Edit for clarification: this plugin does not work with my install of WordPress, due to me using custom permalinks. The author of this plugin is aware of this problem, and made mention of it on his site.
Way back in my b2 days I used a “hack” that would link specific words or phrases to pop-up windows that would contain a brief description of that word or phrase. This was very handy, as it saved me time and effort when mentioning certain names over and over. No longer did I have to type out, “Daniel, my fiance” or “X, my manager” or even “X X, my job”. Instead I could just write the name and leave it at that – it was linked automatically.
With the demise of b2 went that pain-in-the-ass-to-install hack. WordPress has been around for a bit now (I’ve been using it for two years now, wow), but thus far I haven’t found a plugin that did what b2′s hack did.
Until now. Imagine my delight when I logged onto PPP and found an opportunity that perfect: getting paid to review a plugin I had coveted for quite a while!
So, I am now in possession of the WordPress Glossary Plugin. As with other WordPress plugins, it was a breeze to get up and running: download the .zip file, decompress the .zip file, upload the .php file, then activate the plugin via WP’s admin interface. Under the Manage tab is a link to the IMM-Glossary. In this area I type in the word(s) I want to be linked to the description, and then the description. Then, when I write a post, all matching words will be linked. And that’s it!
I added in a few descriptions, mainly ones of my family. I described Daniel, and our two kidlets, Alyssa and Ryan. I was stumped at what else to add, but I’m sure that as I continue to blog on, I’ll come across things that I find myself mentioning and explaining over and over and over (and over).
My completely unbiased review, as requested by the makers of this plugin, is as follows: in theory, it sounds like it works perfectly. The management page is easy enough. However, the options are severely limited. For one thing, I would like very much to be able to add in an optional picture (an avatar, if you will) of the term I am adding to the glossary. Then this picture would automatically show up – resized to a specific height and width, aligned to the left, and having a nice padded border – next to the term and definition.
Of course, names and descriptions and pretty little pictures mean nothing if the glossary does not work. As you can see in this post, the terms are linking, but those links go to 404s. I can only assume that this has something to do with the fact that I am using custom permalinks (year/date/day/post-title rather than the standard ?p=POSTID format). A suggestion to the makers of the IMM-Glossary: include options to adjust the plugin to create links that go along with custom permalinks!
To wrap up my review: a nice little plugin in theory, but it obviously needs a bit of tweaking. Better luck next time?
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As the domain name suggests, my name is Jenn, and I own this blog. I'm 26 years old and married to my one true ♥, Daniel. And while I have two kids (Alyssa is five, and Ryan is three), you won't find "mommy" in my username or email address, nor does my blog revolve around them. I'm a mother, but most importantly I am me, with a passion for love, blogging, reading, and photography. I'm also a busy freelance writer, web designer & SEO goddess.
