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1. danb377
   Member
   Sep 17, 2011, 2:20 PM

   I'm using my wordpress blog as a website. I'm not sure what the terminology is, but I'd like to have an info button that I can place next to a word or phrase that requires a definition so that when clicked or hovered over a pop up box will appear with the definition rather than being linked to a page or a post. Or if that's not possible, can i have a post that this info button can be linked to but will not show up on with my actual blog posts? Thank you!

   The blog I need help with is spinestrong.wordpress.com.

2. 1tess
   Moderator
   Sep 17, 2011, 2:50 PM

   This works when a reader hovers over the text:
   <span style="cursor:help;" title="INFORMATION_THAT_POPS_UP">THE_WORD_READERS_SEE</span>

3. danb377
   Member
   Sep 17, 2011, 3:00 PM

   I'm sorry but I don't know what that means. Do I enter that somewhere? I don't know the techy side of wordpress

4. airodyssey
   Member
   Sep 17, 2011, 3:12 PM

   When editing a post/page, you switch to the HTML tab and you copy and paste the code 1tess gave you. Then you replace the text with whatever you want ("information that pops up" and "the word readers see").

5. 1tess
   Moderator
   Sep 17, 2011, 3:14 PM

   You type that into the html editor. Substitute "INFORMATION_THAT_POPS_UP" with the definition you want, and substitute "THE_WORD_READERS_SEE" with the word you want to define.

6. 1tess
   Moderator
   Sep 17, 2011, 3:15 PM

   ~~airodyssey good morning!

7. danb377
   Member
   Sep 17, 2011, 3:15 PM

   So i put that code in place of the original word or phrase within the sentence?

8. danb377
   Member
   Sep 17, 2011, 3:16 PM

   great! Let me try it. Thank you!

9. 1tess
   Moderator
   Sep 17, 2011, 3:19 PM

   Yes, but you must switch to the html editor.

   You can type your sentence as you want in the visual editor. Then switch to the html editor. You can use your browser's find function to find the word you want to define. Paste in the code there, and put the info in the appropriate places.

10. danb377
    Member
    Sep 17, 2011, 3:25 PM

    That works perfect! I swear you people are geniuses! Thanks again!

11. 1tess
    Moderator
    Sep 17, 2011, 3:27 PM

    You are welcome! (but I'm not a genius—just a regular person ≥^!^≤ )

12. airodyssey
    Member
    Sep 17, 2011, 3:30 PM

    (And g'morning to you too tess!)

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