Easy Tooltip
Easy to use Tootip Plugin for Joomla
J4 J5 J6 Plugin P1.7
Current Version0.43K
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Modern Text Tips
Shortcode-Driven
Add tips to any phrase with {etooltip} — no custom HTML or jQuery required.
Clear Context
Keep articles clean while offering definitions, product notes, and glossary help on demand.
Four Tip Themes
Ready-Made Looks
Choose Dark, Light, Glass, or Brand at the plugin level or per shortcode.
Solid Pointers
Every theme uses a filled SVG pointer that stays sharp on light and dark pages.
Flexible Placement
Five Positions
Place tips above, below, left, or right of the trigger — or follow the cursor.
Viewport Aware
Tips stay within the screen edges with configurable offset spacing.
Hover, Focus, Click
Your Interaction Model
Open tips on hover, keyboard focus, or click to match desktop and accessibility needs.
Sticky Pinning
Click once to pin a tip; press Escape or click outside to dismiss.
Linked Triggers
Optional URLs
Turn a trigger into a link with the link attribute while keeping tip behaviour intact.
Safe Navigation
Sticky click pins first; Ctrl/Cmd-click or a second click follows the URL.
Per-Tip Overrides
Fine-Grained Options
Override theme, position, animation, colour, class, and link on any individual tip.
Site Defaults
Set global defaults in the plugin, then customise only where needed.
Editor Insert Button
One-Click Insert
Use the Easy Tooltip editor button to drop a ready shortcode into articles.
Less Friction
Authors do not need to memorise attribute names or syntax.
Joomla 4, 5 & 6
Modern Stack
Built with WebAssetManager, namespaced PHP, and a lightweight vanilla JS tip panel.
Accessible by Default
ARIA roles, keyboard focus, and reduced-motion support out of the box.
Shortcode-Driven
Add tips to any phrase with {etooltip} — no custom HTML or jQuery required.
Clear Context
Keep articles clean while offering definitions, product notes, and glossary help on demand.
Ready-Made Looks
Choose Dark, Light, Glass, or Brand at the plugin level or per shortcode.
Solid Pointers
Every theme uses a filled SVG pointer that stays sharp on light and dark pages.
Five Positions
Place tips above, below, left, or right of the trigger — or follow the cursor.
Viewport Aware
Tips stay within the screen edges with configurable offset spacing.
Your Interaction Model
Open tips on hover, keyboard focus, or click to match desktop and accessibility needs.
Sticky Pinning
Click once to pin a tip; press Escape or click outside to dismiss.
Optional URLs
Turn a trigger into a link with the link attribute while keeping tip behaviour intact.
Safe Navigation
Sticky click pins first; Ctrl/Cmd-click or a second click follows the URL.
Fine-Grained Options
Override theme, position, animation, colour, class, and link on any individual tip.
Site Defaults
Set global defaults in the plugin, then customise only where needed.
One-Click Insert
Use the Easy Tooltip editor button to drop a ready shortcode into articles.
Less Friction
Authors do not need to memorise attribute names or syntax.
Modern Stack
Built with WebAssetManager, namespaced PHP, and a lightweight vanilla JS tip panel.
Accessible by Default
ARIA roles, keyboard focus, and reduced-motion support out of the box.
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Our comprehensive documentation provides step-by-step instructions for setting up and installing Easy Tooltip.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Easy Tooltip adds short, contextual text tips to phrases in Joomla articles and HTML modules.
Readers hover, focus, or click a dotted underline to open the tip without leaving the page.
Easy Tooltip 1.7 supports Joomla 4, Joomla 5, and Joomla 6.
PHP 8.0 or newer is recommended.
Use {etooltip content="Tip text"}Trigger phrase{/etooltip} in articles or custom HTML.
Optional attributes include theme, position, animation, link, color, and class.
Four themes are built in: Dark, Light, Glass, and Brand.
Set a site default in the plugin, or override with theme="light" (or another theme) on any shortcode.
Yes. Use position="top", bottom, left, right, or follow.
follow tracks the cursor; the other values anchor the tip to the trigger.
In plugin settings, choose Hover, Focus, or Click.
Click can pin a tip open; press Escape or click outside to dismiss. Linked tips pin first, then navigate on a second click or Ctrl/Cmd-click.
Yes. Add link="https://example.com" to the shortcode.
The tip still opens on interaction; navigation follows your activation and pin behaviour.
No. Version 1.7 is vanilla JavaScript and does not use jQuery or TipTip.
Assets load through Joomla’s WebAssetManager.
Light and glass tips use a solid white SVG pointer so the tip reads clearly on pale pages.
Dark and brand tips use a solid filled pointer that matches the tip background.
Yes. Tips are responsive, stay within the viewport, and work with tap/click on touch devices.
Pinned tips can be dismissed with Escape or by tapping outside.
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