WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Footnotes vs Footnotes Made Easy
At a glance
- Footnotes Made Easy has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Advanced Footnotes.
- On a typical day, Footnotes Made Easy is downloaded about 29 times, Advanced Footnotes about 1.
- Advanced Footnotes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 40 reviews.
- Footnotes Made Easy was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Jun 2, 2018 for Advanced Footnotes.
- Footnotes Made Easy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Advanced Footnotes.
- Footnotes Made Easy has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Advanced Footnotes.
Line by line
Footnotes Made Easy leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Footnotes |  Footnotes Made Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #44,850 | #4,284 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 2.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.6(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.67 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 2 days 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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