Toggle wpautop vs Footnotes Made Easy (2026)

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

Toggle wpautop

Toggle wpautop

4.9(32)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 years ago
View Toggle wpautop
VS
Footnotes Made Easy

Footnotes Made Easy

4.6(38)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Footnotes Made Easy

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Toggle wpautop has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 32 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Toggle wpautop has accumulated 108K+ total downloads while Footnotes Made Easy has 55K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy4.6/5
Total Reviews
32Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy38
Active Installs
10K+Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy2.0K+
Total Downloads
108K+Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy55K+
Support Resolution
N/AToggle wpautop
Footnotes Made EasyN/A
Last Updated
4 years agoToggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy4 months ago
First Released
2013Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy2017
Age
13 yearsToggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy9 years
WP Requires
3.0+Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy4.6+
PHP Requires
5.6+Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy7.4+
Business Model
FreeToggle wpautop
Footnotes Made EasyFree
Latest Version
1.3.0Toggle wpautop
Footnotes Made Easy3.1.0

Rating Breakdown

Toggle wpautop

4.9/5(32 reviews)
5
97%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
3%

Footnotes Made Easy

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

Recent Reviews

Toggle wpautop Reviews

by ximbor

Top Tier Plugin

Thank you for taking the time to create such an awesome plugin 🙂 finally those auto <p> tags are gone!

by w3573r

Excelente Plugin

Excelente Plugin

by juanmacampora

I doesn’t work with last wordpress version

Plugin need to be updated because it doesn’t work with last wordpress version. I would like to use it but I am not able. Please, let me know how to overcome this problem. This topic was modifi

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 Toggle wpautop or Footnotes Made Easy more popular?
Toggle wpautop has 10K+ active installations while Footnotes Made Easy has 2.0K+. Toggle wpautop is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Toggle wpautop or Footnotes Made Easy?
Toggle wpautop has a 4.9/5 rating from 32 reviews, while Footnotes Made Easy has a 4.6/5 rating from 38 reviews.
Are Toggle wpautop and Footnotes Made Easy free?
Toggle wpautop is free and Footnotes Made Easy is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Toggle wpautop 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?
Toggle wpautop was last updated 4 years ago and Footnotes Made Easy was last updated 4 months ago.

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