9 Best Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 9 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 9 closest alternatives to Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki
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CM Tooltip Glossary
Closest match4.3 (157) 7,000+ active installsTransform jargon into engaging content that boosts SEO, drives engagement, improves conversions, with automatic links and tooltips.
Shares the dictionary, glossary, lexicon tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 3.4, last updated 22 days ago.
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Glossary
Paid version available4.7 (84) 2,000+ active installsBoost your SEO & UX with Codeat's Glossary: powerful auto-link engine; customizable tooltips, mobile settings, ChatGPT and much more!
Shares the dictionary, glossary, lexicon tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 3.4, last updated 4 days ago.
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4.9 (80) 2,000+ active installsName directory (glossary) with many options like multiple directories, integrated search, non-latin characters, recaptcha, HTML editor and many more.
Shares the dictionary, glossary tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 3.4, last updated today.
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Tooltipy (tooltips for WP)
4.6 (68) 1,000+ active installsAutomatically add customizable keyword tooltips to your content and boost SEO, UX, and engagement — no coding required.
Shares the glossary tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.6 against 3.4, last updated April 24, 2026.
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4.4 (35) 6,000+ active installsAdds collaborative Docs to BuddyPress.
Shares the wiki tag on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated March 19, 2026.
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4.9 (23) 2,000+ active installsYada Wiki is a simple wiki for your WordPress site.
Shares the wiki tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated November 22, 2025.
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weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot
4.6 (68) 4,000+ active installsBuild a powerful documentation hub with an AI-powered knowledge base, docs, wiki tools, changelogs and an AI chatbot to help users find answers instan …
Shares the wiki tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 3.4, last updated 11 days ago.
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Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs
4.8 (75) 2,000+ active installsEasily create & manage documentation. Reduce support tickets & scale your customer support workload. This simple plugin works with any theme.
Shares the wiki tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 3.4, last updated 26 days ago.
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4.8 (37) 1,000+ active installsWikipedia Preview lets you show a popup card with a short summary from Wikipedia when a reader clicks or hovers over a link.
Shares the wiki tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated December 8, 2025.
Switching from Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki: common questions
What is the best alternative to Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki?
CM Tooltip Glossary is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 7,000+ active installs with a 4.3 out of 5 rating.
Which Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki alternative has the most users?
CM Tooltip Glossary, with 7,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki alternative is rated highest?
Name Directory, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 80 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
CM Tooltip Glossary is the closest match to Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki by the data we track, and CM Tooltip Glossary has the widest reach with 7,000+ active installs. Name Directory shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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One email a week, built from the same daily snapshots these rankings come from: the plugins that climbed, what launched, and one ranking worth a look.