Insert PHP Code Snippet

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ wv0l

   3mo ago

   I use it to allow me to select between two different forms (short codes) based of the month of the date. Also allows me to pass data from the body of one page to another page to be displayed in the body of that page. Gets around WP not letting you create any part of a page except the body. One other thing, it works for me on WP V7.0 This topic was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by wv0l.

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2. ★★★★★ cigarjoe1961

   3mo ago

   Great Plugin

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3. ★★★★★ shinkibo

   4mo ago

   Really useful plugin that works perfectly.It does exactly what I xas looking for.Highly recommended.

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4. ★★★★★ uloz

   4mo ago

   Fait le job sans problèmes. This topic was modified 3 months ago by uloz.

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5. ★★★★★ sea1jp

   5mo ago

   何種類か 同様エディター使いましたが 安定していて 一番良いです

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6. ★★★★★ pavman

   5mo ago

   This is a great plugin when you don’t have errors in php. Just don’t re-use functions with the same name on the same page with menus / widgets that use the snippet or it will throw a broken site error. Minus 1 star on the latest version as when I try to run a snippet on demand I get a json error (but am not using json), regardless of whether or not that code is already being used somewhere else successfully in snipet form. What’s really cool is you can use a post’s custom fields to control variables in php snippets via:$var = get_post_meta(#_of_post,'name_of_custom_field',true); And then $someothervar = $$var to access the custom field’s raw value to make custom variables a snap without having to write an admin interface in the dashboard for custom variables.

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7. ★★★★★ jweichel

   6mo ago

   I also use a different php snippet program that suddenly had several of my snippets fail. I loaded this snippet program; and, using the exact same snippet code, it worked fine.

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8. ★★★★★ chazzo

   7mo ago

   I wrote some custom code to query an API and display a map of the results. This plugin is a simple and fuss-free way to add this to a specific web page using a shortcode. In due course we’ll probably pay for the version that supports JS as well.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.4.7 PHP 8.3 compatibility improvements. Minor code hardening and stability fixes. 1.4.7
2. — Version 1.4.6 Fixed duplicate “Snippet Preview” pages issue in WordPress Multisite environments Added a setting for manual shortcode usage display and tracking Minor bug fixes 1.4.6
3. — Version 1.4.5 Improved snippet list UI and placement clarity Added usage details for snippets used via shortcode Minor bug fixes 1.4.5
4. — Version 1.4.4 Added snippet description field Fixed a security issue Minor bug fixes and compatibility updates CSS & JS files now versioned to fix caching 1.4.4
5. — Version 1.4.3 Added a warning note that plugin data will be lost if the plugin is deleted Updated redirects to use wp_safe_redirect() for improved security Updated a few SQL queries to follow secure practices 1.4.3
6. — Version 1.4.2 Added version check to trigger DB updates and clear cache on updates Minor bug fixes and performance improvements 1.4.2

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Insert PHP Code Snippet <= 1.4.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-10-27 CVE-2025-64356 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.3 Patched in 1.4.4
2. Medium · 5.8 Insert PHP Code Snippet <= 1.3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Code Snippet Activate/Deactivate/Deletion ↗
   2024-08-14 CVE-2024-7420 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.3.6 Patched in 1.3.7
3. Medium · 4.4 Insert PHP Code Snippet <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-02-09 CVE-2024-0658 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.4 Patched in 1.3.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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1. 2026-05-25 100K+ → 90K+ down

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