Tooltip Glossary Plugin

• Name: Tooltip Glossary Plugin
• Contributors: CreativeMindsSolutions
• Minimum WordPress version: 5.4.0
• Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.2

Introduction

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The CM Tooltip Glossary excels as the leading WordPress plugin for developing an extensive knowledge base, similar to a glossary or dictionary, for your site

It boasts sophisticated tooltips that display term definitions with a simple hover, perfectly blended into your site’s content. This powerful plugin has been enhanced and improved since 2012, making it effortless to compile a vast array of terms and definitions for your visitors.

Installation and Usage

How to Install

Detailed Free Version User Guide

• Place the plugin’s directory into the /wp-content/plugins/ path.
• Activate the plugin via the ‘Plugins’ section in your WordPress dashboard.
• Go to the ‘Glossary’ section in the admin area to add your terms, using the page title for the term name and the main content area for the definition.
• You can create a central ‘Glossary’ page to serve as an index for all terms. If you skip this step, terms will still be highlighted in posts but won’t be compiled in one place.
• In the plugin’s settings, specify the custom page ID for your ‘Glossary’ page.
• Delve into the dashboard to discover additional customization options.

Note that your theme needs to include wp_head() for the Tooltip’s scripts and styles to work properly. Manual addition of these files to your theme is possible but generally not recommended.

Code and Style Issues

The Glossary feature employs straightforward JavaScript to create compact information pop-ups known as tooltips, drawing inspiration from Michael Leigeber’s article on the subject here.

The appearance and functionality of these tooltips can be customized using the tooltip.css and tooltip.js files.

Furthermore, the A-to-Z listing functionality within the Glossary is powered by the jQuery ListNav Plugin. This plugin facilitates the creation of an organized, navigable list of glossary terms.

Glossary Terms Pages, Links and Glosary Index

This plugin identifies key terms within your content and creates links to a dedicated page that provides detailed explanations. Additionally, it compiles these terms into an organized index, making it simple for users to locate and comprehend the glossary entries on your website.

Glossary Tooltips

Additionally, the plugin includes a quick-display tooltip feature that pops up a small informational box when a user hovers over a term, allowing for immediate access to its definition.

Glossary Premium Editions

The enhanced versions of the Glossary Plugin are loaded with numerous additional features. They enable you to enrich tooltips with audio and video elements, incorporate synonyms and various word forms, and establish links with external services like Wikipedia, Google Translate, Merriam-Webster, and ChatGPT. Additionally, they provide the flexibility to develop several glossaries, opt for different index designs, and take advantage of many more advanced options.

Use-Cases

Some of these use cases might include Pro Plugin features

• Multilingual Dictionary: Compiles a multilingual list of terms utilized on your site.
• Interactive Tooltips: Displays informative boxes for glossary terms upon mouseover.
• Resourceful Knowledge Base: Gathers a useful array of terms with their definitions, including visual and textual aids.
• Equivalent Terms: Lists alternative words with similar meanings to your terms.
• Term Collection: Assembles a comprehensive set of specialized terms.
• Selective Vocabulary: Curates a collection of distinct terms and expressions.
• Detailed Explanations: Provides definitions for specialized terms found in your content.
• Language Translation: Utilizes Google Translate to convert terms and definitions into various languages.
• Encyclopedic Integration: Incorporates factual content from Wikipedia directly onto your site.
• Video Tooltips: Embeds YouTube or Vimeo videos within tooltips for an enhanced multimedia experience.
• Audio Enhancement: Attaches audio or music clips to tooltips for auditory learning.
• Product Suggestions: Enhances your site with informational boxes featuring Amazon product recommendations.
• Automated Content Generation: Utilizes ChatGPT and Gemini to automatically generate detailed content for each term.

Free Edition Features

• Index Creation: The plugin automatically generates a catalog for glossary terms.
• Layout Choices: The glossary catalog can be sorted alphabetically and displayed as a list or a grid.
• Maximum Terms: Up to 500 terms can be included in the glossary.
• Dedicated Term Entries: Each term in the glossary gets its own separate post.
• Interactive Tooltips: Tooltips that show up when you mouse over a term can be tailored.
• Term Links in Content: You can insert links within your content that lead to the definitions of terms.
• Filter Customization: You have the ability to personalize the filters that modify the content and appearance of tooltips.
• Exclusion Shortcode: The shortcode [glossary_exclude] lets you leave out certain text from the glossary.
• Inclusion Shortcode: With the shortcode [cm_tooltip_parse], you can make sure specific text is included.
• Excerpt Tooltips: If configured, excerpts can be used as the text for tooltips upon hovering.
• Tooltip Placement Options: You can select where on your site the tooltips will show, such as on certain pages, posts, or the main page.
• Tooltip Display Regulation: You can set the number of times a tooltip is shown for each term.
• Character Encoding Range: The plugin is compatible with UTF-8 encoding, which supports a broad array of characters.
• Setup Wizard: Setup Wizard helps configure the plugin quickly and easily.

Pro Edition Features

It retains all the functionalities available in the Free Version, plus:

• Unlimited Terms: Add as many terms as you like to the Glossary index without restrictions.
• High Performance: The plugin is optimized for fast loading, even with large glossaries.
• Flexible Display: Terms can be displayed across any type of custom post.
• Display Settings: Adjust the number of terms shown on the Index page and customize pagination placement.
• CSV Support: Easily import and export glossary terms and preferences with CSV files.
• Tooltip Customization: Enjoy the liberty to style tooltips to your liking, from fonts to colors.
• Enhanced Navigation: The plugin links related posts and terms, improving site navigation.
• Multisite Functionality: It works seamlessly across a network of sites.
• Synonym Support: Each term can have synonyms and variations.
• Responsive Design: The plugin’s design is compatible with all mobile devices.
• Permalink Flexibility: Modify the permalink structure for glossary terms as needed.
• WPML Compatibility: It works perfectly with WPML for creating multilingual content.
• ACF Field Parsing: Parse Advanced Custom Fields of various types.
• Page Creation Toggle: Choose whether to generate individual pages for each glossary term.
• Footnote Feature: Introduce glossary terms as footnotes, a handy alternative to tooltips.
• Extensive Customization: With over 130 options, customize the plugin to fit your exact needs.

Pro+ Edition Features

The plugin encompasses all functionalities from the Free and Pro editions, plus:

• Variety of Index Layouts: Select from a diverse range of more than 18 Glossary Index page layouts.
• (NEW) Selective Term Control: Newly introduced feature for allowing or disallowing terms on certain posts or categories.
• (NEW) Multiple Meanings Support: Newly added capability for handling multiple interpretations of the same term.
• Image-Enhanced Tooltips: Incorporate and display a prominent image within the tooltip of a term.
• Customizable Term Pages: Tailor the template of term pages according to your needs.
• Social Sharing Widget: Employ the “Share This” feature for straightforward sharing of terms on social media.
• Translation Capability: Leverage Google Translate for converting terms into different languages.
• Glossary Categorization: Form and oversee various categories within the glossary.
• Searchable Glossary: Implement a search function directly on the Glossary page.
• Abundance of Shortcodes: Utilize more than 10 shortcodes to expand the functionality of your site.
• Dictionary and Thesaurus Integration: Integrate with Merriam-Webster for detailed definitions of terms.
• Live Search & Replace Tool: Use the engine for instant parsing and substituting of terms.
• Support for Non-Spaced Languages: Facilitate parsing of terms in languages that do not use spaces.
• Inclusion of Abbreviations: Append abbreviations to each term for clarity.
• Visibility in Comments: Highlight terms within the comments to draw attention.
• Tooltip Control Button: Offer a button on the frontend to switch tooltips on or off as needed.
• Extensive Customization Options: Over 240 configuration settings are available for a tailored user experience.

Ecommerce Edition Features

This plugin has all the stuff from the Free, Pro, and Pro+ versions, and also:

• ChatGPT & Gemini Compatibility: The plugin is capable of interfacing with ChatGPT and Gemini.
• Multilingual Definitions: Terms can be defined across various languages.
• Custom Links: Personalize your terms with your own hyperlinks.
• Audio in Tooltips: Embed sounds within the tooltip pop-ups.
• Video Tooltips: Insert videos into the tooltips for a richer experience.
• Wikipedia & Wiktionary Integration: Access additional information from Wikipedia and Wiktionary.
• Multilingual Glossaries: Create glossaries that support multiple languages.
• Amazon Integration: Link directly to Amazon products within your glossary.
• WooCommerce Integration: Connect with WooCommerce for product references.
• Tagging Terms: Assign tags to your glossary terms for better organization.
• Double-Click Definitions: Users can double-click to retrieve definitions from external services for terms not in the glossary.
• Image Tooltips: Display tooltips for images using the Alt attribute.
• Parsing Order: Determine the sequence for parsing terms when they are similar.
• Iframe Sharing: Allow users to share your terms on their sites via an iframe.
• Multiple Term Meanings: Provide several meanings for a single term.
• Extensive Customization: Utilize a vast array of over 300 settings for customization.

Addons & Extensions

• CM Tooltip Custom Taxonomies
• CM Tooltip Search Console
• CM Tooltip Glossary Remote Import
• CM Tooltip Glossary Community Terms
• CM Tooltip Glossary Log & Statistics
• CM Tooltip Glossary Widgets