WordPress plugin comparison
External Links to Footnotes vs Link Manager
At a glance
- Link Manager has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for External Links to Footnotes.
- On a typical day, Link Manager is downloaded about 34 times, External Links to Footnotes about 3.
- External Links to Footnotes has no reviews yet.
- External Links to Footnotes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Link Manager.
- External Links to Footnotes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Link Manager.
- Link Manager has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for External Links to Footnotes.
Line by line
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| Metric |  External Links to Footnotes |  Link Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,824 | #1,119 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 73 | 916 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(33) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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