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Glossary

by Daniele Scasciafratte · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.3.17 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Glossary has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 277,167 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Glossary at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
277,167
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Glossary well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
4%
3 of 84 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Group your terms by category and create vertical archives of terms through the shortcodes: Lists of Terms and Lists of Categories
  • Choose where to activate its features: in all pages or only some of them, in archives, taxonomies, custom post types, etc
  • Apply a highlight to your linked terms or a highlight and a tooltip on hover
  • Style your tooltips by choosing one of the four free templates
  • Link terms to internal or external locations
  • Related/additional terms or synonyms are supported for the same term
  • Add a dedicated icon to highlight external links
  • Use it with your favorite plugins: Yoast SEO, Ninja Forms, Elementor, Bricks Builder, Fixed TOC, Easy Table of Contents, YARPP, role management plugins like…
  • Custom integration for themes: Bricks, Divi and Genesis
  • Smooth migration from the CM Glossary Tooltip plugin
  • Play with the widgets: Glossary Search Bar, Latest Terms, and Glossary Categories
  • Hassle-free integration with Gutenberg blocks

Glossary reviews and ratings

84 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

84 reviews

5★
73
4★
6
3★
1
2★
1
1★
3

  • Top!

    Great plugin!

    marshall0283

  • Excellent glossary plugin

    Great plugin and very useful for adding clear explanations and tooltips to my website. It’s flexible, easy to configure and works perfectly with my WordPress setup. I also contacted support with a few questions and received quick and clear answers. Very happy with the plugin. Highly recommended.

    Jordi Jansen

  • Very useful

    Glossary is very useful for many things — adding links on rollovers, reminders, instructions, etc. It works very well.

    sharonvillines

  • For full features, Glossary is valuable for its full license

    Admire the free features but I found it even more useful for the premium features. Excellent support for troubleshooting & help. The built-in license migration from staging URL to live site was flawless and easy. Thanks for continuing plugin development!

    mangoman

  • Solid features. Superb support.

    The Glossary plugin works as expected. Not without a few UI/labeling quirks. But truly superb support turns its minor issues in to micro issues.

    uxdesign

  • One of the best plugins overall, well worth lifetime license!

    One of the best plugins I’ve purchased for my site! I’ve used Glossary for more than just word definition popups. I also use it for a few other less glossary-like functions, like automatic pillar content post linking. This, in addition to WPMU’s hosting and their pro plugins has given me a 100 pagespeed score on desktop, 90+ on mobile. Keep up the great work!

    kensonplays

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Details

Boost your SEO & UX with Codeat's Glossary: powerful auto-link engine; customizable tooltips, mobile settings, ChatGPT and much more!

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • dictionary
  • glossary
  • lexicon
  • tooltip
  • vocabulary

More from Daniele Scasciafratte

Version
2.3.17
Last updated
Sep 3, 2026
First published
Feb 24, 2016
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Glossary FAQ

What does Glossary do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Glossary offers Group your terms by category and create vertical archives of terms through the shortcodes: Lists of Terms and Lists of Categories, Choose where to activate its features: in all pages or only some of them, in archives, taxonomies, custom post types, etc, Apply a highlight to your linked terms or a highlight and a tooltip on hover, Style your tooltips by choosing one of the four free templates and Link terms to internal or external locations.

How many active installs does Glossary have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Glossary as of September 7, 2026.

Is Glossary still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Glossary have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Glossary are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Glossary free?

Glossary is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.