Installation

This guide walks you through installing and activating SnipShare on your WordPress site.

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Requirements

Before installing, confirm your server meets these minimums:

• WordPress 6.0 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• MySQL 5.6 / MariaDB 10.1 or higher
• PHP ZipArchive extension: required only for multi-file ZIP downloads (optional)

Optional integrations require:

• BuddyPress (any recent version) for community features
• bbPress (any recent version) for forum integration

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Installation Steps

Option 1: Upload via WordPress Admin

1. Download the snipshare.zip file from your wbcomdesigns.com account.
2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
3. Click Choose File, select snipshare.zip, and click Install Now.
4. After installation completes, click Activate Plugin.

Option 2: FTP Upload

1. Extract snipshare.zip to get the snipshare/ folder.
2. Upload the entire snipshare/ folder to wp-content/plugins/ via FTP.
3. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
4. Find SnipShare and click Activate.

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What Happens on Activation

When SnipShare activates for the first time, it automatically:

1. Creates 9 custom database tables: pastes, files, paste_meta, tags, paste_tags, revisions, collections, collection_pastes, stars, reports
2. Creates a WordPress page titled “Pastes” with the [snipshare] page marker, published at /pastes/
3. Flushes WordPress rewrite rules so all custom URLs work immediately
4. Sets default settings in snipshare_settings
5. Creates 5 sample pastes so you can explore the interface right away

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Setup Wizard

After activation, SnipShare launches a first-run setup wizard with 4 steps:

Step 1: Welcome

Overview of what SnipShare does. Click Get Started to proceed.

Step 2: Sample Content

Confirm that sample pastes were created. You can choose to keep or skip them.

Step 3: Settings

Configure basic defaults - default visibility, expiration, max paste size, and editor theme. All settings can be changed later in SnipShare → Settings.

Step 4: Complete

Wizard complete. Links to the pastes archive and settings page.

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After Setup

Once the wizard completes:

• Visit /pastes/ to see the browse page with sample pastes
• Go to SnipShare → Settings to configure all options
• Go to SnipShare → Moderation if you want to enable content reporting
• Enter your license key in SnipShare → Settings → License to activate auto-updates

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Deactivation & Uninstall

Deactivating the plugin pauses functionality but preserves all data and settings.

Uninstalling (deleting from the Plugins page) removes all 9 database tables and all plugin options. This action is irreversible - export your data first if needed.