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Term Explanation Tooltip Plugin for Elementor
Underline a term and let readers click or tap it to see a short explanation in a small popover, on desktop and touch screens.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Term explanation tooltipProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
Tooltips you can click or tap
These are the actual published outputs of the widget: the default API example, a teal term with an icon and a light popover, and a bold term with a solid underline. Click a term to open it.
02 / Inside WordPress
Term explanation tooltip controls in Elementor
Content sets the term and its plain-text explanation. Display adds an optional icon. The Style tab covers the term's underline (dotted, solid or none), typography, colours, Normal, Hover and Focus states, border, radius and padding, the icon colour, size and gap, and the popover's typography, text and background colours, border, radius, padding and maximum width.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use term explanation tooltip
Technical words and jargon lose readers who do not know them, and hover-only tooltips do nothing on phones or for keyboard users. Term explanation tooltip shows a term with a dotted underline that opens a short plain-text explanation when clicked or tapped, closes with Escape or a click elsewhere, and is announced to screen readers.
Product pages
Clarify a material, size or specification next to where it is mentioned.
Course and help content
Define new words for learners right where they meet them.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add a term tooltip in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Term explanation tooltip in the Complementor library.
Add the widget where the term should appear.
Enter the term and a short explanation in plain text.
Choose the underline and, if you like, an icon.
Style the popover, publish, and click the term to check it.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize term explanation tooltip in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
A term that opens its explanation on click or tap, not only on hover.
One explanation open at a time; Escape or a click elsewhere closes it.
Plain-text explanation, also read out as the term's description.
Dotted, solid or no underline, and an optional icon.
Popover that stays on screen on narrow phones.
Style: term typography, colours and states, icon, and popover colours, border, radius, padding and width.
06 / Choose the right approach
Term explanation tooltip and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
The HTML title attribute
A title attribute shows on mouse hover only and not on phones or by keyboard. This widget opens on click, tap and keyboard.
Glossary pages
A separate glossary sends readers away. This widget keeps the explanation on the page.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Term explanation tooltip compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor.
- Plain-text explanations only; no links or forms in the popover.
- One term per widget.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot term explanation tooltip
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why does the term show without an underline or popover?
The explanation is empty, so the term is shown as plain text instead of a button that opens nothing.
Why is the popover partly hidden?
A parent container has overflow hidden. Set its overflow to visible, or place the widget outside that container.
Can I add a link inside the explanation?
No. The explanation is plain text so the popover stays simple to use by keyboard and screen reader.
Why does it not open on hover?
Hover does not work on phones or for keyboard users, so it opens on click and tap for everyone.
Term explanation tooltip plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Is it accessible?
Yes. The term is a real button with an expanded state, the explanation is its description, Escape closes it and returns focus.
Does it work without JavaScript?
Yes. The explanation is shown as a short note under the term.
Can I use many on one page?
Yes. Opening one closes any other that is open.
Can I place it inside a sentence?
Each widget is its own element, so it sits on its own line in Elementor layouts.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get term explanation tooltip with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.