Best lexicon plugins for WordPress
The most popular lexicon 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 Glossary (2K+) and Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki (1K+). All 7 plugins tagged “lexicon” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 lexicon plugins
- 1.
CM Tooltip GlossaryThe most installed lexicon plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 157 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Glossary2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 84 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki1K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 161 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 4.
Glossary Tooltip100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
Glossary Pages30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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CC Lexicon Lite10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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FlexiconFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
All 7 plugins tagged “lexicon”

CM Tooltip Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,551by CreativeMindsSolutions26 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
- 113/day

Glossary
Up in the last 7 days:21#4,489by 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:1#6,309by 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

Glossary Tooltip
Down in the last 7 days:63#15,678by Jumedeen khan18 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

Glossary Pages
#24,971by 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

CC Lexicon Lite
Up in the last 7 days:5,348#41,939by caterhamcomputing11 years ago
Provides an easy way to maintain and organise dictionary or glossary-style entries, or any type of term-based list. Display is via a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Flexicon
#61,988by freshlabs5 years ago
“Very fresh Lexicon" is a simple yet customizable plugin to create a lexicon in wordpress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day