Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg vs Footnotes Made Easy (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 20 reviews) and leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg has accumulated 34K+ total downloads while Footnotes Made Easy has 55K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg | Footnotes Made Easy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 20 | ► | 38 |
| Active Installs | 4.0K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 34K+ | ► | 55K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 7 years ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Age | 8 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.1+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.3+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.2.0 | 3.1.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg
Footnotes Made Easy
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg averaged approximately 5 daily downloads while Footnotes Made Easy averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg Reviews
Ignore this review – wrong plugin (sorry)
Ignore this review – wrong plugin (sorry) This topic was modified 5 years ago by Jonathan Camp.
Excellent addition to Gutemberg!
Gutenberg doesn’t allow me to add <sup> & </sup> even in the code editor but this plugin fills this surprising omission. Thanks!
Most of the interface cannot be translated
Despite being the leading plugin for adding Subscript and Superscript to the Gutenberg editor, most of its UI has not be coded in a way to allow translation. A fix has been sent by a member of the com
Footnotes Made Easy Reviews
Great Plugin
Very easy to set up and understand. Makes creating useful, interactive footnotes a total breeze. I found I did not have to leave a space after the last character before the double parentheses for a fo
Plugin not updated anymore
This plugin was great. Then the original developer got busy and passed it to another developper, who in months hasn’t fixed small bugs that users takes the time to report, claims to be PHP 8.2 complia
What do I do with all my footnotes now?
Hello David, I’m sorry to hear you had to discontinue this plugin. But I have a problem now, as I’ve used footnotes on several of my blogs, the code is now shown in the text which gives a lot of clutt
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