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Clear Floats Button vs Footnotes Made Easy (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Clear Floats Button

Clear Floats Button

5(6)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
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Footnotes Made Easy

Footnotes Made Easy

4.6(38)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Clear Floats Button has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) and leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Clear Floats Button has accumulated 25K+ total downloads while Footnotes Made Easy has 55K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Clear Floats Button
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Footnotes Made Easy4.6/5
Total Reviews
6Clear Floats Button
►
Footnotes Made Easy38
Active Installs
2.0K+Clear Floats Button
Footnotes Made Easy2.0K+
Total Downloads
25K+Clear Floats Button
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Footnotes Made Easy55K+
Support Resolution
N/AClear Floats Button
Footnotes Made EasyN/A
Last Updated
3 years agoClear Floats Button
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Footnotes Made Easy4 months ago
First Released
2015Clear Floats Button
Footnotes Made Easy2017
Age
11 yearsClear Floats Button
Footnotes Made Easy9 years
WP Requires
2.9+Clear Floats Button
Footnotes Made Easy4.6+
PHP Requires
false+Clear Floats Button
Footnotes Made Easy7.4+
Business Model
FreeClear Floats Button
Footnotes Made EasyFree
Latest Version
1.2.5Clear Floats Button
Footnotes Made Easy3.1.0

Rating Breakdown

Clear Floats Button

5/5(6 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Footnotes Made Easy

4.6/5(38 reviews)
5
87%
4
3%
3
0%
2
3%
1
8%

Recent Reviews

Clear Floats Button Reviews

by Sea Jay

Still a critical addition to the Classic Editor

This plugin is still a critical addition to the Classic Editor.

by Steve D.

Perfect

Simple and elegant. I needed a fool-proof solution for non-tech clients who like to float text around images. This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

by Ypanesa

Indispensable

This plugin I’ve missed for about 10 years. Finally I found it by chance. I am totally happy with it. It helps so much organizing and designing longer texts with pictues. It should be included in Tiny

Footnotes Made Easy Reviews

by Greg Taylor

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

by JCV

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

by yolandal

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Clear Floats Button or Footnotes Made Easy more popular?
Clear Floats Button has 2.0K+ active installations while Footnotes Made Easy has 2.0K+. Footnotes Made Easy is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Clear Floats Button or Footnotes Made Easy?
Clear Floats Button has a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, while Footnotes Made Easy has a 4.6/5 rating from 38 reviews.
Are Clear Floats Button and Footnotes Made Easy free?
Clear Floats Button is free and Footnotes Made Easy is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Clear Floats Button or Footnotes Made Easy?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Clear Floats Button was last updated 3 years ago and Footnotes Made Easy was last updated 4 months ago.

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