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.
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Top 10 glossary plugins
- 1.
CM Tooltip GlossaryThe most installed glossary plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 157 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 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.Heroic Glossary
3K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 10 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
- 4.
Name Directory2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 81 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 5.
Glossary2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 84 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki1K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 161 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 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.
Description List Block400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 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.
Glossary Tooltip100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 49 plugins tagged “glossary”

CM Tooltip Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,554by CreativeMindsSolutions27 days ago
Transform jargon into engaging content that boosts SEO, drives engagement, improves conversions, with automatic links and tooltips.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.3(157)
- Downloads
- 111/day
Tooltips for WordPress
#3,178by Tomas10 months ago
Add custom tooltip automatically for post's content/title/tag/excerpt/gallery/menu, easily add image / video / audio / social/link tooltips
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.8(75)
- Downloads
- 50/day
Heroic Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:7#3,758by HeroThemes10 months ago
The best WordPress glossary builder plugin to create and manage your own glossary of terms.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.8(10)
- Downloads
- 30/day

Name Directory
Up in the last 7 days:1#4,247by Jeroen Peters5 days ago
Name directory (glossary) with many options like multiple directories, integrated search, non-latin characters, recaptcha, HTML editor and many more.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(81)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,497by Daniele Scasciafratte12 days ago
Boost your SEO & UX with Codeat's Glossary: powerful auto-link engine; customizable tooltips, mobile settings, ChatGPT and much more!
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(84)
- Downloads
- 100/day

Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki
Down in the last 7 days:21#6,332by Dennis2 years ago
Supercharged tool to build your own awesome Encyclopedia / Lexicon / Glossary / Wiki / Dictionary / Knowledge base / Directory / Vocabulary in no time
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.4(161)
- Downloads
- 14/day

Tooltipy (tooltips for WP)
Down in the last 7 days:6#6,548by Jamel Zarga1 month ago
Automatically create tooltip boxes for your technical keywords to explain them to your site visitors.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(68)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Description List Block
Down in the last 7 days:13#9,809by Daniel Floeter17 days ago
Description list (also known as definition list) block for glossaries, FAQs and specs using semantic dl, dt and dd HTML.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WordPress.org Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:4#11,116by Tellyworth1 year ago
Provides pop-up tooltip definitions of acronyms and terms defined in a glossary. As used on make.wordpress.org.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Glossary Tooltip
Up in the last 7 days:514#15,616by Jumedeen khan19 days ago
The best glossary tooltip plugin to automatically highlight glossary terms and display tooltips with definitions. Boost SEO & UI with automatic links.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 13/day
WP-SNAP!
Down in the last 7 days:175#17,531by nateomedia16 years ago
WP-SNAP! (WordPress System for Navigating Alphabetized Posts) creates an user interface for navigating alphabetized post titles.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Glossary Index
Down in the last 7 days:515#18,277by stepanvanek10 months ago
Create a glossary on your WordPress site to boost SEO, help visitors understand your content, and increase organic search traffic.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:662#20,608by CiteKit1 day ago
Add sources from DOI, ISBN, PubMed, YouTube and more, then publish citations, footnotes, bibliographies, tooltips and glossaries.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Inline Context
#23,453by Joop Laan19 days ago
Footnotes, tooltips and glossary notes for the block editor. Click a term to reveal context inline — no page jumps.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Alphabetical Pagination
Up in the last 7 days:1,455#23,528by mansoormunib5 months ago
Alphabetical (A–Z, #, 0–9) index for any post type. Shortcode, Gutenberg block, REST API, WooCommerce auto-mount, multilingual, WCAG AA.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TooltipGlossary
#24,778tooltipglossary16 years ago
Parses posts for defined glossary terms and adds links to the static glossary page containing the definition and a tooltip with the definition.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Glosseta A-Z Glossary
#24,886by Chandru Pandi4 months ago
Create an SEO-friendly glossary with A-Z filtering, category filtering, custom glossary cards, style settings, and an Elementor widget.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Glossary Pages
Down in the last 7 days:560#25,069by Organilog1 year ago
A customizable, multilingual-ready glossary plugin with A-Z navigation, category filters, and search. Lightweight, flexible, and SEO-friendly.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
WP Glossary Hover
Down in the last 7 days:258#25,108by chorton22278 years ago
When hovering over a word or phrase show the user created definition.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lexicographer
Down in the last 7 days:8#28,161by texttheater6 years ago
Lexicographer creates an alphabetical index of your blog, using keywords you choose. The index can be included in any page, post or text widget.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:306#31,393automatic-glossary17 years ago
Given a collection of glossary definition pages, automatically creates links in your page and post content for the words in your glossary.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
iThoughts Tooltip Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:404#31,847by Gerkin8 years ago
Create beautiful tooltips for descriptions or glossary terms, easily
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PoolParty Thesaurus
#37,413by kurt-moser7 years ago
PoolParty plugin makes websites more understandable. Blogs benefit from linking posts with key terms automatically. The plugin uses SKOS vocabularies
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Clever Linked Terms
Up in the last 7 days:3,101#38,346by Jeff Brigman19 days ago
Build a smarter WordPress glossary with automatic linking, tooltips, semantic relationships, maps, and FluentCommunity support.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sweet Glossary
Up in the last 7 days:1,578#38,582by Guillermo4 years ago
A simple, beautiful and SEO friendly glossary plugin. Place the shortcode wherever you want and display the list of glossary terms wherever you want.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Glossary by Arteeo
Down in the last 7 days:4,143#42,584by arteeo6 years ago
The plugin actively supports multi-language sites and offers the following languages in both the frontend and the backend: English French German Ita …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Acronym Manager
#44,822by danfinnigan13 years ago
A plugin to define acronyms in pages, posts and comments site-wide. Defined acronyms are underlined, and the definition appears as a tool-tip.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:7,220#45,511by gnarlyinc14 years ago
Create your own glossary in wordpress!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
mowsterGlossary
Down in the last 7 days:7,910#47,120by mowster13 years ago
Allows to manage and display a glossary in WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Resting Sycamore Acronym Decoder for Medicare Terms
Up in the last 7 days:22,788#49,122by restingsycamoremedicare4 months ago
A local, searchable Medicare glossary with plain-English acronym explanations.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Codevera AI Tooltip Explainer for Jargon and Confusing Terms
#52,299by codevera5 months ago
AI tooltip plugin that turns jargon, abbreviations and confusing terms into plain English. Readers highlight any word, get an instant explanation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Easy Glossary
Up in the last 7 days:9,565#53,492by GrayStud.io8 months ago
A lightweight, flexible glossary plugin that auto-links terms, shows tooltips, and provides an index shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MKB Glossar
#55,056by MKB Marketing & Consulting4 days ago
Manage glossary terms and synonyms with tooltips, optional automatic term links, and native WordPress, Gutenberg, and Elementor integration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 72/day

Flexicon
Up in the last 7 days:4,406#55,212by freshlabs5 years ago
“Very fresh Lexicon" is a simple yet customizable plugin to create a lexicon in wordpress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mislav A-Z Navigator
Down in the last 7 days:333#55,544by mislavkvesic5 months ago
Turn your content into a clean, structured A-Z directory your visitors can easily browse.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Term Description Popup
Up in the last 7 days:7,360#56,042by meinService3 months ago
This plugin displays a keyword description in a popup whenever a term or post-tag in the text of a post or page matches that keyword or its synonyms.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Intelligent Glossary Engine
Up in the last 7 days:1,107#59,382by Mazlan Halim4 months ago
Create a searchable WordPress glossary with A-Z filtering, expandable definitions, and structured term management.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

HoverLex Glossary Tooltip
#61,088by Silpa T A3 months ago
Create glossary terms with hover tooltips. Add glossary terms as custom post type and display definitions on hover.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ananyoo Accessible A to Z Index for Categories, Tags and Posts
#62,952by Shivaji Mitra17 days ago
Accessible A to Z index of categories, tags, any taxonomy or post type: named letter navigation, a heading per letter, live filter. WCAG AA.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Wordnest
Down in the last 7 days:2,915#63,204by simonxuan4 months ago
A lightweight WordPress glossary tooltip plugin with zero frontend dependencies, native Chinese support, and English term matching.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SAAI Knowledge
Down in the last 7 days:13,443#68,447by shinobiashi27 days ago
FAQ, Knowledge Base, and Glossary content types with a two-column layout, term auto-linking, live search, and AI-ready Markdown/RAG export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

3task Glossary
#70,234by 3task13 days ago
Glossary on normal WordPress pages: A-Z index, categories, table of contents, search and auto-linking within the glossary. No custom tables.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
mi13-glossary
Down in the last 7 days:18,163#70,693by mi139 months ago
Glossary plugin for your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lexilink
Down in the last 7 days:21,924#71,178by Ludwig You1 month ago
LexiLink is a powerful glossary plugin for WordPress. Create, manage, and display terms with full customization and ease.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Kung Woo Easy Encyclopedia
#71,305by kungwoopanda4 months ago
A lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use plugin to create an alphabetical encyclopedia, dictionary, or glossary on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Spindle Dynamic Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:3,797#73,008by ASA Solutions Limited7 days ago
Build a searchable glossary and automatically link terms in your content, with accessible tooltips and pop-ups.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day