WordPress plugin comparison
Footnotes & Content vs Better Footnotes
At a glance
- Footnotes & Content has more active installs: 100+, against 20+ for Better Footnotes.
- On a typical day, Footnotes & Content is downloaded about 9 times, Better Footnotes about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Footnotes & Content was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Oct 22, 2020 for Better Footnotes.
- Footnotes & Content is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Better Footnotes.
- Better Footnotes has been around longer: since 2019, against 2024 for Footnotes & Content.
Line by line
Footnotes & Content leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Footnotes & Content |  Better Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,686 | #25,756 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 173 | 27 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.5.24 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.46 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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