Glossary Pages

Glossary Pages is the easiest way to add a flexible, multilingual glossary (lexicon) to your WordPress site.
Organize your terms with custom post types, alphabetic navigation, categories, search, and fully compatible with WPML or Polylang.

On the backend of your WordPress account, access

Features:
– Custom Post Type “Glossary” (slug: /glossary/ or /glossaire/ auto for French)
– Add synonyms and example fields for each term
– A-Z navigation bar (shortcode)
– Category filter (shortcode)
– Dedicated page per letter (e.g. /glossary/a/)
– Search form for glossary terms
– SEO-friendly (Schema.org markup for terms)
– Ready for WPML and Polylang
– Responsive and accessible
– Easy to adapt to another language : .pot file is included
– French and English translation files included

Use cases

• Dictionary or encyclopedia: Create detailed entries for terms, concepts, or historical facts.
• Tooltip glossary: Display definitions as tooltips when users hover over terms in your content.
• Knowledge base: Organize internal or public documentation with clear explanations of key terms.
• SEO optimization: Improve internal linking and increase search engine visibility by creating individual pages for each term.
• Synonyms and lexicon: Group related words or industry-specific vocabulary for quick reference.
• Vocabulary builder: Help learners acquire new words with definitions, examples, and related terms.
• Company knowledge base: Share internal terminology with employees or collaborators.
• Customer support: Define technical jargon or product-specific terms for your users.
• Educational websites: Provide definitions and explanations for course-related terms.
• Medical or legal glossaries: Centralize complex vocabulary for easier reference.

Shortcodes

• [glossary_pages_nav show_all="0|1"]
  Displays the A-Z navigation bar.

  • show_all="1": show all letters as links, even if no terms for some letters.
  • show_all="0": only link letters with terms (default).

• [glossary_pages_list category="slug"]
  Displays the list of terms, grouped by letter.

  • category: filter by category slug (optional).

• [glossary_pages_categories show_count="1"]
  Displays the categories menu.

  • show_count="1": show the number of terms in each category.

• [glossary_pages_search]
  Displays a search field for glossary terms.

License

GPL v2 or later

How to uninstall WP Sitemap Page

To uninstall WP Sitemap Page, you just have to de-activate the plugin from the plugins list.

1. Upload the glossary-pages folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. (First install: visit “Settings > Permalinks” and click “Save Changes” once)
4. Start adding terms under the new “Glossary” menu
5. Add shortcodes where you want to display your glossary

1.2.0

• Improved navigation shortcode: can hide links for empty letters
• Help page moved as sub-menu of CPT
• Improved translation and admin help page

1.1.0

• Dedicated page per letter (e.g. /glossary/a/)
• [glossary_pages_categories] shortcode for category menu
• Shortcodes split ([glossary_pages_nav], [glossary_pages_list])
• Improved activation rewrite logic

1.0.0

• First release: custom post type, synonyms & example fields, navigation, category, search, SEO, multilingual.