Quick Start

This walkthrough gets you from a fresh install to your first shared paste.

1. Activate and open the Pastes page

After activating SnipShare, open yoursite.com/pastes/ in your browser. This is the public paste index where members browse all public pastes.

2. Create your first paste

1. Go to yoursite.com/pastes/create/ (or click Create / + Add Snip where shown).
2. Enter an optional Title and Description.
3. Type or paste your code into the editor. To add more files, click Add file and give each file a filename and language.
4. Choose a Visibility:
   • Public — listed on the paste index and visible to everyone.
   • Unlisted — hidden from the index but viewable by anyone with the link.
   • Private — visible only to you.
5. Optionally set an Expiry, add Tags, set a Password, or enable Burn after reading.
6. Click Save (or Create Paste).

3. Share the paste

After saving you land on the single paste view at yoursite.com/paste/{hash}/. Share that URL, or:

• Append /raw/ for plain text: /paste/{hash}/raw/
• Append /download/ to download the files (a ZIP for multi-file pastes).
• Use the [snipshare hash="{hash}"] shortcode to embed it in a post or page. See Shortcodes.

4. Explore social features

• Fork a public paste to make your own editable copy.
• Star a paste to save it; find starred pastes on your member profile.
• Open a paste’s Revisions to see its version history and diffs.

Next steps

• Configure defaults in the Settings Reference.
• Read the full Usage guide.