Title: ToolTips For Contact Form 7 Author: howdytheme Published: September 15, 2022 Last modified: June 29, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev= 3475282) ![](https://ps.w.org/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3475282) # ToolTips For Contact Form 7 By [howdytheme](https://profiles.wordpress.org/howdytheme/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7.zip) * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/#description) * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/#reviews) * [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/#installation) * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/) ## Description **ToolTips For Contact Form 7** is a free WordPress plugin that lets you add contextual, hover-triggered tooltip hints to any field inside your Contact Form 7 forms. Place a small question-mark icon next to any field label or input — when a user hovers over it, a styled tooltip bubble appears with the guidance text you have written. Tooltips help users fill in forms correctly the first time. Long or technical forms— those asking for VAT numbers, date formats, phone formats, passport numbers, or legal agreements — often confuse visitors who are unsure exactly what to enter. Inline tooltip hints answer those questions right at the point of confusion, without cluttering your form with long label text or instruction paragraphs. The plugin is powered by **Tippy.js**, one of the most widely used and well-maintained tooltip libraries in the world. A dedicated admin settings panel lets you configure the tooltip appearance — background color, text color, icon style, width, arrow, and offset — and settings are saved globally so every form on your site uses the same polished style. > **Requires Contact Form 7** to be installed and activated on your WordPress site. [📄 Documentation](https://topsmodule.com/how-to-create-tooltips-for-contact-form-7/) | [🔴 Live Demo](https://topsmodule.com/task/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/) | [⭐ Get Pro Version](https://www.topsmodule.com/product/tooltips-for-contact-form-7/) #### Why Use ToolTips For Contact Form 7? Contact Form 7 provides labels and placeholder text, but neither is ideal for detailed guidance. Labels stay visible at all times and can make a form feel cluttered. Placeholder text disappears the moment a user starts typing — exactly when they need help most. Tooltips offer a clean solution: contextual help that appears only when a user actively needs it. The form stays uncluttered and professional, while the guidance is always just a hover away. Users make fewer mistakes, submit fewer invalid entries, and abandon the form less often. Adding a tooltip is as simple as wrapping your hint text in the `[mytooltips]` shortcode directly inside your CF7 form template — no page builders, no extra configuration, no coding required. #### How to Add a Tooltip Wrap any guidance text with the `[mytooltips]` shortcode inside your Contact Form 7 form template: ``` [mytooltips]Enter your name as it appears on your ID[/mytooltips] ``` Place it next to a field label or tag like this: ``` Your Name [mytooltips]Enter your full legal name as it appears on official documents[/mytooltips] [text* your-name] ``` When the form is displayed on the front end, a tooltip trigger icon appears next to the label. Hovering over it reveals the styled tooltip bubble with your hint text. #### Free Version Features * **Simple Shortcode Integration** — Add a tooltip to any CF7 field by wrapping your hint text with `[mytooltips]...[/mytooltips]` directly in the CF7 form editor. No coding, no extra settings per field — just the shortcode. * **Dedicated Admin Settings Page** — A standalone **Tooltips For Contact Form 7** menu item is added to your WordPress admin sidebar. All tooltip style settings are managed from one clean settings panel — no hunting through CF7 form settings. * **6 Built-In Tooltip Trigger Icons** — Choose from 6 different question-mark style icons to use as the tooltip trigger. Select the icon that best fits the visual style of your website directly from the settings panel. * **Adjustable Tooltip Width** — Set the maximum width of the tooltip bubble in pixels. The default is 350px, but you can increase or decrease it to suit the length of your hint text and your form layout. * **Tooltip Arrow** — Toggle the directional pointer arrow on the tooltip bubble on or off. When enabled, a small arrow points from the tooltip back toward the trigger icon, making the relationship between the tooltip and the field clear. * **Tooltip Offset Control** — Fine-tune the distance between the tooltip bubble and the trigger icon using the offset setting. This lets you adjust the spacing precisely so the tooltip never overlaps important form elements. * **Mouse Enter + Click Trigger** — In the free version, tooltips appear when a user moves their mouse over the tooltip icon (hover) or clicks it. This dual trigger ensures the tooltip works naturally on both desktop and touch-capable devices. * **Custom Background Color** — Set the background color of the tooltip bubble using a full color picker with alpha (transparency) support. Match the tooltip to your brand colors or website theme. * **Custom Text Color** — Set the text color inside the tooltip bubble independently of the background color, also using a full color picker with alpha support. Ensure strong contrast and readability for all users. * **Works with All Recent CF7 Versions** — Tested and compatible with Contact Form 7 up to version 7.0. #### Pro Version Features The following features are available exclusively in the Pro version. They appear as disabled options in the settings panel for free users. **[Upgrade to Pro ](https://www.topsmodule.com/product/tooltips-for-contact-form-7/)** * **Manual Tooltip Position — Top** — Pin the tooltip bubble to always appear directly above the trigger icon, regardless of where the form is on the page. * **Manual Tooltip Position — Bottom** — Pin the tooltip bubble to always appear directly below the trigger icon for a consistent downward layout. * **Manual Tooltip Position — Left** — Pin the tooltip bubble to appear to the left of the trigger icon. Useful for forms with wide layouts where left-side tooltips fit the visual flow better. * **Manual Tooltip Position — Right** — Pin the tooltip bubble to appear to the right of the trigger icon. Ideal for inline forms or labels where right-side placement looks cleaner. * **Click-Only Trigger** — Configure the tooltip to appear only when the user clicks the trigger icon, not on hover. Useful for mobile-first forms where hover events are unreliable, or for tooltips containing longer content that users need to read without accidental triggering. * **Mouseenter + Focus Trigger** — Configure the tooltip to appear both on hover and when the trigger icon receives keyboard focus. This improves accessibility for keyboard-only users and screen reader users navigating the form by tab. * **Upload Custom Tooltip Icon Image** — Replace the built-in question-mark icon set with your own custom image. Upload any image from your WordPress Media Library to use as the tooltip trigger icon, giving you full control over the visual style of the tooltip trigger. * **Custom Icon Image Width** — Set the exact pixel width of your uploaded custom tooltip trigger icon to ensure it fits perfectly within your form layout without distorting. * **Custom Icon Image Height** — Set the exact pixel height of your uploaded custom tooltip trigger icon to maintain the correct aspect ratio and alignment with surrounding form elements. **[Get the Pro Version ](https://www.topsmodule.com/product/tooltips-for-contact-form-7/)** #### Perfect For * Forms with technical fields requiring format guidance (phone numbers, dates, tax IDs, postal codes) * Legal or compliance forms where field terms need plain-language explanation * Registration and onboarding forms for new users unfamiliar with your platform * Multi-step forms where each question benefits from additional context * Survey and feedback forms with nuanced or sensitive questions * eCommerce enquiry forms with billing, shipping, or order-specific fields * Any Contact Form 7 form where reducing user confusion and form abandonment is a priority ## Screenshots [⌊Tooltip Style Generator — position, width, trigger, arrow, offset, icon picker, custom image upload, and background/text colour settings⌉⌊Tooltip Style Generator— position, width, trigger, arrow, offset, icon picker, custom image upload, and background/ text colour settings⌉[ Tooltip Style Generator — position, width, trigger, arrow, offset, icon picker, custom image upload, and background/text colour settings [⌊Front-end contact form — question-mark tooltip icons next to each field label with a tooltip bubble shown on hover⌉⌊Front-end contact form — question-mark tooltip icons next to each field label with a tooltip bubble shown on hover⌉[ Front-end contact form — question-mark tooltip icons next to each field label with a tooltip bubble shown on hover ## Installation #### Automatic Installation (Recommended) 1. Make sure **Contact Form 7** is installed and activated. 2. In your WordPress dashboard, go to **Plugins > Add New**. 3. Search for **ToolTips For Contact Form 7**. 4. Click **Install Now**, then click **Activate**. #### Manual Installation 1. Download the plugin ZIP file. 2. Go to **Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin** in your WordPress dashboard. 3. Upload the ZIP file and click **Install Now**. 4. Click **Activate Plugin** after installation. #### After Activation 1. Go to **Tooltips For Contact Form 7** in your WordPress admin sidebar. 2. Configure your tooltip style: choose an icon, set background color, text color, width, arrow, and offset. 3. Click **Save**. 4. Open any Contact Form 7 form in the editor. 5. Add `[mytooltips]Your hint text here[/mytooltips]` next to any field tag or label in the form template. 6. Save the form and view it on the front end — hover over the icon to see the tooltip in action. ## FAQ ### Does this plugin require Contact Form 7? Yes. Contact Form 7 must be installed and activated for this plugin to work. The`[ mytooltips]` shortcode is processed inside CF7 form templates using the `wpcf7_form_elements` filter, which is part of the CF7 framework. ### How do I add a tooltip to a form field? Place the `[mytooltips]Your hint text[/mytooltips]` shortcode anywhere inside your CF7 form template — typically next to a field label or after a field tag. The shortcode renders a small icon on the front end; hovering over it shows the tooltip with your text. ### Can I add tooltips to any field type in Contact Form 7? Yes. The shortcode works anywhere inside a CF7 form template, so you can place a tooltip next to text fields, email fields, phone fields, checkboxes, dropdowns, textareas, or any other CF7 field type. ### Can I set different tooltip styles for different forms? The tooltip style settings (color, icon, width, arrow, offset) are global and apply across all your CF7 forms. The hint text itself is unique per shortcode, so each tooltip can carry different guidance text. ### Can I control where the tooltip appears — top, bottom, left, or right? Manual position control (top, bottom, left, right) is a **Pro version feature**. The free version uses automatic positioning that keeps the tooltip visible within the viewport at all times. ### Can I trigger the tooltip on click or on keyboard focus instead of hover? Click-only and mouseenter-plus-focus triggers are **Pro version features**. The free version triggers tooltips on mouse enter (hover) and click combined. ### Can I upload my own image as the tooltip icon? Uploading a custom icon image is a **Pro version feature**. The free version lets you choose from 6 built-in question-mark style icons. ### Can I control the size of the tooltip icon? Custom icon width and height controls are **Pro version features**, available when using a custom uploaded icon image. ### Can I change the tooltip background and text colors? Yes. The free version includes full color pickers with alpha (transparency) support for both the tooltip background color and the tooltip text color. ### Is the plugin mobile-friendly? Yes. The mouse enter + click dual trigger in the free version ensures tooltips work on touch devices. The Tippy.js library handles tooltip rendering responsively across all screen sizes. ### Where can I find the full documentation? Full setup documentation is available at [topsmodule.com](https://topsmodule.com/how-to-create-tooltips-for-contact-form-7/). ### Where can I see a live demo? You can view a working demo at (https://topsmodule.com/task/tool-tips-for-contact- form-7/). ### How do I upgrade to the Pro version? Visit (https://www.topsmodule.com/product/tooltips-for-contact-form-7/) to upgrade and unlock all Pro features. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8fbef7d53ee00d7077f7845095643ed1e19f1242ee37d624dc3dfe8fd784542e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-2410/)󠁿 [Mike](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikeprill/) May 22, 2023 There was a problem with the plugin at first, but the developer fixed the problem. The plugin now works without any problems. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ff93b09ad04f0122a25ecfb5ff854fbd314f0f18d885f0d202887541f163a2ea? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[better setting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/better-setting/)󠁿 [lavenderblue90](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lavenderblue90/) October 17, 2022 provide good setting for tooltip [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “ToolTips For Contact Form 7” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ howdytheme ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/howdytheme/) [Translate “ToolTips For Contact Form 7” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * Initial release. * Add hover-triggered tooltip hints to any Contact Form 7 field using the `[mytooltips]` shortcode. * Dedicated Tooltip Style Generator admin settings page. * Auto tooltip positioning powered by Tippy.js and Popper.js. * 6 built-in tooltip trigger icon styles. * Adjustable tooltip maximum width (default: 350px). * Tooltip arrow toggle (on/off). * Tooltip offset control. * Mouse enter + click trigger in free version. * Custom background color with alpha support. * Custom text color with alpha support. ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **2 weeks ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 5.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.1** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/) * Tags * [contact form 7](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/contact-form-7/)[tooltip](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tooltip/) * [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tool-tips-for-contact-form-7/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ howdytheme ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/howdytheme/) ## Support Got something to say? 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