As of April 2026, SnapShots is a WordPress dev plugin with 20 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Taxonomy Thumbnail.
3.7/53 reviews
20active installs
5.5K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
You are developing things on a WordPress site and would like to have a snapshot of the current state of your site? SnapShots will help you save states of your WordPress environment.
- Save snapshots of your site with a simple click.
- Name your snapshots for easy distinction.
- SnapShots stores current location and redirects after restore.
- Stores and restores database tables and files in upload folder.
- Automatically logs in current user.
- Automatically clears old snapshots with same name.
- Small footprint and minimal UI.
Options
All options are defined via constants and can get overwritten with a filter. The format of options is
SNAPSHOTS_[OPTION_NAME]
Best to define your custom option constants in the wp-config.php file.
You can use filters options like
add_filter( 'snapshots_[option_name]',…Ratings & Reviews
3.73 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.6+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.8.2
- instructions for namespaces
- update github workflow, no actual changes to the plugin
Contributors
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