Footnotes Made Easy
Healthy: released 3 months ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 90 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Footnotes Made Easy still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 15 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Footnotes Made Easy, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer lumiblog since Mar 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Footnotes Made Easy removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Footnotes Made Easy safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.0.8). Not on the exploited list. 3 Nov 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Footnotes Made Easy update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.2.2. No one-star spike after it. 12 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.
| dartiss | 18 Jan 2017 to 24 Mar 2024, 118 commits |
|---|---|
| sdobreff | 29 Nov 2023 to 5 Feb 2024, 39 commits |
| vikmark | 20 Feb 2024 to 12 Mar 2024, 7 commits |
| lumiblog | 24 Mar 2024 to 15 Aug 2026, 21 commits |
4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 8
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 23 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.6 |
| 5 star | 35 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 3 |
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 3.0.8).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2025 | Footnotes Made Easy <= 3.0.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 7.2 | <= 3.0.7 | 3.0.8 | Before disclosure |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 58 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 67 |
| 18 May 2026 | 66 |
| 25 May 2026 | 80 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 79 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,447 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 423 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,566 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 273 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 315 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 196 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 198 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 169 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 161 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,665 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 413 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 297 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 218 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 169 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 182 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 153 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 151 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 155 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 140 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 222 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 182 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 39 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 57% below the 27-week average.
Facts
| Version | 3.2.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Patrick Lumumba |
| Added | 12 Jan 2017 |
| Last updated | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | citations, footnotes, reference, formatting, bibliography |
Other plugins by this author: Bulk Variations for WooCommerce, Page Categorizer, Lumiblog Debug Log Inspector
Questions
Is Footnotes Made Easy still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Footnotes Made Easy, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer lumiblog since Mar 2024.
Was Footnotes Made Easy removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Footnotes Made Easy safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.0.8). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Footnotes Made Easy update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.2.2. No one-star spike after it.