FluentSnippets – The High-Performance file based Custom Code Snippets Plugin

May 05, 2024

FluentSnippets – The High-Performance file based Custom Code Snippets Plugin Plugin

Add header and footer scripts, PHP Snippets, Custom CSS /JS snippets with advanced conditional logic, and more...

Experience unmatched speed and security with a unique file-based code snippet plugin, designed for security & speed

FluentSnippets is the Most Secure and Performance-Focused Code Snippet Plugin for WordPress. FluentSnippets store your snippets in flat files, so it does not run SQL queries for your snippets. It is the Fastest Code Snippet Plugin for WordPress.
Our mission is to streamline the process of integrating custom code snippets in WordPress, making it safe, secure, fast, and hassle-free.

Why FluentSnippets?

FluentSnippets stores the code snippets in the flat file and uses code blocks in each snippet file to add metadata like a description, title, conditional logic, snippet type, and other things. We also parse these data once and cache these into index.php so we don’t have to parse these code blocks in every request. Then on runtime, it just includes those files to your selected action hook. In the whole process, FluentSnippets runs 0 database queries. In fact, we don’t have any Database query in the whole plugin runtime.
With this native design, FluentSnippets is native, secure by design, and the most performant code snippets in this category.

Features

File-based Snippets: Your snippets are safely saved in your file system and load natively with zero database queries, so it’s safe, secure, and ultra-fast.
Custom Code Snippets: Write your custom code snippets including PHP, JS, CSS, HTML, and more. Categorize your snippets with groups, tags, etc
Advanced Conditional Logic: Execute code snippets solely under specified conditions like post type, date, URL, user type, and many more.
Automatic Error Handling: The automatic error hander prevents common errors when adding custom snippets to ensure they never break your site.
Custom Shortcode: With custom shortcode of your snippets, you can create custom dynamic content blocks and use them across your site and manage them.
Stand-alone Mode: The most interesting feature is the Stand-alone Mode. With this feature, you can add your snippets, activate the standalone mode, and then you can uninstall and delete the plugin and your snippets will still run via mu-plugins architecture and when you reactivate the plugin you can manage your snippets as before.

Powerful Smart Conditional Logics

We have added smart conditional logic to let you choose precisely where you want to execute your code. These conditional logics include

User’s Login State or Role
Type of Pages
Post Types
Taxonomy or Term-Based Rule
By Page / Post URL
Target Specific Page / Post / CPT
Date Based Conditions
FluentCRM Tag / Lists based rule of the current contact

These conditions are grouped-based, which means you can add multiple groups with a set of conditions and if any of the group match the condions it will execute the snippet.

Snippet Types

FluentSnippets has four types of snippets. You can choose the snippet type from the snippet type selection.

Functions – PHP Snippet: This snippet is for all the PHP code that you need to execute in specific areas like you would write in your theme’s functions.php file.
You can use this snippet type to create functions/classes, hook into other actions and filters, and more.

Content – PHP + HTML Snippet Type: This snippet type is used to insert content to different places like header, footer, after-post content, before-post content, etc. You can write php / html / js / css code in this snippet type.

CSS Snippet Type: You can use this snippet type to add custom CSS to your site.

JS Snippet Type: You can use this snippet type to add custom JS to your site.

Internal Design of FluentSnippets Plugin

The design is super simple and this is what it should be! FluentSnippets stores the code snippets in the flat file and uses code blocks in each snippet file to add metadata like a description, title, conditional logic, snippet type, and other things. We also parse these data once and cache these into index.php so we don’t have to parse these code blocks in every request. Then on runtime, it just includes those files to your selected action hook. In the whole process, FluentSnippets runs 0 database queries. In fact, we don’t have any Database query in the whole plugin runtime.
With this native design, FluentSnippets is native, secure by design, and the most performant code snippets in this category.

Popular use cases of this Code Snippet plugin

Adding custom PHP Code to extend functionalities
Adding Header and footer codes (Google Analytics / Pixel / Ads codes)
Custom CSS for specific post/page types
Custom Javascript codes
Dynamic Content to different types of places like before/after post content or footer
Dynamic Shortcode

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CONTRIBUTE

If you want to contribute to this project or just report a bug, you are more than welcome. Please check repository from Github. FluentSnippets was known as Easy Code Manager before. We have rebuild & rebranded it to FluentSnippets.

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

Just search for FluentSnippets in WordPress Plugins and click install and activate.

Screenshots

FluentSnippets Dashboard
Snippet Editor Screen Overview
Settings Overview
Architectural Design Comparison

FAQ

What are the differences between FluentSnippets & other code snippets plugins?

The primary difference is that FluentSnippets is built for speed, security, and ease of use. All other Code Snippet plugins store all the snippets in Database tables so in every WordPress request, they do extensive DB queries to execute them. The method is very slow and dangerous for site security. The snippets can be modified or exploited via SQL injection caused by other plugins.

FluentSnippets solves this very specific problem by storing all the snippets in a flat file and loading the snippets just like any of the feature plugins. So it’s a fast, secure, and native solution for all of your custom code snippets.

What is the primary function of FluentSnippets and how can it benefit my website?

The primary function of the FluentSnippets plugin is to allow you to add custom code snippets to your WordPress site easily and without editing your theme’s or child theme’s files directly.

It provides a user-friendly interface to add, manage, and execute custom PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or CSS snippets on your website. This is particularly beneficial as it ensures the sustainability of your code – your custom changes won’t disappear after a theme update.

Whether you need to add a simple CSS tweak, embed custom HTML in the header or footer, or run a complex PHP script, FluentSnippets can handle it, saving you time and making the process safer and more efficient.

Is it required to have coding knowledge to use this plugin?

While having some basic coding knowledge can certainly be beneficial when using this plugin, it’s not absolutely necessary. FluentSnippets is designed to be user-friendly and accessible to a wide range of users.

The purpose is to simplify the process of adding custom code to your website. This means you can easily insert custom PHP, JavaScript, HTML, or CSS into your site without editing your theme’s files directly, which can be complex and risky for beginners.

Will FluentSnippets slow down my site?

Absolutely not. Unlike other code snippets plugin, FluentSnippets does not use the database to store your custom snippets, it uses flat file-based storing method to store your snippets securely and execute those by loading from the file system which is extremely fast & native. In fact, FluentSnippets does not store or query the database at all.

Changelog

10.34 – May 05, 2024

Fixed Script Conditions Issues
Added Loading as File for Snippets
Fixed PHP 8.x Compatibility Issues

10.33 – Jan 25, 2024

Fixed Snippet Error Issue Fixed

10.32 – Jan 05, 2024

Fixed FluentCRM Integration
Added Detailed Error Message on Code Snippets
Improvement on REST API
Improved UI & UX

10.31 – December 18, 2023

Fixed a typo in the conditional logic
Added Video Tutorial

10.3 – December 18, 2023

New design and Branding
New UI & UX

10.1

Re-Write the Plugin for better performance
New UI & UX

10.0

Fix: Styling fixes for WordPress version 5.5
Enhancement: Updated ACE Editor to v1.4.12
Enhancement: Improve snippet manager
Enhancement: Add placeholder option
Added: Option to disable auto-indent
Added: New language modes
Fix: Double space being converted to dot on mobile keyboards
Fix: Backspace not working with some mobile keyboards