WordPress plugin comparison
Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary vs Footnotes Made Easy
Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary
by CiteKit
50+ installs5.0
Footnotes Made Easy
by Patrick Lumumba
2K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Footnotes Made Easy has more active installs: 2K+, against 50+ for Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary.
- On a typical day, Footnotes Made Easy is downloaded about 29 times, Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary about 24.
- Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 40 reviews.
- Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Nov 7, 2026 for Footnotes Made Easy.
- Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Footnotes Made Easy.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Footnotes Made Easy has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary.
Line by line
Footnotes Made Easy leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,367 | #4,284 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.3K | 2.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.6(40) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.43 | ×0.67 |
| Last release | 2 days 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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