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Best glossary plugins for WordPress

The most popular glossary plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CM Tooltip Glossary leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of Tooltips for WordPress (5K+) and Heroic Glossary (3K+). All 49 plugins tagged “glossary” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 glossary plugins

  1. 1.
    CM Tooltip Glossary

    The most installed glossary plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 157 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Tooltips for WordPress

    5K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 75 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  3. 3.
    Heroic Glossary

    3K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 10 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.

  4. 4.
    Name Directory

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 81 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  5. 5.
    Glossary

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 84 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki

    1K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 161 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  7. 7.
    Tooltipy (tooltips for WP)

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 68 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  8. 8.
    Description List Block

    400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.

  9. 9.
    WordPress.org Glossary

    300+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.

  10. 10.
    Glossary Tooltip

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.

All 49 plugins tagged “glossary”