Requirements

SnipShare has minimal server requirements and works with any standard WordPress hosting environment.

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WordPress & PHP

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended
WordPress	6.0	Latest stable
PHP	7.4	8.1 or higher
MySQL	5.6	8.0 or higher
MariaDB	10.1	10.6 or higher

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PHP Extensions

Required

No non-standard PHP extensions are required for core functionality. All standard WordPress dependencies (PDO, curl, json, mbstring) are sufficient.

Optional

Extension	Purpose
ZipArchive	Multi-file paste downloads. Without this extension, multi-file pastes cannot be downloaded as ZIP archives. Single-file pastes download normally regardless.

Check whether ZipArchive is available on your server:

var_dump(class_exists('ZipArchive'));
// true = available, false = not available

Most managed WordPress hosts (WP Engine, Kinsta, SiteGround, etc.) have ZipArchive enabled by default.

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WordPress Plugins (Optional)

SnipShare is fully functional without any additional plugins. The following are optional enhancements:

Plugin	Integration
BuddyPress (any recent version)	Activity stream, member profile tab, star/fork notifications
bbPress (any recent version)	Auto-embed paste URLs in forum posts, Insert Paste button in reply forms

When BuddyPress or bbPress is active, SnipShare automatically detects them and enables the integration options in Settings → Integrations.

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Server & Hosting

• Permalink structure: SnipShare requires pretty permalinks (any structure other than Plain). Go to Settings → Permalinks and save if you experience 404 errors after activation.
• allow_url_fopen or cURL: Required for EDD license activation (outbound HTTPS request to wbcomdesigns.com). Available on virtually all hosts.
• PHP memory_limit: 64MB minimum; 128MB+ recommended for large paste sets.

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Browser Support (Frontend)

SnipShare’s Interactivity API frontend supports all modern browsers:

• Chrome 90+
• Firefox 88+
• Safari 14+
• Edge 90+

Internet Explorer is not supported.