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Sniplets

Sniplets is a generic text insertion plugin. Use it to manually or automatically insert data, PHP, syntax highlight, and almost anything else!

By John Godley·PHP·Free
2.8(4 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, Sniplets is a WordPress php plugin with 40 active installations and a 2.8/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 24K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

2.8/54 reviews
40active installs
24K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007

Overview

Sniplets is a generic text insertion plugin with support for an extensible processing framework. At it’s simplest this means you can dynamically replace text in your posts with text that may be defined elsewhere, or created by some other module. For example, you can use Sniplets to perform syntax highlighting of files, execute custom PHP code, insert data from a database, and perform all manner of other useful tasks within a standard interface.

  • Replace tags in a post with pre-defined text
  • Apply processing functions to the pre-defined text to perform additional functionality
  • Automatic insertion – data can be made to automatically appear in various places (header, footer, before post, after post, more tag, initialization)
  • Custom processors can be written by the user
  • Fully local…
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Ratings & Reviews

2.84 reviews
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1 ★
2

Compatibility

WordPress2.7+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.1

  • Initial release
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Contributors

John GodleyJohn Godley
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.5
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2012
WP Requires
2.7+
Tested Up To
2.9.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
40
Downloads
24K+
Added
Sep 10, 2007
Business
Free

Tags

phpcodepagepostinsert

Developer

J
John Godley
14 plugins2.1M+ total installs
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