WordPress plugin comparison
Citation Note vs Modern Footnotes
Citation Note
by Santosh Thapa Magar
Fewer than 10 installs
Modern Footnotes
by prismtechstudios
6K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Modern Footnotes has more active installs: 6K+, against fewer than 10 for Citation Note.
- On a typical day, Modern Footnotes is downloaded about 61 times, Citation Note about 1.
- Citation Note has no reviews yet.
- Modern Footnotes was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Jan 2, 2026 for Citation Note.
- Modern Footnotes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Citation Note.
- Modern Footnotes has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Citation Note.
Line by line
Modern Footnotes leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Citation Note | Modern Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,221 | #2,897 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 30 | 1.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(32) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.80 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | – |
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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