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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.

By sojournings·UI·Free
4(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, Hints is a WordPress ui plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Radio Buttons for Taxonomies.

4/51 reviews
10active installs
1.4K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

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:

Use the commen…

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Ratings & Reviews

41 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.1+ requiredTested up to false
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0a

Release Date – 21st March, 2015

  • Initial Release.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

sojourningssojournings
Plugin Info
Version
1.0a
Last Updated
Mar 22, 2015
WP Requires
3.1+
Tested Up To
false
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.4K+
Added
Mar 22, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

uihintslinkstooltipinfo-cards

Developer

S
sojournings
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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