iThoughts Tooltip Glossary
by Gerkin · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
Create beautiful tooltips for descriptions or glossary terms, easily
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “appendix”. wp.org puts you #18; on merit you place #6. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 11K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3092 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3092 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| appendix your tag | #18 | #6 | 0 |
| dictionary your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| glossary your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| technical terms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tooltip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “appendix”. wp.org puts you #18; on merit you place #6. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- “dictionary”, “glossary” and “technical terms” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 129 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.5y ago
latest release · v3.0.3 · 15 May 2018
56
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ flongpre8.5y ago
While looking for a glossary / tooltip plugin in 2016, I found this one and I use it on 2 big sites since then. With the WPML compatibility and many other improvements, I was always happy to discover new features as we use it. The plugin is upgraded frequently and very well maintained by Gerkin who was always quick to fix bugs and answer questions in the forum.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bobby1kenobi8.9y ago
To be honest I tried them all to find the best solution and here it is! This is the best tooltip plugin. Nice, smooth design, easy to use and to setup. Did I forgot something ? Yes- it’s totally FREE. Thumbs up! 👍👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ handwovenbox9.0y ago
Many thanks for the plugin. It works great and Gerkin has answered my questions quickly in the support forums.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jorgenheld9.3y ago
Easy to install and activate. Perfect with the “Advanced attributes” button. I didn’t realize that the option existed until I read the manual 🙂 Just mark the text string (or in my case a link) and click on the “Add a Tooltip” button. Add the text you want to appear in the pop up window. Done! Excellent work by the plugin developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ist400010.0y ago
No function is working properly. The plugin does random things with no evident logical connection between each other. Very strange and absolutely useless. No description for shortcodes to try out things. Just the not working buttons in the tool panel of the editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jos Klever10.8y ago
A client asked me to solve some issues on their website. It appeared to be impossible to update this plugin from 1.1.6 to 2.x, so I created a support ticket. Together we did some research and found a few improvements in the update process. During this process some other bugs were found and solved pretty quickly. Today with the release of 2.3.2 every issue we found, is solved, so keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ farzam10.8y ago
working with some bugs 🙂 In admin panel error shows while saving. Index is not showing by categories. BUT it will be more useful if plugin support the no-English terms
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phillyrealestate11.0y ago
Just what I was looking for – a simple glossary without all the complexities. Coded well and works right out-of-the-box.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 133 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 109 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create beautiful tooltips for descriptions or glossary terms, easily"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,813 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("appendix", "dictionary", "technical terms" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 20+ → 10+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 30+ → 20+ down after 367 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 40+ → 30+ down after 383 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 50+ → 40+ down after 126 days in tier
- 2023-09-12 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-09-09 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-07 60+ → 50+ down after 83 days in tier
- 2023-06-16 70+ → 60+ down after 62 days in tier
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).
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CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Glossary 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Glossary Tooltip – Highlight Terms & Show Tooltips 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - S Simple Glossary 10+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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HoverLex Glossary Tooltip — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Wordnest — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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