Help:Tooltips

This is an overview of the various Warcraft Wiki tooltips that display when you mouseover a link (assuming you have JavaScript support in your browser). In addition, it explains the special relationships between several important templates that work together to show these tooltips .

{{Item}}, {{Loot}}, and {{Itemtip}}

The {{item}} and {{loot}} templates both create a tooltip link, the former using information from the {{itemtip}} on the item's page. Notably, due to DefaultLinks, neither template has to be used for item pages on the wiki: normal links already provide formatting (e.g.  [Archeus])

Item vs. Loot

Item	Loot
Pulls the color directly from the {{itemtip}}	Displays the color from the <quality> parameter
More load on server	Less load on server
Can display item icon	Can be used for enchants

Item format: {{item|<page_name>|<display_name>}} + |icon= + |newicon=.

• <page_name> is the only required parameter.
• Include |icon= to not include the item's icon.

Loot format: {{loot|<quality>|<page_name>|<display_name>}}.

• <quality> determines the color of the link.
• <page_name> is the only required parameter.
• <display_name> can be used to hide disambiguations.

{{item}} Example	Result	{{loot}} Example	Result
{{item|Warp Slicer|s}}	[Warp Slicers]	{{loot|legendary|Warp Slicer|s}}	[Warp Slicers]
{{item|Dignified Headmaster's Charge}}	[Dignified Headmaster's Charge]	{{loot|epic|Dignified Headmaster's Charge}}	[Dignified Headmaster's Charge]
{{item|Invalid Page}}	Invalid Page	{{loot|common|Invalid Page}}	[Invalid Page]
{{item|Corruption (sword)}}	[Corruption]	{{loot|rare|Corruption (sword)|Corruption}}	[Corruption]
{{item|Corruption (sword)|Some Sword}}	[Some Sword]

The enchant syntax for {{loot}} is not needed for either enchants such as Enchant Weapon - Fiery Weapon, or profession modifications that function as enchantments such as Fur Lining - Stamina and  [Socket Bracer] (which use the Embroid template for their {{itemtip}}).

Both {{item}} and {{loot}} require a valid {{itemtip}} on the target page in order for tooltips to function correctly.

Example {{itemtip}}

{{#data:Itemtip
|itemid=2000
|dmglow=63
|dmghigh=95
|speed=3.30
|icon=INV_Sword_08
|quality=Uncommon
|onhit=Blasts a target for 85 Arcane damage.
|flavor=[[Morgan Ladimore]]'s sword.
|name=Archeus
|durability=85
|bind=BoP
|type=Sword
|slot=Two-Hand
|sellprice=8827
|ilvl=35
}}

You can use the following item to test the contents of various {{itemtip}} parameters

[Test loot]

Quest links

For quest links to work, the target quest must contain a completed {{Questbox}} template.

Example {{Questbox}}

{{questbox
| name = Suppression
| faction = Neutral
| level = 60
| levelreq = 60
| class = warlock
| type = Group
| category = Blasted Lands
| start = {{NPC|Neutral|Daio the Decrepit|level=60}}
| experience = 650
| rewards = {{loot|rare|Tome of Sacrifice}}
| id = 7583
}}

{{Coords}}

This template creates a superscript link to a page with the name of the 3rd (map) parameter and shows a tooltip of the corresponding map with a marker () for where the coordinates are on the map.

Example	Result
{{coords|54|51|Stormwind City}}	[54, 51]
{{coords|55.8|75.3|Durotar}}	[55.8, 75.3]

For a list of map names to use, see Special:PrefixIndex/File:VZ-.

{{Ability}}

This template creates a link to a spell or other ability.

Example	Result
[[Frostfire Bolt]]	[Frostfire Bolt]
{{ability|Execute|Mage killer}}	[Mage killer]
[[Magical Pink Pony Power]]	Magical Pink Pony Power

This template requires {{Infobox ability}} to be on the target page. Example:

{{Help}}

Generic tooltips are created by using the template {{Help}}.

Example	Result
{{Help|Avarage money dropped|Wealth}}	Wealth

How it works

The templates work in combination with Help:DefaultLinks (by Foxlit) and JavaScript to load the box, tooltip, or other relevant data for display. The JS mechanism was developed by Pcj.