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ACF Simple Tooltip

Displays ACF field instructions as tooltips using only CSS.

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Tested up to WordPress 5.9
Current version1.1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 5.9
Minimum stackWP 4.7 · PHP 5.6
Directory statusactive
Last directory update18 May 20224y ago
Active installations100Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records ACF Simple Tooltip version 1.1.1 as active, updated 4y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.9.

Overview

About this plugin

Displays ACF field instructions as tooltips using only CSS.

Overview

The Advanced Custom Fields plugin by Elliot Condon is a fantastic resource for developers, allowing us to structure custom data and create a great user experience for data entry personnel.

The instruction text for ACF fields is useful, but creates visual clutter in the WordPress interface when there is a lot of instructional text. Thomas Meyer has created a great plugin to address this issue with his ACF Tooltip Plugin. However, when using this plugin on implementations that have a large number of ACF fields, I have seen that performance drops and load-time of the WP Dashboard increases.

This plugin, ACF Simple Tooltip, is a lightweight solution that uses only two lines of JavaScript to add classes to ACF field labels which have instruction text. CSS takes care of the rest (creating the “info” ⓘ icon, styling the instruction text as a tooltip, and creating the hover functionality for showing the tooltip). php page in the WP Dashboard.

Contact

This is an initial version, so please contact me if you find any issues while using the plugin. Happy developing!

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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • advanced custom fields
  • acf
  • acfpro
  • instructions
  • tooltip
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 5.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.7 · PHP 5.6
Update activity18 May 20224y ago

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