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Hints

Provide a better user experience for you users, when they read your posts. Reduce the number outgoing, non-essential links.

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Tested up to not listed
Current version1.0a
WordPress coverageTested up to not listed
Minimum stackWP 3.1 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update22 Mar 201511y ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Hints version 1.0a as active, updated 11y ago and without a listed Tested up to version.

Overview

About this plugin

Hints enables you to provide a better UX with respect to links/topics. Some keywords/words, need more explanation or/and external resources to be explained further, if the user needs to know more. Normally, you would achieve this by creating a link/anchor to that resource.

Hints, makes it possible for your users to get additional information, about a topic/resource, without leaving your post. Too many links in a post, do spoil the broth.

Features:

  • Small, Simple to use and install, lightweight.
  • Uses jQuery, since WP comes bundled with it.
  • No settings, no nothing. Just install and start using it.
  • Shortcodes based.
  • Two options to set within shortcodes. See the tutorial video below.

Tutorial Video:

Here’s the usage & tutorial video.

For Support and Feature Requests:

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Usage

Use shortcodes within posts, as shown below.

[hints unique_id="hints"] A shortcode is a WordPress specific code, that lets you do all kinds of nauthy things. More about WordPress' shortcodes. [/hints]

[hints unique_id="options" custom_text="info about options"] 'unique_id' identifies each infocard or hint uniquely. As the option name suggests, the id has to be unique. If not supplied, one is generated auto-magically for you.

The other option is 'custom_text'. If this option is set, the default plus icon is not used. This option is only for convenience.

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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

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

  • info cards
  • hints
  • links
  • tooltip
  • ui
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to not listed

WordPress.org does not currently provide a Tested up to version that WP PlugIndex can compare with WordPress 7.1.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up toNot listed
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.1 · PHP not listed
Update activity22 Mar 201511y ago

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