Acronyms 2

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Reviewers call it a hidden gem that's easy to use and light on resources, with asks for import/export, mobile support, and better caching on busy sites.

1. ★★★★★ Brett C

   2.3y ago

   Stable and fast. It’s very nice in that regard. A bonus: Multisite supported! Drawbacks: Does not appear to be getting the caching treatment (at least when i checked via w3tc that is), and is real-time updated on posts/comments. For large and very active installations, this could very well be a CPU resource hog on page renders. (For my use case, this is what I was looking for) Does not appear to be a method to make an acronym multisite. Each multisite gets its own set of acronyms. Would be nice to have a checkbox to force an acronym as multisite.

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2. ★★★★★ bogdantd

   3.3y ago

   Excellent on desktop. Will it be useful on mobile devices in the near future? Thx

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3. ★★★★★ palmtek

   3.5y ago

   This plugin needs some love. Such a hidden gem. None of my SEO plugins have this feature, but now I can add this into sites that use a lot of acronyms. The next step is to add an export/import option. I tried the other guy’s plugin and it’s good, but this one is much more powerful.

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4. ★★★★★ matthewdhenderson

   6.8y ago

   This makes any phrase (such as POS) into a non-clickable link with a tooltip (such as “Point-of-sale”), automatically. Enter each Acronym in the same way as a post category or tag. (I did delete the sample Acronyms) No need to alter the page or post.

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5. ★★★★★ notbanksy

   10.0y ago

   Does exactly what I need, easy to use, no fuss, highly recommended.

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6. ★★★★★ MikeChipshop

   10.0y ago

   Great little plugin, low resource usage and save having to type out or explain certain Acronyms every time you write a page or post. Very useful!

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7. ★★★★★ biancardi

   11.1y ago

   There is some bug in the creation of acronym!

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8. ★★★★★ mantou132

   13.3y ago

   Thank

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-11-15 200+ → 100+ down after 16 days in tier
2. 2023-10-30 100+ → 200+ up after 16 days in tier
3. 2023-10-14 200+ → 100+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• W WP Typograph Lite 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• wpuntexturize 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• Preserve Code Formatting 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• Abbreviation Button for the Block Editor 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Acronyms 2: 100+ active installs, 4.8★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/acronyms-2