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Modern Footnotes

by prismtechstudios · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Modern Footnotes is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Modern Footnotes
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
prismtechstudios11 Apr 2017 to 24 Aug 2026, 68 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Modern Footnotes
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20263
Q4 20260

Last release 24 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
19 Jun 2025Modern Footnotes <= 1.4.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.4.191.4.200
19 Oct 2023Modern Footnotes <= 1.4.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.4.161.4.170
14 Mar 2023Modern Footnotes <= 1.4.15 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.4.151.4.161

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.8 from 32 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star29
4 star1
3 star0
2 star2
1 star0

Momentum

6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Modern Footnotes
4 May 202688
11 May 2026149
18 May 2026170
25 May 2026166
1 Jun 2026280
8 Jun 2026223
15 Jun 2026144
22 Jun 2026156
29 Jun 2026154
6 Jul 2026156
13 Jul 2026167
20 Jul 20263,140
27 Jul 2026745
3 Aug 20263,616
10 Aug 2026558
17 Aug 2026368
24 Aug 20263,430
31 Aug 2026599
7 Sep 2026407
14 Sep 2026503
21 Sep 2026388
28 Sep 2026365
5 Oct 2026339
12 Oct 2026319
19 Oct 2026486
26 Oct 2026379
2 Nov 2026111

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 50% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.5.1
Authorprismtechstudios
Added9 Apr 2017
Last updated24 Aug 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagscitations, footnotes, inline citations, inline footnotes, mobile-friendly citations

Questions

Is Modern Footnotes still maintained?

Modern Footnotes was last updated on 24 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Modern Footnotes safe?

Modern Footnotes has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Modern Footnotes?

The wordpress.org author is prismtechstudios. Recent committers: prismtechstudios, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Modern Footnotes?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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