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Citations vs Footnotes Made Easy
At a glance
- Footnotes Made Easy has more active installs: 2K+, against 200+ for Citations.
- On a typical day, Footnotes Made Easy is downloaded about 27 times, Citations about 4.
- Citations is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 40 reviews.
- Footnotes Made Easy was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Sep 25, 2023 for Citations.
- Footnotes Made Easy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Citations.
- Footnotes Made Easy has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Citations.
Line by line
Footnotes Made Easy leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Citations |  Footnotes Made Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,780 | #4,274 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 88 | 2K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.6(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.67 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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