Best abbreviations plugins for WordPress
The most popular abbreviations plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Text Hover leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Abbreviation button for TinyMCE (100+). All 2 plugins tagged “abbreviations” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 abbreviations plugins
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Text HoverThe most installed abbreviations plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 17 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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Abbreviation button for TinyMCE100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
All 2 plugins tagged “abbreviations”
Text Hover
Down in the last 7 days:7#5,294by Scott Reilly4 years ago
Add hover text (aka tooltips) to content in posts. Handy for providing explanations of names, terms, phrases, abbreviations, and acronyms.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(17)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Abbreviation button for TinyMCE
Up in the last 7 days:164#13,319by Jb Audras6 years ago
Provides abbreviation button for WordPress TinyMCE visual editor.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day