JHTML-BEHAVIOR-TOOLTIP-001
JHtml::_('behavior.tooltip')
behavior.tooltip
Joomla 3 tooltips were MooTools. They do not run on Joomla 4+.
JHtml::_('behavior.tooltip') → Bootstrap 5 tooltip or native title
Symptoms people search
hasTooltip does nothing · behavior.tooltip
Replace this code
Swap JHtml::_('behavior.tooltip') for Bootstrap 5 tooltip or native title.
Joomla 3
Remove or stop calling this
JHtml::_('behavior.tooltip');
<span class="hasTooltip" title="Help">Joomla 4 / 6
Use this instead
Use Bootstrap 5 data-bs-toggle="tooltip" or a plain title attribute.How to fix it
- 1Remove behavior.tooltip.
- 2Use Bootstrap 5 tooltips if you still want hover help.
Also known as
behavior.tooltip · hasTooltip · hasTip
Related issues
- Joomla 3 → 4JavaScript
behavior.framework (MooTools)
JHtml::_('behavior.framework') → Do not load MooTools — use vanilla JS or WebAssetManager
- Joomla 3 → 4JavaScript
JHtmlBootstrap::modal()
JHtmlBootstrap::modal() → HTMLHelper::_('bootstrap.renderModal')
- Joomla 3 → 4JavaScript
Chosen.js (formbehavior.chosen)
JHtml::_('formbehavior.chosen') → Core styled <select>, Choices.js, or Tom Select
- Joomla 3 → 4Joomla API
JHtmlBatch
JHtmlBatch → Layouts joomla.html.batch.*
- Joomla 4 → 5JavaScript
addScript() / addStyleSheet() vs WebAssetManager
$doc->addScript() → WebAssetManager + joomla.asset.json
- Joomla 5 → 6JavaScript
Assuming jQuery is always on the page
JHtml::_('jquery.framework') → Declare jQuery in joomla.asset.json only if you still need it