teachPress vs Zotpress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Zotpress has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 66 reviews) while teachPress leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. teachPress has accumulated 116K+ total downloads while Zotpress has 132K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | teachPress | Zotpress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 25 | ► | 66 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | 2.0K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 116K+ | ► | 132K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 12 months ago | ► | 5 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Age | 17 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.9+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 9.0.12 | 7.4.2 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, teachPress averaged approximately 14 daily downloads while Zotpress averaged 23.
Recent Reviews
teachPress Reviews
I love this plug-in!
I love the ease with which one can import from pubmed and bibtex. The plug-in author did an excellent job on really the hardest parts of maintaining publications.The only two thing that would make it
Fits our needs perfectly for academic publications
A fantastic solution for displaying academic publication. Still got some small fixes but that is evolutionary. Thank you to the teachPress guy.
Excellent
Excellent add-on, I was looking for this for a long time. Thank you very much!
Zotpress Reviews
Zotero Attachments
It is a great pity that not all attachments (files, images, notes, etc.) stored in Zotero entries are displayed as (DOWNLOAD). They cannot be downloaded completely and correctly when using the zotpres
Great plugin!
A very nice plugin, very useful and very effective. Well written and developed, constantly updated. A little attention is required in the configuration but it is sufficient to carefully read the ma
Excellent plugin with strong community
After many years copying and pasting bibliographies from Zotero and manually correcting them, I’ve finally given Zotpress a try and honestly I don’t know what took me so long! It works great and is qu
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