Tooltips for WordPress vs Glossary (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Tooltips for WordPress
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Glossary has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 83 reviews) while Tooltips for WordPress leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Tooltips for WordPress has accumulated 558K+ total downloads while Glossary has 263K+. Glossary has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Tooltips for WordPress | Glossary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.8/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 75 | ► | 83 |
| Active Installs | 5.0K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 558K+ | ◄ | 263K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2016 | |
| Age | 15 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.8+ | 6.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 10.9.3 | 2.3.11 |
Rating Breakdown
Tooltips for WordPress
Glossary
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Tooltips for WordPress averaged approximately 37 daily downloads while Glossary averaged 73.
Recent Reviews
Tooltips for WordPress Reviews
A fantastic plugin. I love it.
There were an incredible number of settings, which were revised in the latest update and are now much clearer. I was able to implement tooltips very quickly. It was only through using it that I realiz
Outstanding Support and Fast Fixes!
The support team is absolutely exceptional — fast, patient, and incredibly dedicated. They responded even at night, carefully tested everything, and released multiple updates until every issue was ful
very interesting pluging
Pluigin is very interesting and easy to use.It allows a lot of customization options to choose which pages you want the tooltips to work on and which pages you don’t. I had a question and they gave
Glossary Reviews
Excellent glossary plugin
Great plugin and very useful for adding clear explanations and tooltips to my website. It’s flexible, easy to configure and works perfectly with my WordPress setup. I also contacted support with a few
Very useful
Glossary is very useful for many things — adding links on rollovers, reminders, instructions, etc. It works very well.
For full features, Glossary is valuable for its full license
Admire the free features but I found it even more useful for the premium features. Excellent support for troubleshooting & help. The built-in license migration from staging URL to live site was flawle
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