WP Wiki Tooltip
Adds explaining tooltips querying their content from a MediaWiki installation, e.g. Wikipedia.org.
4.8(18 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 7 months agoAs of April 2026, WP Wiki Tooltip is a WordPress wiki plugin with 200 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 18 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: BuddyPress Docs.
4.8/518 reviews
200active installs
14K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Adds explaining tooltips querying their content from a MediaWiki installation, e.g. Wikipedia.org. Therefore shortcodes can be used in Posts and Pages to mark keywords and link them to public Wiki pages. The well-known package of Tooltipster is used to create the nice and themable tooltips.
Main features of the current version are:
- Setup at least one wanted Wiki base and several other options at a backend page
- Integrate the Wiki tooltip in Posts and Pages using a handy popup in Gutenberg editor or simple shortcodes
- Shortcodes can be created by a TinyMCE plugin, too
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
The last three major releases are listed here, only. Find complete log of all changes in the extra changelog file!
2.1.0 – C5H11NO2S | Methionine
Release Date – August 2nd, 2025
- security issue is fixed that made it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages by plugins shortcode
- several warnings of WPCS are fixed, too by adding as much input sanitization and output escaping as possible
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