WordPress plugin comparison
Better Footnotes vs Easy Footnotes
At a glance
- Easy Footnotes has more active installs: 8K+, against 20+ for Better Footnotes.
- On a typical day, Easy Footnotes is downloaded about 50 times, Better Footnotes about 1.
- Better Footnotes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 33 reviews.
- Easy Footnotes was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Oct 22, 2020 for Better Footnotes.
- Easy Footnotes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Better Footnotes.
- Easy Footnotes has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Better Footnotes.
Line by line
Easy Footnotes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Better Footnotes |  Easy Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,756 | #2,428 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 1.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.8(33) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.84 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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