WordPress plugin comparison
Blank Footnotes vs Footnotes Made Easy
Blank Footnotes
by Corrado Franco
300+ installs5.0
Footnotes Made Easy
by Patrick Lumumba
2K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Footnotes Made Easy has more active installs: 2K+, against 300+ for Blank Footnotes.
- On a typical day, Footnotes Made Easy is downloaded about 29 times, Blank Footnotes about 11.
- Blank Footnotes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.6 from 40 reviews.
- Footnotes Made Easy was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Sep 13, 2026 for Blank Footnotes.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Blank Footnotes has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Footnotes Made Easy.
Line by line
Footnotes Made Easy leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Blank Footnotes | Footnotes Made Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,415 | #4,284 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 273 | 2.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 4.6(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×0.67 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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