Glossary by Codeat PRO

Turn recurring terms into a reference

Glossary by Codeat PRO organizes specialized terms and definitions into a glossary or dictionary, then links matching terms in posts and pages. Readers can open a styled tooltip or follow a link to the full definition. It works with the classic WordPress editor and Gutenberg.

For example, a food site can explain ingredients in context, while an online shop can define fishing equipment and suggest related products. A fan encyclopedia can organize terms as a reference, and an affiliate site can include affiliate URLs and descriptions in term tooltips.

Choose how readers reach definitions

The glossary works with highlighted terms, hover tooltips, internal or external links, synonyms, and an icon for external links. PRO adds advanced tooltip styling and controls for tooltip behavior on mobile. It can also generate footnotes for glossary terms.

Term-matching settings include case-sensitive matching, linking only the first occurrence of the same term or any key term, and preventing links on a term’s own description page.

Organize terms and place an index

Group terms by category and make vertical archives. PRO can add an alphabetically ordered term list and a customizable glossary index through its shortcode or block. Index blocks can be customized in Gutenberg, Elementor, Fusion Builder, Divi, Beaver Builder, and SiteOrigin. Advanced shortcodes can parse content used with Visual Composer or another page builder.

Widgets include a glossary search bar, latest terms, and glossary categories. You can select where glossary capabilities run, including selected pages, archives, taxonomies, and custom post types.

Extend glossary content

PRO lets you add custom fields to terms and integrates with Advanced Custom Fields. Other supported integrations include Yoast SEO, Ninja Forms, Elementor, Bricks Builder, Fixed TOC, Easy Table of Contents, YARPP, User Role Editor, WPML, and Polylang. Custom theme integrations include Bricks, Divi, and Genesis.

The feature set also includes CSV term imports, Schema.org DefinedTerm support, and ChatGPT integration for generating term content, which requires an OpenAI API key.

Set up the glossary

1. Install Glossary by Codeat PRO on the WordPress site where you want to use the glossary.
2. Create terms and definitions.
3. Configure term linking, tooltip presentation, matching behavior, and the content areas where glossary functions should run.
4. Place a glossary index with the PRO shortcode or block, then customize it in a supported visual editor if needed.

PRO includes dedicated support. Documentation and a demo site are also available as reference resources.