WP Glossary Hover
When hovering over a word or phrase show the user created definition.
3.7(3 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 7 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Glossary Hover is a WordPress hover plugin with 30 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Easy Footnotes.
3.7/53 reviews
30active installs
4.4K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
WP Glossary Hover adds helpful tooltips to user defined glossary terms. Terms are highlighted and when hovered over shows the term definition.
Features
- Only highlight first occurrence of term.
- Specify if glossary terms are case sensitive.
- Enable by post type, i.e. specify if posts, pages, etc. are parsed for terms.
- Protect certain html tags, e.g. headers, links, quotes, etc., from being parsed for terms.
- Uses jQuery UI Tooltips, with ability to custom various settings and themes.
- Style highlighted terms, i.e. change color and underline style.
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Ratings & Reviews
3.73 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5.1+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.3.1
- Escape regular expression references
Contributors
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