Zotero Notes vs Simple Footnotes

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

Health B83

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Zotero Notes moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Zotero Notes	Simple Footnotes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.36★ ✓
Reviews	1	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	16d ago ✓	12.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	153	170 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	2.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Zotero NotesSimple 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.