Besides the glossary page, Signocore Glossary can show the glossary anywhere with a shortcode, count your terms, add two widgets and connect terms with blog posts, tag archives, FAQ questions and WooCommerce products.
The glossary shortcode
[wpsgls-glossary] [wpsgls-glossary columns="4"]
Shows the full glossary: the letter index, the search field and the list of terms, in the layout chosen under Layout in Glossary → Settings.
| Attribute | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
columns |
The Glossary Columns setting | From 1 to 6. The number of columns in the List layout, or the most cards per row in Cards. Higher and lower values are set to the nearest limit. |
Use the shortcode once per page. On the page chosen as Glossary Page, it decides where the glossary appears, and the automatic list below the content is left out. In a theme template, print it with do_shortcode():
<?php echo do_shortcode('[wpsgls-glossary columns="2"]'); ?>
Each letter section has an anchor, so you can link straight to a letter: #letter-a to #letter-z, and #letter-0-9 for terms that start with a digit. For example, example.com/glossary/#letter-s opens the glossary at S.
The term count shortcode
[wpsgls-word-count]
Shows the number of terms as plain text, so you can use it in a sentence: "Our glossary explains [wpsgls-word-count] terms." The shortcode has no attributes.
It counts every published term and, with Synonyms turned on in the settings, their synonyms too, so it matches the count in the glossary's search field.
Widgets
Add the widgets under Appearance → Widgets in themes that have widget areas.
Recent Glossary Terms
Shows a list of links to your terms.
| Field | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Title: | Empty | Heading above the list. Leave it empty for none. |
| Order By | Latest | Latest lists the newest terms first. Popularity lists the most viewed terms first and leaves out terms that have not had a counted visit yet. |
| Number of words to show: | 5 | How many terms to list, at least 1. |
Search Glossary Terms
Shows a search form that searches only your glossary. It finds terms by their title, definition, excerpt and synonyms, and shows the results on your theme's search results page. The only field is Title:, an optional heading.
Related terms outside the glossary
The Related Content card in Glossary → Settings adds a list of related terms to other parts of your site. Terms are matched through tags, so give your terms the same tags you use on posts and products. Each list has up to 10 terms, the most viewed first.
| Setting | What it shows | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Blog Posts | "Terms related to" and the post title, below each blog post. It lists terms that share a tag with the post and terms whose title contains one of the post's tag names. | Off |
| Tag Archives | Terms related to the tag, on the first page of a tag archive that has no posts. | On |
| Products | A Related Terms tab on WooCommerce products, with terms that match the product tags. The setting appears when WooCommerce is active. | Off |
A few details:
- The list below blog posts is added to the end of the content. On Genesis, Kadence and Signocore Slate, it goes into the theme's area after the post instead.
- The tag archive list appears on block themes, Kadence and Signocore Slate.
- A product gets the Related Terms tab only when at least one term matches.
- If you used the related glossary terms in Signocore Toolkit before, Blog Posts and Products start from your Toolkit choices until you save the Glossary settings. An older Toolkit version that prints these lists itself keeps doing so, and Signocore Glossary then leaves them out, so nothing shows twice.
On term pages, related terms are controlled by Related Terms in the Term Pages card. See Overview.
Signocore FAQ
With Signocore FAQ active, the two plugins link to each other through tags:
- Term pages list up to 10 questions that share a tag with the term, under "Questions related to" and the term. Turn this off with Related FAQs in the Term Pages card. The setting only appears while Signocore FAQ is active.
- Question pages list glossary terms that share a tag with the question. Signocore FAQ controls that list with its own Related Terms setting. See the Signocore FAQ documentation.
To add automatic term links to your answers, choose Questions under Content Types in the Glossary Links card. The related questions lists are never linked. See Automatic links and tooltips.