WordPress Glossary Plugin (CMTG) - Tooltips - Alternative Way To Show Tooltips


Alternative Way To Show Tooltips

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Note: Features covered in this guide are available since version 4.5.1 of the WordPress Glossary plugin.

By default, the plugin displays tooltips next to the terms when hovering on them:

Example of the default tooltip - WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin
Example of the default tooltip

There's also an alternative way to display tooltips - next to the screen side, and it can be opened only when clicking/tapping on the term. On mobile devices the tooltip will be displayed at the bottom of the screen, and for desktop devices you can choose the position - at the bottom, on the left or right side of the screen.

Example of the box tooltip view - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin
Example of the box tooltip view

Settings

To find the settings, navigate to Admin Dashboard → CM Tooltip Glossary → Settings → Tooltip tab. 

Tooltip settings - Glossary Plugin WordPress
Tooltip settings

Then, head to the Tooltip - Styling section. The options we need are located at the top:

Tooltip styling settings - Tooltip Plugin WordPress
Tooltip styling settings

The options are:

  • Desktop tooltip display method - Select the method of how tooltips should be displayed on desktop:
    • Default - Displays a tooltip next to the term.
    • (new) Box - Displays a tooltip next to screen border - you can choose the position in the option below.
  • Desktop tooltip-box position - Select where you would like to display tooltips on desktop when the method (new) Box is chosen. You can choose between Bottom, Right, and Left.

Bottom tooltip:

Example of the bottom tooltip - Tooltip WordPress Plugin
Example of the bottom tooltip

Rigth-side tooltip:

Example of the right-side tooltip - Wiki Plugin for WordPress
Example of the right-side tooltip

Left-side tooltip:

Example of the left-side tooltip - Wiki for WordPress
Example of the left-side tooltip
  • Mobile tooltip display method - Select the method of how tooltips should be displayed on mobile devices:
    • Default - Displays a tooltip next to the term.
    • (new) Box - Displays a tooltip at the bottom of the screen.

Example of the tooltip on mobile device:

Example of the tooltip on mobile device - Wiki WordPress Plugin
Example of the tooltip on mobile device

Closing the Tooltip

There are a few ways to display such type of a tooltip:

  1. By clicking/tapping the close button in the corner of the tooltip. For that method, make sure that the option Show "Close" icon is enabled:
Enabling close button - WordPress as a Wiki
Enabling close button
  1. By clicking/tapping outside the tooltip area. For that method, enable the option Close tooltips on touch outside - it can be found under the Tooltip - Mobile Support & Activation section.
Allowing closing tooltips on touch outside - WordPress Internal Linking Plugin
Allowing closing tooltips on touch outside
  1. By just pulling the tooltip to the relevant side. Example of pulling the tooltip down on mobile device:
Closing tooltip by pulling down - WordPress Glossary Plugin
Closing tooltip by pulling down

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