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.
As of April 2026, CC Lexicon Lite is a WordPress term plugin with 10 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Simple Taxonomy Ordering.
Lexicon Entries consist of a “Term” and a “Definition” (if you are creating FAQs, this equates to a “Question” and an “Answer”), and can be managed in exactly the same way as standard WordPress posts.
The Lexicon Entries can also be organised into Categories.
The Lexicon Entries are displayed using a shortcode, allowing you to display all entries or those for certain categories.
The terms are indexed alphabetically, and initially only the terms are displayed – clicking on any term will expand the entry to show the definition.
The simplest usage would be to use the shortcode with no parameters:
[lexicon]
This would show all Lexicon Entries in all Categories with the default styling.
To show the Lexicon Entries for a…
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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