The Sidebar is the panel beside the snippet editor. It holds the snippet’s title, activation
state, shortcode, tag, link and the full-page Template selector.
Title & Save
The Title field plus the Save button. The title identifies the snippet in the list and is
also used by some tools (e.g. the Debug Bar and error reports).
Shortcode
A read-only box showing the snippet’s shortcode, e.g.:
Any defined Attributes are appended with their default values. A copy icon copies it to the
clipboard.
Change Shortcode ID
The Change ID button opens a dialog to renumber the snippet’s ID — useful when you want a
specific shortcode ID. ⚠ The shortcode includes the ID, so changing it will break any existing
references in your content — update them to the new ID.
Tag
A free-text tag field with autocomplete from existing tags. Tags help organize and filter
snippets in the list.
Link
A reference URL saved with the snippet. When set, an “Open Link” icon opens it in a new tab. It’s
just a convenience bookmark (e.g. a link to the live page or related docs) — it doesn’t affect where
or how the snippet renders.
Deactivate
The Deactivate toggle. When on, the snippet is temporarily disabled without deleting it — it
won’t render anywhere.
Test mode
The Test mode toggle. When on, the snippet runs only for logged-in administrators, so you can
preview it live before publishing it to everyone.
Template
The Template selector makes the snippet take over the entire page on matching locations,
instead of being injected into an existing page.
Options:
- None — disabled (default).
- Pages — All pages / Selected pages (by ID) / Page type.
- Posts — All posts / Selected posts (by ID) / Posts in category (by ID).
- Archives — Category / Tag / Author / Date / All Categories / All Tags / All Authors / Default
Archive. - Custom Post: … — All / Selected / taxonomy / Archive, per public custom post type.
For the selectable rules, is / is not inverts the match, Enter ID’s takes a comma-separated
list, and Specific page types is used with “Page type”.
⚠ Template vs Conditions: the Template selector makes the snippet the whole page. That’s
different from the Conditions → Display Rules tab (8.Conditions.md), which
injects the snippet into an existing page. Use Template for landing pages and standalone
layouts; use Display Rules to add code to normal pages.
Duplicate
In the snippets list, the Duplicate action creates a full copy of a snippet (same code and
settings) so you can iterate without touching the original.