Easy Footnotes
Healthy: maintained, last release 26 Aug 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Easy Footnotes still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 26 Aug 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 26 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Easy Footnotes, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer yingling017 since Dec 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Easy Footnotes removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Easy Footnotes safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Easy Footnotes update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.14. No one-star spike after it. 26 Aug 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| yingling017 | 20 Dec 2014 to 26 Aug 2026, 61 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 6
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 30 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 58 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 116 |
| 18 May 2026 | 103 |
| 25 May 2026 | 139 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 91 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 147 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 142 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 91 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 79 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 80 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 101 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 139 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 128 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 134 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 138 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 106 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 3,877 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 733 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 441 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 605 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 458 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 325 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 351 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 302 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 499 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 343 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 67 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.14 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jason Yingling |
| Added | 20 Dec 2014 |
| Last updated | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 8,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | read, hover, blogging, tooltips, footnotes |
Other plugins by this author: Easy Pull Quotes
Questions
Is Easy Footnotes still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Aug 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Easy Footnotes, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer yingling017 since Dec 2014.
Was Easy Footnotes removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Easy Footnotes safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Easy Footnotes update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.14. No one-star spike after it.