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Glossary Index Templates

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Version Availability

Different versions of the WordPress Glossary plugin have different amount of available display views:

  • Free version - Classic view.
  • Pro version - Classic view, Small Tiles view. Can only use one.
  • Pro+/Ecommerce - All 19 views. Can use one (via settings) or multiple (via shortcode).

The Glossary Index Page is where all your glossary terms are gathered for quick reference. Check some of the 19 templates:

Changing the Template - Pro+/eCommerce Edition

The setting is always in the Glossary Index Page tab in your plugin settings. However, it's slightly different in the Pro version.

Glossary index page settings - Wiki WordPress Plugin
Glossary index page settings

Pro Edition

Displaying glossary index page as tiles in the Pro version - WordPress as a Wiki
Displaying glossary index page as tiles in the Pro version
  • Show glossary index page as tiles
    • Disabled - Classic View
    • Enabled  - Small Tiles view

Pro+/Ecommerce Edition

The option is the Display style dropdown.

Choosing the display style in Pro+ and Ecommerce versions - WordPress Internal Linking Plugin
Choosing the display style in Pro+ and Ecommerce versions

List of Templates

Template Name Description Present in glossary_index_styles attribute
Classic Plain list of the terms in alphabetical order. All versions classic
Classic + Definition List of terms with their definitions, in alphabetical order. Pro/Pro+/eCommerce classic-definition
Classic + Excerpt List of terms with their excerpt, in alphabetical order (only applies if you’ve activated the excerpt feature). Pro+/eCommerce classic-excerpt
Small Tiles Small tiles, in alphabetical order. Pro/Pro+/eCommerce small-tiles
Big Tiles Larger tiles, in alphabetical order. Pro+/eCommerce big-tiles
Classic Table Alphabetical order inside a plain table. Pro+/eCommerce classic-table
Modern Table Alphabetical order inside a modern table. Pro+/eCommerce modern-table
Sidebar + Term page Terms are shown on the left side while the term is shown on the right side. Pro+/eCommerce sidebar-termpage
Grid + Terms Alphabetical order in a 3 column grid. Pro+/eCommerce grid-style
Cube Alphabetical index as a cube on the left side, and the terms on the right side. Pro+/eCommerce cube-style
Image Tiles View Terms shown in large tiles displaying a featured image or default icon. Pro+/eCommerce image-tiles-view
Expanded View + Description 1 List of terms in alphabetical order at full width, and the description visible below it. Terms are separated by a solid line and a "Back to top" link. Pro+/eCommerce expand-style
Expanded View + Description 2 List of terms in alphabetical order at full width, with the description visible below it. Terms are separated by whitespace only. Pro+/eCommerce expand2-style
Term + definition Table with a header, terms and long definitions Pro+/eCommerce term-definition
Image + term + definition Table with images, terms and long definitions Pro+/eCommerce img-term-definition
Term carousel Scrollable term grid with definitions Pro+/eCommerce term-carousel
Term tiles with definition  Tiles grid with definitions Pro+/eCommerce tiles-with-definition
Term flipboxes with definition Animated flipboxes with title on one side and description on the other Pro+/eCommerce flipboxes-with-definition
Accordion View Accordion view with expandable definitions Pro+/eCommerce accordion-view

Different Glossaries, Different Templates

In the Pro+/Ecommerce editions, you can modify the look of each glossary by applying attribute glossary_index_style to its shortcode.

The default shortcode is  [glossary]  and adding an attribute will overwrite the general settings

For example: [glossary glossary_index_style="modern-table"]

The table above shows which value you should set to output each template.


Classic

[glossary glossary_index_style="classic"]

Classic style - WordPress Glossary Plugin
Classic style

Classic Definition

[glossary glossary_index_style="classic-definition"]

Classic definition style - WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin
Classic definition style

Classic Excerpt

[glossary glossary_index_style="classic-excerpt"]

Classic excerpt style - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin
Classic excerpt style

Small Tiles

[glossary glossary_index_style="small-tiles"]

Small tiles style - Glossary Plugin WordPress
Small tiles style

Big Tiles

[glossary glossary_index_style="big-tiles"]

Big tiles style - Tooltip Plugin WordPress
Big tiles style

Classic Table

[glossary glossary_index_style="classic-table"]

Classic table style - Tooltip WordPress Plugin
Classic table style

Modern Table

[glossary glossary_index_style="modern-table"]

Modern table style - Wiki Plugin for WordPress
Modern table style

[glossary glossary_index_style="sidebar-termpage"]

Sidebar term page style - Wiki for WordPress
Sidebar term page style

Grid style

[glossary glossary_index_style="grid-style"]

Grid style - Wiki WordPress Plugin
Grid style

Alphabetic Cube

[glossary glossary_index_style="cube-style"]

Alphabetic cube style - WordPress as a Wiki
Alphabetic cube style

Extra Settings

The Cube template has extra settings: you can set the color cube buttons color. If the option is not set, the button color will be black.

You can find them under the Glossary Index Page Settings → Styling section.

Extra settings for the Cube style - WordPress Internal Linking Plugin
Extra settings for the Cube style

Expand view with description

[glossary glossary_index_style="expand-style"]

Expand view with description style - WordPress Glossary Plugin
Expand view with description style

Expand view with description v2

[glossary glossary_index_style="expand2-style"]

Expand view with description style v2 - WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin
Expand view with description style v2

Image Tiles View

[glossary glossary_index_style="image-tiles-view"]

Image tiles view style - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin
Image tiles view style

Term + Definition

[glossary glossary_index_style="term-definition"]

Term + definition style - Glossary Plugin WordPress
Term + definition style

Extra Settings

You can change the column width from the Glossary Index Page tab →  Styling section.

Changing the column width - Tooltip Plugin WordPress
Changing the column width

Labels

You can adjust the header labels under the Labels tab in plugin settings.

Changing labels - Tooltip WordPress Plugin
Changing labels

Image + Term + Definition

[glossary glossary_index_style="img-term-definition"]

Image + term + definition style - Wiki Plugin for WordPress
Image + term + definition style

Term Carousel

[glossary glossary_index_style="term-carousel"]

Term carousel style - Wiki for WordPress
Term carousel style

Tiles With Definition

[glossary glossary_index_style="tiles-with-definition"]

Tiles with definition style - Wiki WordPress Plugin
Tiles with definition style

Extra settings

The Tiles With Definition template has extra settings.

You can find them under the Styling section.

Extra settings for the Tiles with definition style - WordPress as a Wiki
Extra settings for the Tiles with definition style

Flipboxes With Definition

[glossary glossary_index_style="flipboxes-with-definition "]

Flipboxes with definition style - WordPress Internal Linking Plugin
Flipboxes with definition style

Extra settings

The Flipboxes With Definition template has extra settings.

You can find them under the Glossary Index Page tab → Styling.

Extra settings for the Flipboxes with definition style - WordPress Glossary Plugin
Extra settings for the Flipboxes with definition style

Accordion View

Note: this template was introduced in version 4.3.7 of Pro+ and Ecommerce editions.

[glossary glossary_index_style="accordion-view"]

Extra Settings

The Accordion View template has extra settings.

You can find them under the Styling section:

  • Alphabet color in Accordion view - Select the color for the alphabet bar.
  • Letter separator background color in Accordion view - Select the background color for separator.
  • Letter separator color in Accordion view - Select the color for the letter in the separator.
  • Open icon in Accordion view - Select an open icon for the glossary definition. You can choose from the list of dashicons.
  • Close icon in Accordion view - Select a close icon for the glossary definition. You can choose from the list of dashicons.
  • Open/close icon color in Accordion view - Select the color for open/close icons.

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