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Glossary

by Daniele Scasciafratte · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Glossary is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Glossary
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Mte9024 Feb 2016 to 19 Mar 2025, 280 commits
codeat8 Apr 2025 to 27 Oct 2026, 20 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
30
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Glossary
Q1 20247
Q2 20243
Q3 20246
Q4 20245
Q1 20252
Q2 202510
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 202610
Q3 20263
Q4 20263

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Apr 2026Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter6.1<= 2.2.382.2.390
15 Jul 2024Glossary <= 2.2.26 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure5.3<= 2.2.262.2.2791
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.11.2.0 to 2.2.22.2.342
27 Jan 2023Glossary <= 2.1.27 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.1.272.1.28150
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 2.1.82.1.854

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 84 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star73
4 star6
3 star1
2 star1
1 star3

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Glossary
4 May 2026129
11 May 2026254
18 May 2026333
25 May 2026222
1 Jun 2026174
8 Jun 20261,743
15 Jun 2026382
22 Jun 2026273
29 Jun 2026240
6 Jul 2026316
13 Jul 2026208
20 Jul 2026220
27 Jul 20261,953
3 Aug 2026587
10 Aug 2026345
17 Aug 2026337
24 Aug 2026271
31 Aug 20263,196
7 Sep 2026618
14 Sep 2026595
21 Sep 2026546
28 Sep 20261,791
5 Oct 20262,245
12 Oct 2026586
19 Oct 2026603
26 Oct 20262,191
2 Nov 2026118

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3.20
AuthorDaniele Scasciafratte
Added24 Feb 2016
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagslexicon, tooltip, glossary, dictionary, vocabulary

Other plugins by this author: Find Function/Class, Adrotate Extra Settings, Hook Flowchart

Questions

Is Glossary still maintained?

Glossary was last updated on 27 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Glossary safe?

Glossary has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Glossary?

The wordpress.org author is Daniele Scasciafratte. Recent committers: codeat, Mte90, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Glossary?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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