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Tooltips are small popup boxes that appear when a user hovers over an element on your website. They give extra context, define terms, or explain features without cluttering up your page layout.
If you’re looking for an easy way to add tooltip in WordPress, you’re in the right place. In this guide, you’ll learn two different methods to create tooltips in your Elementor website using Master Addons for Elementor, and when to use each one.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Let’s get started.
A tooltip is a short message that appears when a visitor hovers their cursor over a specific element on your page. You’ve seen them everywhere: hover over a toolbar icon in Google Docs, and a small label tells you what that button does. That’s a tooltip.
On WordPress websites, tooltips serve several practical purposes:
In short, tooltips improve user experience by giving visitors control over how much information they see.
Before we start, make sure you have:
Master Addons is a lightweight WordPress tooltip plugin that gives you 76+ widgets and extensions for Elementor, including two dedicated tooltip features. You can install it directly from the WordPress plugin repository.
Time required: 5-10 minutes per method
Skill level: Beginner
Before jumping into the tutorials, it helps to understand the difference between the two tooltip features in Master Addons. They solve different problems, and picking the right one saves you time.
| Feature | Tooltip Element | Tooltip Extension |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A standalone Elementor widget | A global extension that works on any widget |
| Works on | Text, images, and icons (within the tooltip widget) | Any Elementor container, section, or element |
| Best for | Creating dedicated tooltip content blocks | Adding tooltips to existing page elements |
| How to access | Drag and drop from the Elementor widget panel | Enable from the Advanced tab of any widget |
| Content types | Text tooltip, image tooltip, icon tooltip | Text-based tooltip on any element |
| Use case | You want to build a section specifically designed around tooltips | You want to add a quick tooltip to a button, heading, image, or any widget already on your page |
Quick decision guide:
You can use both on the same page. They don’t conflict with each other.
The Tooltip Element is a standalone widget. Think of it as a content block you drag onto your page where users hover over text, an image, or an icon to reveal a tooltip message.
This is the right choice when you want to create image tooltips, text tooltips, or icon tooltips as a dedicated section of your page.
Go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the page you want to edit, and click Edit with Elementor. This opens the Elementor editor.
In the Elementor widget panel on the left side, type “Tooltip” in the search bar. You’ll find the MA Tooltip widget under the Master Addons section.
Drag and drop it onto your page where you want the tooltip to appear.
Once you’ve placed the widget, click on it to open the settings panel. Under the Content tab, you’ll see the Content Type option with three choices:
Select the content type that fits your use case.
After choosing your content type, configure both parts:
The trigger content (what visitors see on the page):
The tooltip content (what appears on hover):
Still in the Tooltip Settings, configure how the tooltip appears:
Tip: Keep tooltip speed between 300-500ms. Too fast feels abrupt, too slow feels unresponsive.
Switch to the Style tab to customize the look of your Elementor tooltip widget:
You can set different styles for the normal and hover states to add visual feedback.
That’s it for Method 1. You now have a custom tooltip element on your page. For more details on every setting, check the Tooltip Element documentation.
The Tooltip Extension works differently from the element. Instead of being a standalone widget, it’s a global extension that adds tooltip functionality to any Elementor widget, container, or section on your page.
Already have a button, heading, image, pricing table, or any other widget on your page? You can attach a tooltip to it without replacing anything. This is the add tooltip to Elementor widget approach that most users are looking for.
Before using it, make sure the extension is turned on:
Go to the page you want to edit and click Edit with Elementor.
Click on any existing widget where you want to add a tooltip. This works with:
The tooltip extension for Elementor is not limited to specific widgets. It works everywhere.
With your widget selected, click the Advanced tab in the settings panel. Scroll down until you find the MA Tooltip section. Expand it.
Additional settings you can configure:
You can customize the extension tooltip’s appearance:
These settings let you match the tooltip styling with your site’s design system.
For full configuration details, see the Tooltip Extension documentation.
The Tooltip Element is a dedicated content block. Use it when tooltips are the main point of the section:
The Tooltip Extension adds context to elements that already exist on your page:
You can use both on the same page. For example:
There’s no conflict between the two. They serve different purposes and can coexist on any page.
Adding tooltips to your WordPress site is easy with the right tools. But here are some best practices to make sure they actually help your visitors:
Keep tooltip text short. Aim for 1-2 sentences. If you need more than that, the information probably belongs on the page itself, not hidden in a tooltip.
Use consistent positioning. Pick one direction (top or bottom works best for most cases) and stick with it across your site. Mixing positions feels random and confusing.
Don’t overuse tooltips. If every element on your page has a tooltip, visitors won’t bother hovering over any of them. Use them where they genuinely add value.
Make sure tooltips work on mobile. Hover doesn’t exist on touchscreens. The tooltip extension supports click triggers, which works better for mobile users. Test your tooltips on a phone before publishing.
Match your site’s design. Customize tooltip colors, fonts, and borders to match your existing theme. Default tooltip styling can look out of place on a polished site.
Still not sure which method to use? Here’s a side-by-side summary:
| Tooltip Element | Tooltip Extension | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Drag and drop a new widget | Enable on any existing widget |
| Content flexibility | Text, images, icons as trigger content | Works on any Elementor element |
| Best for | Dedicated tooltip sections | Adding tooltips to existing designs |
| Customization | Full styling control | Full styling control |
| Multiple tooltips per page | Yes | Yes |
| Learning curve | Minimal | Minimal |
Both features are available in Master Addons for Elementor. You can start with the free version and upgrade to Pro for advanced styling options and additional widgets.
You can add basic tooltips using HTML by adding a title attribute to any element (e.g., <span title="Your tooltip text">Hover here</span>). But this method offers zero styling control and looks different across browsers. For custom, styled tooltips in WordPress, a plugin like Master Addons gives you full control over design, animation, and positioning.
Yes. Master Addons offers two ways to add image tooltips in Elementor. Use the Tooltip Element and select “Image” as the content type to create a dedicated image tooltip. Or use the Tooltip Extension on any Elementor Image widget to add a tooltip to an existing image on your page.
Standard hover-based tooltips don’t work on touchscreens since there’s no cursor to hover. Master Addons’ Tooltip Extension supports a click trigger option, which displays the tooltip when users tap the element on mobile. This makes your tooltips accessible across all devices.
A tooltip is a small, text-based hint that appears on hover and disappears when you move the cursor away. A popover is usually larger, can contain rich content (images, buttons, forms), and often requires a click to open and close. The Master Addons Tooltip Element can include formatted text, making it flexible for both simple tooltips and richer hover content.
Tooltip content is rendered in the HTML, so search engines can crawl the text inside them. However, since tooltip content is hidden by default and only visible on hover, search engines may give it less weight. Don’t hide important content in tooltips. Use them for supplementary information that adds value to the user experience.
Yes. They work independently and don’t conflict with each other. Use the Tooltip Element for dedicated tooltip content blocks and the Tooltip Extension to add quick tooltips to any existing Elementor widget on the same page.
Adding tooltips to your WordPress website doesn’t need to be complicated. With Master Addons, you get two flexible options:
Both methods are beginner-friendly, fully customizable, and work right out of the box. You can also check out the Image Hotspot widget if you need interactive tooltips pinned to specific locations on an image.
Ready to add tooltips to your site? Download Master Addons for Elementor and start building better user experiences today.
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