Simple Footnotes
by Andrew Nacin · Uncategorized
Create simple, elegant footnotes on your site. Use the [ref] shortcode and the plugin takes care of the rest.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “600+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-10 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-02-05 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-02-02 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-31 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-30 700+ → 600+ down after 267 days in band
- 2025-05-08 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-05-07 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-05-06 800+ → 700+ down after 189 days in band
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