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Smart Word Explainer

Enhance your content by providing instant word definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, and antonyms when users select words.

By Huzaifa Al Mesbah·Language·Free
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·0 active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, Smart Word Explainer is a WordPress language plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 139 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.3+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Loco Translate.

0/5Rating
0active installs
139total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Smart Word Explainer is a lightweight and easy-to-use WordPress plugin that enhances the reading experience by providing instant word lookups. When a user selects a word on your website, a popup appears with:

  • Word definitions
  • Pronunciation guide with audio
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Usage examples

This plugin helps improve content comprehension and vocabulary building for your readers without them needing to leave your website.

Features

  • Instant word lookups with a simple text selection
  • Clean, modern popup design that fits any theme
  • Pronunciation audio playback
  • Multiple definitions organized by part of speech
  • Related synonyms and antonyms
  • Usage examples
  • Responsive design for all screen sizes
  • No API key required (uses the free Dictionary API)
  • Lightweight with minimal impact on page load times
  • …
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress6.3+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Word selection detection with mouse highlighting
  • Dictionary API integration for definitions and pronunciations
  • Popup display with definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, and antonyms
  • Audio pronunciation playback when available

…and 7 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Huzaifa Al MesbahHuzaifa Al Mesbah
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.0
Last Updated
Dec 17, 2025
WP Requires
6.3+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
0
Downloads
139
Added
Dec 17, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

languagelearningdictionaryvocabularydefinitions

Developer

H
Huzaifa Al Mesbah
11 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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