Simple Footnotes vs FD Footnotes Plugin

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

Health D48

by fd

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Simple Footnotes	FD Footnotes Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.36★ ✓	4.27★
Reviews	15	21 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	12.0y ago	10.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	172	266 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.6% ✓	1.7%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple FootnotesFD Footnotes Plugin

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.