WordPress Glossary Plugin (CMTG) - Extras - Adding Alphabetic Index to the Sidebar

Adding Alphabetic Index to the Sidebar

This feature is only available in the Pro+ and Ecommerce editions of the WordPress Glossary plugin.

Since the version 4.3.5 it is possible to display an alphabetic index widget in the sidebar, and clicking on a specific letter leads to a separate glossary archive page with terms related to this letter.

Front-end Example

Glossary Archive Page ID

To configure this feature, first of all you need to create a Glossary Archive Page. You can do it either manually or automatically. This page is needed for the correct functioning of the widget.

Navigate to Admin Dashboard → CM Tooltip Glossary → Settings → General Settings tab.

Navigation to the plugin settings - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin — Navigation to the plugin settings

1) Automatically

Under the General Settings section, select the option Generate page for Glossary Archive:

Generating page for Glossary Archive - Glossary Plugin WordPress — Generating page for Glossary Archive

Then click the button Save Changes at the bottom of the page:

Saving the changes - Tooltip Plugin WordPress — Saving the changes

The needed page will be generated and chosen:

Created Glossary Archive page - Tooltip WordPress Plugin — Created Glossary Archive page

This page contains the shortcode [glossary-archive] .

2) Manually

Alternatively, you can create your own page and place there the shortcode [glossary-archive] .

Adding shortcode - Wiki Plugin for WordPress — Adding shortcode

Then, back to the plugin settings, you need to choose the page you created using the option Glossary Archive Page ID, then save the changes:

Choosing the archive page - Wiki for WordPress — Choosing the archive page

Adding Widget to the Sidebar

Now we can add a widget to the sidebar. Navigate to Admin Dashboard → Appearance → Widgets.

Navigation to the widgets settings - Wiki WordPress Plugin — Navigation to the widgets settings

Click Add block and find the widget named Glossary Alphabetical Index Archive Widget.

Searching for the widget - WordPress as a Wiki — Searching for the widget

The widget has only one setting which allows you to change the widget Title:

Widget settings - WordPress Internal Linking Plugin — Widget settings

When the widget is added, click the button Update at the top right:

Saving the changes - WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin — Saving the changes

Note

The Widgets page may look differently on your site depending on if you are using Block Widgets Editor or Classic Widgets Editor.

Result on the Front-end

Now the user can see an alphabetical index in the sidebar. Clicking on any letter will redirect the user to the page will glossary terms relevant for the chosen letter. This page will also show term featured images if they are defined.

Front-end example - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin — Front-end example

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