Tooltipy (tooltips for WP)
by Jamel Zarga · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically create tooltip boxes for your technical keywords to explain them to your site visitors.
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “highlight” and “glossary” for “tooltips” and “meta keywords”. “highlight” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tooltips” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “glossary” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “meta keywords” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 54K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 68 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| tooltip your tag | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| tooltips | #11 | #8 | up 1 |
| highlight keywords | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| definition your tag | #13 | #12 | up 1 |
| keywords your tag | #18 | #15 | down 1 |
| tooltip plugin | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| glossary your tag | #23 | #10 | down 2 |
| wordpress tooltip | #11 | #17 | down 1 |
| wordpress tooltip plugin | #13 | #20 | down 2 |
| no tooltips | #13 | #10 | down 1 |
| meta keywords | #24 | #16 | 0 |
| highlight your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “highlight” and “glossary” for “tooltips” and “meta keywords”. “highlight” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tooltips” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “glossary” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “meta keywords” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “glossary”. wp.org puts you #23; on merit you place #10. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- One page off on “definition”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v7.0.0 · 12 Sep 2026
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8.4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bogdantd11mo ago
Excellent
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lanc3lot1.2y ago
Awesome plugin! Support rocks! I had a problem with 2 other modules (Slider Revolution and Team Grid) and he managed to make it work! Grats for your work mate!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ magneetjeswinkel1.2y ago
This plugin does what I was looking for. Great tooltips without a lot of unnecessary features. I had a problem on the mobile site during setup. I received super-fast support. It was completely resolved, even though it was cache-related. It’s a perfect solution; it’s really great that the plugin developer actually looked under the hood and beyond their own plugin. I’m really very, very happy with it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mhinparis1.3y ago
Hi, since a few days I get the following error line when using form submit under Formidable Forms on my site, where Tooltips is installed. Warning: Attempt to read property “ID” on null in /…/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-tooltips/tooltips.php on line 1371 The error would disappear if I deactivate the Tooltip plugin. Anybody with similar issue or a solution? MH This topic was modified 1 year ago by mhinparis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vladimir1.6y ago
Amazing plugin! I tried several plugins for tooltips, only this works. Simple, functional, no issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tiidev1.8y ago
This is not a tooltip plugin, this is a glossary-term-helper plugin that makes use of tooltips.It’s decent as an auto glossary-term-helper plugin. It’s pointless as a tooltip plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PageSpeed100.expert2.1y ago
Sehr gute Arbeit. Bitte noch erweitern für abgerundete Ecken direkt im Backend. TOP-Arbeit!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter2.3y ago
If you are looking for a glossary plugin that a) automatically adds tooltips to your content and b) renders a complete glossary through a shortcode: This plugin is what you are looking for. It works out of the box, but allows controlling the automatic placement of tooltips in many aspects. If you don’t mind that backend lacks some polish (wording, typography, layout), then this plugin is for you.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (7.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-10-03 CVE-2025-62917 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.9 Patched in 7.0.0
- 2025-09-03 CVE-2025-58614 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.6 Patched in 5.5.9
- 2018-06-12 CVE-2018-1000512 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 5.1 Patched in 5.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically create tooltip boxes for your technical keywords to explain them to your site visitors."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 983 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Highlight" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2018-06-16 800+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - T Tooltips for WordPress 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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Heroic Glossary – Block for building Glossaries, Dictionaries and more 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Glossary 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Glossary Tooltip – Highlight Terms & Show Tooltips 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Rich Text Formats 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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