If you havent noticed, the forum does some more in depth tooltip niftyness and has for some time. Some things are still broken, some are a work in progress as the modification package that allows these things is no longer being developed by the original author, so I've kind of taken on it's maintenance myself.
At any rate, here is a list of things you can do in posts and how to accomplish it.
Achievements:Achievements from the Wowhead database.[achievement]{name or ID}[/achievement]Example:
[achievement]727[/achievement][achievement]727[/achievement]
Class:Generates various information about the classes in WoW.[class]{name or ID}[/class]Example:
[class]Druid[/class][class]Druid[/class]
Craftables:Items crafted via professions from the Wowhead database.[craft {parameters}]{name or ID}[/craft]Parameters:
- To not show the materials for the craft-able item use: nomats.
Example:
[craft]47603[/craft][craft]47603[/craft]
Enchants:Enchants from the Wowhead database.[enchant {parameters}]{name or ID}[/enchant]You must specify the Enchant by name, if the ID returns a failed/invalid error.Parameters:
- To not show the materials for the craft-able item use: nomats.
Example:
[enchant]Enchant 2H Weapon - Greater Savagery[/enchant][enchant]Enchant 2H Weapon - Greater Savagery[/enchant]
Events:Shows the dates of upcoming events in a tooltip.[event]{name or ID}[/event]Example:
[event]372[/event][event]372[/event]
Items:Item from the Wowhead database.[item {parameters}]{name or ID}[/item]Parameters:
- To add gems use gems via gems="{gem1id},{gem2id},{gem3id}". Gems should be listed in socket order starting from the top down.
Example:
[item gems="76884,76696"]62410[/item][item gems="76884,76696"]62410[/item]
Item Icons:Items, displayed as icons, from the Wowhead database.[itemico {parameters}]{name or ID}[/itemico]Parameters:
- To add gems use gems via gems="{gem1id},{gem2id},{gem3id}". Gems should be listed in socket order starting from the top down.
Example:
[itemico]63533[/itemico][itemico]63533[/itemico]
Itemsets:Itemsets from the Wowhead database.[itemset]{name or ID}[/itemset]Example:
[itemset]1087[/itemset][itemset]1087[/itemset]
NPCs:NPC's from the Wowhead database.[npc]{name or ID}[/npc]Example:
[npc]55869[/npc][npc]55869[/npc]
Objects:Object's, like mineral veins, from the Wowhead database.[object]{name or ID}[/object]Example:
[object]180691[/object][object]180691[/object]
Pets:Displays various information about Hunter's pets.[pet]{name or ID}[/pet]Example:
[pet]33[/pet][pet]33[/pet]
Quests:Quests from the Wowhead database.[quest]{name or ID}[/quest]Example:
[quest]25602[/quest][quest]25602[/quest]
Spells:Spells from the Wowhead database.[spell]{name or ID}[/spell]Example:
[spell]102795[/spell][spell]102795[/spell]
Zones:Zone maps from the Wowhead database.[zone {parameters}]{name or ID}[/zone] Parameters:
- To add pins use pins via pins="{x1},{y1}|{x2},{y2}|etc.".
- Multiple points are separated with the "pipe" or "|".
Example:
[zone pins="67,32"]6134[/zone][zone pins="67,32"]6134[/zone]
Faction:[faction {parameters}]{name or ID}[/faction] Example:
[faction]1272[/faction][faction]1272[/faction]
Added info on using Enchants:
QuoteEnchants:
Enchants from the Wowhead database.
[enchant {parameters}]{name or ID}[/enchant]
You must specify the Enchant by name, if the ID returns a failed/invalid error.
Parameters:
- To not show the materials for the craft-able item use: nomats.
Example:
[enchant]Enchant 2H Weapon - Greater Savagery[/enchant]
[enchant]Enchant 2H Weapon - Greater Savagery[/enchant]