Organising snippets

Folders #

Folders keep related snippets together, for example WooCommerce/Checkout or Client A/Tracking.

• Create a folder from the sidebar, or type a folder name in a snippet's Folder setting. Use / for subfolders: WooCommerce/Checkout.
• Move snippets by dragging them onto a folder, or select several and use Move in the bulk actions. Drop a snippet on Drop here to move out of folders to take it out of all folders.
• Rename a folder from its menu in the sidebar. Its subfolders and snippets move with it.
• Export a folder as a plugin with the ⇩ button on its row: see Export as a plugin. With the Agency plan, ⇪ pushes the folder to your client sites: see Agency hub.

Snipfire makes some folders for you: Imported/… for imports from other plugins, Library for snippets from the snippet library, and Header & Footer for the Header & Footer boxes. You can move those snippets like any other.

Folders don't change how snippets run. (With Git sync, they become folders in the repository.)

Tags and descriptions #

• Tags: comma-separated labels, for example tracking, client-a. Imported snippets are tagged imported.
• Description: notes for you and your team: what the snippet does, who asked for it, a ticket link.

Both are in the settings panel and both are searchable.

Search and filters #

Search snippets… looks in titles, descriptions, folders, locations, tags and IDs.

The filter chips narrow the list:

• All, On, Off
• Errors: snippets Snipfire switched off after an error
• Testing (Pro): snippets in testing mode

All types filters by PHP, HTML, CSS or JavaScript.

Bulk actions #

Tick the checkboxes next to snippets, and a bar of bulk actions appears:

• On: every selected snippet is checked first; the ones without problems are switched on together, and the site is test-loaded once. A snippet that crashes the test load is switched off again and listed.
• Off
• Move to a folder
• Plugin: export them as a plugin (full access)
• Delete (asks first; this can't be undone)
• Push to sites… (Agency): send them to your client sites with the agency hub

Bulk actions are quick even on big sites: moving or switching hundreds of snippets takes well under a second.

Duplicate #

⋯ → Duplicate makes a copy called "Copy of …". The copy starts switched off and gets its own ID, so you can try a variation safely.

The classic view #

Classic view (at the bottom of the sidebar) opens a simple list of snippets that works without JavaScript. It's there as a fallback, for example if a browser extension stops the editor from loading. See Classic screens.