WordPress plugin comparison
CM Footnotes vs Footnotes Made Easy
CM Footnotes
by CreativeMindsSolutions
100+ installs4.2
Footnotes Made Easy
by Patrick Lumumba
2K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Footnotes Made Easy has more active installs: 2K+, against 100+ for CM Footnotes.
- On a typical day, Footnotes Made Easy is downloaded about 29 times, CM Footnotes about 11.
- Footnotes Made Easy is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 4.2 from 6 reviews.
- Footnotes Made Easy was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for CM Footnotes.
- Footnotes Made Easy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for CM Footnotes.
- CM Footnotes has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Footnotes Made Easy.
Line by line
Footnotes Made Easy leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | CM Footnotes | Footnotes Made Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,280 | #4,284 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 344 | 2.2K |
| Rating | 4.2(6) | 4.6(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.36 | ×0.67 |
| Last release | 28 days ago | 2 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
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