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Best footnote plugins for WordPress

The most popular footnote plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blank Footnotes leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Better Footnotes (20+) and Link Footnotes (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “footnote” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 footnote plugins

  1. 1.
    Blank Footnotes

    The most installed footnote plugin, with 300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Better Footnotes

    20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  3. 3.
    Link Footnotes

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  4. 4.
    Footnote Drawer

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.

  5. 5.
    MNML Footnotes

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

All 5 plugins tagged “footnote”