Blank Footnotes vs CM Footnotes

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Blank Footnotes

by Corrado Franco

Health A86

CM Footnotes

by CreativeMindsSolutions

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Blank Footnotes CM Footnotes

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Blank Footnotes	CM Footnotes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	99/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	3.99★
Reviews	6	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	131	167 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Blank Footnotes CM Footnotes

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.