WordPress plugin comparison
Citation Note vs Simple Footnotes
Citation Note
by Santosh Thapa Magar
Fewer than 10 installs
Simple Footnotes
by Andrew Nacin
600+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Simple Footnotes has more active installs: 600+, against fewer than 10 for Citation Note.
- On a typical day, Simple Footnotes is downloaded about 8 times, Citation Note about 1.
- Citation Note has no reviews yet.
- Citation Note was updated more recently: Jan 2, 2026, against Nov 19, 2014 for Simple Footnotes.
- Citation Note is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.1.42 for Simple Footnotes.
- Simple Footnotes has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Citation Note.
Line by line
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| Metric | Citation Note | Simple Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,221 | #8,390 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 178 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | – |
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