# Code Snippets
> [!NOTE] Overview
> Code Snippets is a powerful plugin that allows you to add custom PHP code snippets to your WordPress site without editing theme files, with support for organization and conditional execution.
## Key Features
1. Code Management
- PHP snippets
- CSS snippets
- JavaScript snippets
- HTML snippets
2. Organization Options
- Tags/categories
- Description fields
- Search function
- Export/import
3. Execution Control
- Conditional loading
- Scope control
- Priority settings
- Error handling
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Must Use
- **Pricing**: Free (Basic), $49/year (Pro)
- **Installation Type**: Development Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Basic Setup
1. Snippet Creation
- Code entry
- Description
- Tags
- Activation
2. Execution Options
- Loading scope
- Priority
- Dependencies
- Error handling
### 2. Advanced Settings
1. Code Organization
- Categories
- Tags
- Documentation
- Version notes
2. Loading Rules
- Conditional logic
- Scope settings
- Load timing
- Error handling
## Best Practices
1. Initial Setup
- Test code
- Document purpose
- Set scope
- Handle errors
2. Maintenance
- Regular review
- Update code
- Clean unused
- Backup snippets
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- [[Insert Headers and Footers]]
- Theme functions
- Plugin hooks
- WordPress core
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Code Problems
- Syntax errors
- Scope issues
- Loading order
- Conflicts
2. Management Issues
- Organization
- Documentation
- Version control
- Backup/restore
## Personal Experience
Essential development tool for WordPress sites. Better than editing functions.php. Pro version adds valuable features for teams and complex sites.
## Alternatives
1. [[Insert Headers and Footers]]
2. Functions File Editor
3. PHP Snippets
4. Simple Custom CSS and JS
## Best Use Cases
1. Development Needs
- Custom functions
- Hook modifications
- Filter changes
- Action additions
2. Site Customization
- Feature additions
- Behavior changes
- Core modifications
- Plugin extensions
## Performance Impact
1. Code Efficiency
- Selective loading
- Scope control
- Error handling
- Resource usage
2. Site Impact
- Load time
- Memory usage
- Database queries
- Cache behavior
## Pro Features
1. Advanced Tools
- Cloud storage
- Team sharing
- Version control
- Snippet library
2. Management Features
- Export/import
- Backup/restore
- Documentation
- Collaboration
## Configuration Tips
1. Code Management
- Clear naming
- Good documentation
- Error handling
- Version notes
2. Implementation Strategy
- Test thoroughly
- Monitor impact
- Document changes
- Regular review
## Resources
- [WordPress Repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/)
- [Documentation](https://help.codesnippets.pro/)
- [Pro Version](https://codesnippets.pro/)
- [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/code-snippets/)