Code Snippets

Changelog

3.10.2 (2026-09-01)

Added

• Added a confirmation flow for run-once snippet execution and hardened the handler to prevent failed or confusing actions.

Changed

• Snippet names now respect the row truncation Screen Option in the admin list for better readability.
• Version switching AJAX requests now validate the correct nonce, improving reliability when updating snippet versions.

Fixed

• Fixed safe mode fatal errors caused by an undefined wp_get_current_user() call.
• Fixed PHP validation being triggered incorrectly when activating snippets in bulk.
• Fixed saving issues after a user session expires.
• Fixed warnings caused by aliased field names when reading modified snippet fields.
• Fixed vendor autoloader issues by stripping unprefixed namespace references.
• Resolved issues where snippet names and version switches could behave inconsistently in the admin UI.

3.10.1 (2026-08-28)

Changed

• Enhanced active-link visibility in the toolbar with border-based styling.

Fixed

• Fixed a fatal error affecting snippets that use a namespace or declare statement.
• Fixed the snippets page rendering blank when another plugin’s screen settings filter returned an invalid value.
• Fixed snippet saving on hosts that block REST API PUT and PATCH requests, by sending writes as POST with a method override.
• Fixed the Snippets List Order setting not being applied to the snippets list.
• Fixed admin bar snippet scripts failing to load on the free version, including on the site front end.
• Fixed snippet modified dates being sent without the correct UTC offset.
• Fixed the row truncation screen option not persisting across sessions.
• Fixed inconsistent sidebar label sizes.
• Fixed the sticky editor sidebar showing an unwanted horizontal scrollbar.

3.10.0 (2026-08-24)

Added

• New admin interface for managing snippets, with a cleaner layout, faster interactions, and a more consistent experience across plugin screens.
• Card view for browsing snippets, with a view switcher on the snippets table and Community Cloud.
• Snippet preview modal for viewing snippet code from the snippets table without opening the editor.
• Automatic hiding of unrelated admin notices from other plugins on Code Snippets screens.
• Admin bar snippet drawer, based on the Deckerweb Snippets workflow, for quick access to snippets and Safe Mode from the WordPress admin bar.
• Snippet locking to help prevent accidental edits or deletion of important snippets. Props to https://github.com/mgiannopoulos24.
• Improved screen options on the main snippets table, including controls for visible columns and truncating long snippet names or descriptions.
• Bulk actions and bulk code download support in the redesigned snippets table.
• Featured snippets and improved browsing in Community Cloud.
• WordPress modern theme admin styling compatibility.
• Clearer accessibility labels, headings, tab markup, table checkboxes, sort buttons, copy buttons, and drag-and-drop upload controls.

Changed

• Redesigned the main snippets table with improved search, filtering, sorting, pagination, row actions, and bulk selection.
• Improved the snippet import and migration experience, including clearer file upload handling and third-party plugin migration flows.
• Improved snippet error handling so activation failures, validation errors, and stack traces are easier to understand.
• Improved Community Cloud search and filtering, including server-side filters, better result loading, and clearer empty states.
• Updated the welcome screen, toolbar, import screen, and cloud screens to match the new admin experience.
• Updated internal plugin architecture to a cleaner PSR-4 structure for better long-term maintainability.
• Improved accessibility across the snippets table, import screen, migration flow, Community Cloud, welcome screen, toolbar, dialogs, tooltips, and code editor.
• Improved colour contrast and reduced-motion support across admin screens.

Fixed

• Fixed REST API server error responses on missing snippets.
• Fixed redundant frontend logic, improving overall performance.
• Fixed Community Cloud search results and pagination to respect WordPress screen options.
• Fixed snippet saving and activation feedback to improve validation and runtime error display.
• Fixed downloaded Community Cloud snippets appearing as not downloaded after a page reload.
• Fixed network snippet lookups using the wrong database table on multisite.
• Fixed the inactive snippets count including trashed snippets.
• Fixed featured Community Cloud snippets failing to load with some cloud API responses.

3.9.6 (2026-04-28)

Fixed

• Improved permissions handling with snippets REST API.
• Site admin cannot toggle shared network snippets status.

3.9.5 (2026-02-05)

Fixed

• Improved security when handling actions for downloading and updating cloud snippets.

3.9.4 (2026-01-14)

Added

• New import functionality to migrate snippets from file uploads with drag-and-drop interface.
• Support for importing snippets from other popular plugins (Header Footer Code Manager, Insert Headers and Footers, Insert PHP Code Snippet).
• Enhanced file based execution support with improved multisite mode compatibility.

Fixed

• Fixed multisite capability checks in Plugin class.
• Fixed snippet execution logic for multisite support by centralizing trashed snippet handling.
• Fixed multisite snippet handling to ensure local snippets use correct table and filter out trashed snippets.

3.9.3 (2025-12-03)

Added

• End-to-end tests to verify the toggle visual state in the snippets list page, improving UI verification and test reliability.

Fixed

• Restored missing styles styling and direction-aware layout from Manage menu.
• Ensure correct transformation value is used when detecting state of activation toggle.

3.9.2 (2025-11-17)

Changed

• Introduced a custom scissors icon and updated button title for the TinyMCE extension.
• Improved back-navigation styling on the edit page.
• Refined layout for column names and action buttons in the Cloud Snippets list.
• Enhanced overall styling of cloud-related UI components.
• Optimized cloud search with more efficient pagination and snippet retrieval.
• Introduced groundwork to prevent Composer dependency collisions with other plugins.

Fixed

• Improved sanitization and normalization across Cloud API and pagination outputs.
• Resolved various TinyMCE issues reported in the WordPress support forum.

3.9.1 (2025-11-14)

Changed

• Migrated to native CSS direction handling (RTL/LTR) for improved compatibility and simpler styling
• Updated dependencies to the latest compatible versions

Fixed

• Fixed TinyMCE menu button registration to prevent initialization failure
• Fixed the position of the ‘code direction’ control in the editor

3.9.0 (2025-11-13)

Added

• Added contextual notices in the Snippets list table to surface action results and warnings in the UI
• Expanded Multisite Sharing settings for clearer control over network-wide snippet sharing

Changed

• Modernized browser support targets and polished admin UI (clearer row-action badges, improved Pro badge hover, refined active snippet name styling)

Fixed

• Fixed REST API pagination to return correct results and page counts
• Resolved styling selector so the active snippet name highlights reliably

3.8.2 (2025-10-31)

Fixed

• Improved namespaced PHP snippet handling with file based execution.

3.8.1 (2025-10-28)

Added

• Code line explanation widget with apply and remove actions for AI-generated comments. (PRO)

Changed

• Improved pagination handling and display structure for cloud search results. (PRO)
• Enhanced styling for codevault rows and inactive tabs in cloud interface. (PRO)

Removed

• Removed guzzlehttp/guzzle dependency to reduce package conflicts. (PRO)

Fixed

• Improved file-based snippet handling for multisite installations.

3.8.0 (2025-10-24)

Added

• @CarolinaOP and @louiswol94 join the team as plugin contributors.
• File-based execution mode for snippets (Optional in Plugin Settings).
• Version switch option, to help easily rollback the plugin to an earlier release.
• Minor UI improvements to the editor and sidebar.

Changed

• Prefixed Composer packages to reduce collisions with other plugins.
• Snippets REST API now supports pagination via page and per_page query parameters.
• Improved editor preview behavior.

Fixed

• Fixed issues with snippet evaluation and front-end initialization in edge cases.
• Improved reliability of snippet evaluation.
• JavaScript and CSS snippets loading twice due to a conditions bug. (PRO)
• Fixed issue where some conditions didn’t work due to loading before the loop. (PRO)

3.7.0 (2025-08-29)

Added

• New ‘conditions’ feature: control where and when snippets execute with a powerful logic builder. (PRO)

Changed

• Redesigned edit menu with refreshed look and functionality.
• Updated snippet type badges to be more visually distinct.
• Redesigned tooltips used throughout the plugin.
• Moved content snippet shortcode options into separate modal window.
• Updated snippet tag editor to use built-in WordPress tag editor.
• Created proper form for sharing beta feedback.
• Improved UX of snippet activation toggle.

Fixed

• Fetching active snippets on a multisite network now respects the ‘priority’ field above all else when ordering snippets.
• Cloud search appears correctly and allows downloading snippets in the free version of Code Snippets.
• Improved performance of loading admin menu icon.

3.6.9 (2025-02-17)

Changed

• Updated Cloud_API::get_bundles() to properly check bundle data and return an empty array if no valid bundles are present.
• Refactored Cloud_List_Table::fetch_snippets() to always return a valid Cloud_Snippets instance.
• Cleaned up bundle iteration code and improved translation handling in the bundles view.

Fixed

• Fixed errors in bundle iteration by adding a check for the bundles array before iterating.

The full changelog is available on GitHub