Introduction
Easy Tooltip is a Joomla content plugin package for Joomla 4, 5, and 6. Wrap a word or phrase in {etooltip}, set the tip text and optional theme or placement, then publish. Visitors see a clear tip on hover, focus, or click. Editors can insert shortcodes from the article toolbar without memorising attributes.
Whether you publish product glossaries, feature callouts, store descriptions, or help text inside long articles, Easy Tooltip keeps tips readable, themeable, and light on the page.
Why site owners choose it
- Shortcode first: one
{etooltip}tag covers everyday tip use - Four themes: Dark, Light, Glass, and Brand
- Flexible placement: top, bottom, left, right, or follow the cursor
- Smooth motion: Fade, Scale, Slide, or None
- Sticky click: pin a tip open, then dismiss with Escape or an outside click
- Optional links: tip triggers can open a URL when needed
- Editor button: build shortcodes from the article edit screen
- Modern stack: service provider, namespaces, Web Asset Manager, vanilla JavaScript, no jQuery
Built for real article pages
A tooltip should feel native to the article, not like a bolted-on widget. Visitors want a clear trigger, a readable tip, and behaviour that works on phone and desktop. Editors want shortcodes they can reuse and defaults they can set once in the plugin.
Easy Tooltip covers that loop on your own Joomla site: write the tip text, wrap the trigger phrase, choose theme and placement, publish, and refine defaults in the plugin settings.
Ways to present a tip
Hover and focus
Default activation shows the tip when visitors hover or focus the trigger. Good for glossaries and inline definitions.
Click and keep alive
Use click activation or Keep Alive when the tip should stay open until dismissed. Escape and outside click close it.
Follow cursor
Set position="follow" when browsing dense glossary text and you want the tip to track the pointer.
Themes and design
Dark, Light, Glass, Brand
Pick a theme that matches the article tone. Brand mode works well when you want the tip to pick up your accent colour.
Design tokens
Plugin settings cover tip background, text colour, accent, corner radius, max width, delay, edge offset, and extra CSS for site-specific polish.
Per shortcode overrides
Attributes such as theme, position, animation, color, link, and class override plugin defaults for that instance.
Perfect when you want
- Product feature callouts inside article copy
- Glossary-style definitions without leaving the page
- Store or catalog tips with optional product links
- Consistent tips across Joomla 4, 5, and 6 without jQuery
- An editor button so authors insert tips quickly
Highlights at a glance
| Area | What you get |
|---|---|
| Package | Content plugin + editor button (pkg_easy_tooltip) |
| Shortcode | {etooltip content="..."}Trigger{/etooltip} |
| Themes | Dark, Light, Glass, Brand |
| Placement | Top, bottom, left, right, follow |
| Animation | Fade, Scale, Slide, None |
| Activation | Hover, focus, or click (with keep alive) |
| Extras | Optional link, trigger colour, CSS class |
| Design | Background, text, accent, radius, max width, extra CSS |
| Platform | Joomla 4 / 5 / 6, PHP 8.0+, Web Asset Manager, no jQuery |
Install in minutes
- Download and unzip
EasyTooltip_UNZIP.zip - System > Install > Extensions > upload
pkg_easy_tooltip_1.7.1.zip - Enable Content - Easy Tooltip and Editor - Easy Tooltip
- Insert a shortcode or use the editor button
- Clear cache and check the front end
Support
https://support.joomlax.com
Documentation: https://joomlax.com/documentation/easy-tooltip
Easy Tooltip: clear tips in your articles, themes that fit your brand, and a shortcode editors can reuse without fighting jQuery or browser quirks.
Easy Tooltip
- Version:
- 1.7.1
- Developer:
- Infyways Solutions
- Last updated:
-
Aug 06 2026
6 days ago - Date added:
- Nov 19 2014
- License:
- GPLv2 or later
- Type:
- Paid download
- Includes:
- p
- Compatibility:
- J4 J5 J6
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