Title: Hints
Author: sojournings
Published: <strong>Мартъи 22, 2015</strong>
Last modified: Мартъи 22, 2015

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![](https://ps.w.org/hints/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1117829)

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/hints_05c8a8.svg)

# Hints

 By [sojournings](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sojournings/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hints.zip)

 * [Details](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/hints/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/hints/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/hints/#installation)
 * [Development](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/hints/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hints/)

## Description

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](https://sojourner.co/blog/code/wp-plugin-hints.html).

**For Support and Feature Requests:**

Use the comment box over at [https://sojourner.co/blog/code/wp-plugin-hints.html](https://sojourner.co/blog/code/wp-plugin-hints.html)

### 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. Using this option, may prove to be redundant.[/hints]
    ```

## Installation

Upload the Hints plugin to your blog, Activate it, then start using it. shortcodes
based. No settings, no nothing.

[Here’s the usage & tutorial video](https://vimeo.com/122846902).

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2234a89649021569b5b8be2574da1516354b5c5672182fdc24bbf18c5957dd6c?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[great plug-in !!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plug-in-417/)󠁿

 [michi40](https://profiles.wordpress.org/michi40/) Ноябрь 12, 2016

hello !! didn’t ever expect to find a hint plug-in here. just knowing that from 
html and some php coding. pls Keep me updated for new Releases. what’s with getting
in contact with writers of form-builders as well to give People a better info how
to use a field … grts

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## Contributors & Developers

“Hints” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ sojournings ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sojournings/)

[Translate “Hints” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hints)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hints/), check out 
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hints/), or subscribe to 
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hints/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hints/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0a

_Release Date – 21st March, 2015_

 * Initial Release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0a**
 *  Last updated **11 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.1 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hints/)
 * Tags
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   [tooltip](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tooltip/)[ui](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ui/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/hints/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ sojournings ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sojournings/)

## Support

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