WordPress plugin comparison
Glossary vs Tooltips for WordPress
At a glance
- Tooltips for WordPress has more active installs: 5K+, against 2K+ for Glossary.
- On a typical day, Glossary is downloaded about 100 times, Tooltips for WordPress about 50.
- Glossary is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 84 reviews, against 3.8 from 75 reviews.
- Glossary was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jan 9, 2026 for Tooltips for WordPress.
- Glossary resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Tooltips for WordPress.
- Glossary is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Tooltips for WordPress.
- Tooltips for WordPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Glossary.
Line by line
Glossary leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Glossary |  Tooltips for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,497 | #3,178 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.1K | 1.4K |
| Rating | 4.7(84) | 3.8(75) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.00 | ×0.48 |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 10 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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