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Code Snippets
A reliable PHP toolkit with a sting in its CSS tail.
HealthyGrowing
90/100
Users love the clean PHP management but often find the CSS paywall frustrating.
Active installs
~1.5 million
our estimate · wp.org shows 1.0M+
Rating
4.7★
501 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+78%
Growing fast
3,832 → 6,826 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +78% in the last year
3,832/day a year ago→6,826/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayCode Snippets is a well-regarded WordPress utility for managing custom PHP and CSS code outside of theme files, valued for its clean workflow and toggle functionality, though a minority of users find its free-tier code type support limited compared to alternatives.
What people like
- +Allows adding custom code without editing theme files (functions.php or child themes), keeping sites cleaner and safer×8
- +Toggle on/off individual snippets without deleting them, making testing and iteration easy×5
- +Organise snippets with descriptions and tags, making large sets of customisations manageable×3
- +Supports both PHP and CSS snippet types, allowing separation of functionality and styling×2
- +Considered reliable and stable over long-term use across multiple sites×3
Common complaints
- −Free tier lacks support for CSS and JS snippet types, requiring a paid upgrade compared to some free alternatives
- −Reported to conflict with Divi, preventing CSS animations in Divi modules from running
- −Management options feel limited to at least one user who wanted more organisational controls
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.47★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 4%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 501 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-31★★★★★An Absolute MUST HAVE PLUGINGreenDragon
- 2026-05-07★★★★★5 stars, no notes.bostiq
- 2026-04-23★★★★★Great for low code websitesQuentin Le Duff
- 2026-04-13★★★★★An absolute must!angeljs
- 2026-04-01★★★★★Very usefulltibornebel
- 2026-03-26★★★★★Essential tool for safe and flexible WordPress developmentmawuart
- 2026-03-26★★★★★Better than editing functions phpSharonq
- 2026-03-09★★★★★Simple but Usefultimothy210
- 2026-02-25★★★★★Super Helpful Toolthomas452
- 2026-02-25★★★★★Extremely helpful and getting better each updateKim White
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
9,783
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
11,374
Prior 7-day baseline
7,318
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
33,076
Mean release-day peak (30d)
9,275
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-14.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.31
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
81%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+8%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.40 → 4.47★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered