Wikipedia Preview
Wikipedia Preview lets you show a popup card with a short summary from Wikipedia when a reader clicks or hovers over a link.
4.8(38 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Wikipedia Preview is a WordPress card plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 38 reviews. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.1+ and PHP 5.6.39+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Downloads are up 14% this week. Top alternative: Event Block.
4.8/538 reviews
1.0K+active installs
18K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
Enhance your website with free knowledge straight from Wikipedia!
Install Wikipedia Preview, the free add-on designed to better engage your visitors and improve the user experience on your website.
The Wikipedia Preview plugin provides context to your site’s visitors with content directly from Wikipedia. It allows you to add links to your content so that when your visitors click or hover on them, they see a pop-up box with information and images straight from Wikipedia. With Wikipedia Preview your visitors gain context on a topic, without ever leaving your website.
Wikipedia Preview is an official plug-in designed and developed by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.
The plug-in is entirely free to download and use, in line with the…
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Download Trends
Today: 10Yesterday: 3This week: 41Period total: 4K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6.39+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.17
56.1%
v1.3
25.7%
Other
6.4%
v1.14
6.2%
v1.15
5.5%
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