WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Footnotes Editor Button vs Advanced Editor Tools

Simple Footnotes Editor Button

by acusti

10+ installs3.0

Advanced Editor Tools

by Andrew Ozz

1M+ installs4.5

At a glance

Advanced Editor Tools has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Simple Footnotes Editor Button.
On a typical day, Advanced Editor Tools is downloaded about 6,776 times, Simple Footnotes Editor Button about 1.
Advanced Editor Tools is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 354 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Advanced Editor Tools was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jul 15, 2013 for Simple Footnotes Editor Button.
Advanced Editor Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Simple Footnotes Editor Button.
Advanced Editor Tools has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for Simple Footnotes Editor Button.

Advanced Editor Tools leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Footnotes Editor Button	Advanced Editor Tools
Popular rank	#30,634	#29
Active installs	10+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	206.5K
Rating	3.0(2)	4.5(354)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.78
Last release	13 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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