# Discourse Tooltips **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304 **Category:** Plugin **Tags:** official, tooltips **Created:** [September 4, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304 "2017-09-04T00:37:04Z") **Posts on this page:** 10 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse) #### Post date: [September 4, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/1 "2017-09-04T00:37:04Z")
| | | | | --- | --- | --- | | :discourse2: | **Summary** | **Discourse Tooltips** allows for the previewing of the contents of topics on hover. | | 🛠 | **Repository Link** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-tooltips](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-tooltips) | | 📖 | **Install Guide** | [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) | > [@](#): > > :discourse2: As this is an #official plugin maintained by the Discourse team, #Support, #Contribute > Bug, #Contribute > UX, and #Contribute > Feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate plugin tag. Click on a link below to get one started. 👍 > > [❓  **Support**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=6&body=%3E%20Before%20asking,%20did%20you%20search%20first%3F%20Press%20%F0%9F%94%8D%20at%20the%20upper%20right%20to%20search.&tags=tooltips "Ask for support on configuring and using Discourse Tooltips") [🐛  **Bug**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=1&tags=tooltips "A bug report means something is broken, preventing normal/typical use of the plugin") [👀  **UX**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=9&tags=tooltips "Discussion about the user interface of Discourse Tooltips, and how features are presented (including language and UI elements)") [💡  **Feature**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=2&tags=tooltips "Discussion about how existing Discourse Tooltips features can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work") ### Features ![screenshot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/2/a23b4444d2c14254a52a2d60e5295fe53d28ebfa.png) In the future the plugin will show more tooltips but this seemed like a good start 🙂 > Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-06-03T22:01:04Z > > > **Check document** > > > > Perform check on document: ---
### Author: ![volanar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/volanar/32/318163_2.png) [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar) #### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/50 "2023-08-22T19:31:46Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/8/5/0859f31ae4b584ee67fd534e6d87ae76004a1646.png) ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/51 "2023-08-22T19:35:18Z")
The error is correct. This is not a Discourse theme. 🙂 You would need to install the plugin in your `app.yml`. 👍 There’s a link to some instructions in the OP. ---
### Author: ![volanar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/volanar/32/318163_2.png) [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar) #### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/52 "2023-08-22T19:37:56Z")
Thanks, I didn’t notice. It’s just that the functionality is more like a theme component than a plugin 🙄 ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/53 "2023-08-22T19:41:32Z")
To be honest, this is quite an old plugin so there’s a chance it could be converted to a theme component now. I know some of the others have made that leap. I’m afraid I don’t know specifically if it would be possible with this one though. 🤷 ---
### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman) #### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/54 "2023-08-22T23:59:30Z")
It does add the topic contents to the load, so it can’t be done in a theme component. The data that it displays isn’t available without the plugin. ---
### Author: ![Firsh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/firsh/32/454861_2.png) [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh) #### Post date: [October 12, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/55 "2024-10-12T13:26:32Z")
Does this also create a tooltip for topics referenced in text of posts? Also, would using the API of Discourse and loading the topic content on demand (thereby not requiring it to be a plugin, merely a JS-based enhancement) be a solution? ---
### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman) #### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/56 "2024-10-14T20:59:48Z")
> [@Firsh](#): > > Does this also create a tooltip for topics referenced in text of posts? I don’t believe so. > [@Firsh](#): > > Also, would using the API of Discourse and loading the topic content on demand (thereby not requiring it to be a plugin, merely a JS-based enhancement) be a solution? If you don’t mind the extra API call from the browser (a problem if you do it many times on a single page), it should work. ---
### Author: ![haozi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/haozi/32/381818_2.png) [@haozi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haozi) #### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/57 "2025-02-13T19:40:09Z")
Seems not work well with latest discourse. ![A snippet of a software dashboard showing labels associated with different locations and system functionalities, including interfaces such as "柚子面板," "技术," "V1.10.24-Its," and "1Panel." (Generated by AI title)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/6/1/461037f3ac39a357af1d7b3ff4718053a78f4c70.png) ---
### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot) #### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304/58 "2025-12-08T14:07:22Z")
> [@JammyDodger](#): > > To be honest, this is quite an old plugin so there’s a chance it could be converted to a theme component now. Indeed, not much reason for this to be a plugin anymore > [@Topic List Tooltips](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-tooltips/390466): > > This is a theme component equivalent of the [Discourse Tooltips](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tooltips/69304) plugin — all the functionality of that plugin is now achievable via theme! discourse2Summary Allows for the previewing of the contents of topics on hover.eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/awesomerobot/topic-list-tooltips)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-list-tooltips](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-list-tooltips)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme compone… Would recommend using the theme component going forward, we will eventually retire the plugin.