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Tooltipy (tooltips for WP)

v7.0.0 · by Jamel Zarga

Automatically create tooltip boxes for your technical keywords to explain them to your site visitors.

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About this plugin

Tooltipy automatically detects keywords in your posts/pages and displays tooltip popups with their definitions.

Version 7 is a major architectural rewrite (PHP 8.1+ OOP, Tippy.js rendering) with 100% backward compatibility for existing users (same database options, post meta keys, CSS classes, shortcodes, and hooks).

Key Features

  • Auto-detect keywords and display tooltips on hover (Tippy.js)
  • Synonyms support (pipe-separated)
  • Case-sensitive matching option
  • Prefix matching (e.g. “photo” matches “photography”)
  • Glossary shortcode: [tooltip_glossary] (aliases: [kttg_glossary], [tooltipy_glossary])
  • Manual shortcode: [tooltip]
  • Keyword families / categories
  • AJAX loading of tooltip content
  • YouTube video tooltips
  • Image alt-text tooltips
  • Sidebar widget showing related keywords
  • Extensible addon system

Architecture (7.x)

  • PHP 8.1 namespaces under Tooltipy\
  • Tippy.js bundled locally (no CDN)
  • Full backward compatibility: same option names, post meta keys, hooks

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