A powerful search tool that helps developers quickly find text strings within theme and plugin files.
As of April 2026, SniffPress is a WordPress search plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 461 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: String locator.
SniffPress is an essential developer tool that lets you search through all your theme and plugin files directly from the WordPress admin dashboard.
GitHub: https://github.com/viveksoftchure/sniffpress
New in version 1.1:
– Top-level admin menu for easier access
– Search limits to prevent server overload
– Exclusion patterns to skip specific folders/files
– Improved theme editor links for both active and inactive themes
– Enhanced user interface with search statistics
Key Features:
– Search across multiple themes/plugins at once
– Case-sensitive and whole word matching options
– Regular expression support
– Filter by file type (PHP, JS, CSS, etc.)
– Direct links to edit found files (works with any theme/plugin)
– S…
| WordPress | 5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
…and 5 more changes
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