Description
SniffPress is an essential developer tool that lets you search through all your theme and plugin files directly from the WordPress admin dashboard.
Key Features:
– Search across multiple themes/plugins at once
– Case-sensitive and whole word matching options
– Regular expression support
– Filter by file type (PHP, JS, CSS, etc.)
– Direct links to edit found files
– Clean, intuitive interface
– Fast AJAX-powered searching
Perfect for:
– Debugging theme/plugin issues
– Finding specific functions/hooks
– Locating text strings for translation
– Code audits and maintenance
Screenshots
The main search interface 
Example search results with highlighted matches
Installation
- Upload the
sniffpressfolder to your/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Navigate to Tools SniffPress to start searching
FAQ
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What file types are searched by default?
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The plugin searches:
– PHP (.php)
– JavaScript (.js)
– CSS (.css)
– Text (.txt)
– Markdown (.md)
– JSON (.json)
– XML (.xml)
– HTML (.html) -
Why are some files missing from results?
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The plugin automatically skips:
– Binary files (images, fonts, etc.)
– Files over 2MB in size
– Vendor directories (node_modules, vendor, etc.) -
Can I search WordPress core files?
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Currently the plugin only searches theme and plugin files. Core file search may be added in future versions.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“SniffPress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release with core search functionality
- Support for both themes and plugins
- Case-sensitive and whole word matching
- File type filtering options