Description
Kung Woo Easy Encyclopedia is a powerful yet lightweight tool designed to help you build a fully functional glossary, dictionary, or encyclopedia directly on your WordPress site.
Simply use the [kwee_encyclopedia] shortcode to display a beautifully styled, alphabetical grid of your terms.
Key Features:
- Alphabetical Sorting: Automatically groups and sorts your terms by their first letter.
- Live Search: Instant, JavaScript-based filtering allowing users to find terms without page reloads.
- Smart Tooltips: Hover over a term to see a quick preview. Customize the text manually or let the plugin automatically extract an excerpt.
- Related Terms: Easily link concepts together using a built-in meta box.
- Custom Settings Panel: Tailor the plugin to your needs. Customize the primary color, change the base URL slug, and control tooltip behavior directly from the WordPress dashboard.
- Developer & SEO Friendly: Fully compliant with strict WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS). Clean URL structures and accessible HTML.
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Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/kung-woo-easy-encyclopediadirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Navigate to
Encyclopedia -> Settingsto configure your primary color, URL slug, and tooltips. - Important: If you change the Custom URL Slug in settings, you must navigate to
Settings -> Permalinksand click “Save Changes” to flush the rewrite rules. - Create a new page and use the
[kwee_encyclopedia]shortcode to display your glossary.
FAQ
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How do I display the encyclopedia?
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Simply create a new page and paste the
[kwee_encyclopedia]shortcode into the content. -
How can I change the URL from /encyclopedia/ to something else?
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Go to
Encyclopedia -> Settingsin your WordPress dashboard, enter your preferred Custom URL Slug (e.g.,dictionaryorglossary), save the settings, and then immediately go toSettings -> Permalinksand click “Save Changes”. -
How do tooltips work?
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When adding or editing a term, you can enter custom text in the “Tooltip Text” meta box. If left empty, the plugin will automatically pull a specified number of words from the main content. You can adjust this word count or disable tooltips entirely in the settings panel.
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Contributors & Developers
“Kung Woo Easy Encyclopedia” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.2.0
- Added: Comprehensive Settings Panel (
Encyclopedia -> Settings). - Added: Ability to change the Custom URL Slug directly from the dashboard.
- Added: Option to enable or disable tooltips globally.
- Added: Option to customize the automatic tooltip word count extraction.
- Fixed: Complete security overhaul complying with strict WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS). All inputs are now strictly sanitized and all outputs are safely escaped.
1.1.0
- Added: Instant JavaScript-based Live Search for terms.
- Added: Hover Tooltips for quick term previews on the main encyclopedia page.
- Added: Custom meta box for defining specific Tooltip text.
1.0.0
- Initial release. Custom Post Type registration, related terms logic, and
[kwee_encyclopedia]shortcode.