WordPress.org Glossary
by Tellyworth · Uncategorized
Provides pop-up tooltip definitions of acronyms and terms defined in a glossary. As used on make.wordpress.org.
71 health vs 56 average across 10,677 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Listing tuning
To rank higher: Only 1 tag — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
342
now · peak 415
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-11 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-10 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-08 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-07 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-05 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-04 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-30 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-29 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A - T Tooltips for WordPress 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Heroic Glossary – Block for building Glossaries, Dictionaries and more 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Name Directory 3K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Glossary 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki 1K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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