External Links to Footnotes
At a glance
- Both have 10+ active installs.
- On a typical day, External Links to Footnotes is downloaded about 3 times, Advanced Footnotes about 1.
- External Links to Footnotes has no reviews yet.
- External Links to Footnotes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2026, against Jun 2, 2018 for Advanced Footnotes.
- External Links to Footnotes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Advanced Footnotes.
- Advanced Footnotes has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for External Links to Footnotes.
Line by line
External Links to Footnotes leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Footnotes |  External Links to Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #44,850 | #33,824 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 73 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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