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Self-host the workflow you already use.

SnipShare gives you the Pastebin / Gist / JSFiddle UX on your own WordPress domain. Here is what you would otherwise stitch together, what each costs, and what each gives up.

Stack cost

$100 to $400 per year of hosted tools. Or $49.

A team running code sharing through Pastebin Pro + GitHub-paid + Notion + maybe a custom WordPress plugin typically pays $100-400/year. SnipShare is free at the base layer. Pro starts at $49/year if you want Collections + advanced moderation + WP-CLI bulk operations.

Typical hosted SaaS + plugin stack

3 services or plugins

$100-$400/yr

  • Pastebin Pro for ad-free + private ($39.95/yr)
  • Notion / Obsidian for team notes ($8-10/user/mo)
  • CodePen Pro for snippet archive ($7-26/mo)
  • Custom CPT build for WP integration (one-time $1500-5000)

SnipShare + Pro

1 plugin, everything included

$49/year

Or $0 forever if you stay on the free plugin.

  • Free plugin: multi-file pastes + visibility modes + revision history
  • Pro Personal $49/yr: Collections + moderation + REST API extras
  • Developer $79/yr (5 sites) - adds WP-CLI + developer hooks
  • Agency $149/yr (unlimited) - adds white-label branding
  • Lifetime tiers on the store if you want to skip renewals

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Hosted code-sharing services

What SnipShare covers here.

  • Pastebin (free)

    Hosted SaaS

    $0 - $39.95/yr Pro

    What it does
    Quick code paste with shareable URL + syntax highlighting
    How SnipShare covers it
    Same workflow - multi-file, expiration, password, burn-after-read - but on your domain. No ads, no third-party tracking, no public-only default.

  • GitHub Gist

    Hosted SaaS (GitHub)

    Free, requires GitHub account

    What it does
    Code snippet sharing with versioning + embed
    How SnipShare covers it
    Same UX - multi-file, fork, star, revisions - but YOUR domain ranks for the code in Google. URL never breaks if your GitHub account changes.

  • JSFiddle / CodePen (snippet sharing)

    Hosted SaaS

    Free + $7-$26/mo Pro

    What it does
    Frontend snippet sharing + live rendering
    How SnipShare covers it
    Not a replacement for live rendering. IS a replacement for the static snippet archive most CodePen users actually need.

WordPress code-snippet plugins

What SnipShare covers here.

  • Code Snippets

    Freemium WordPress plugin

    Free + $39-$99/yr Pro

    What it does
    Run PHP / JS / CSS snippets to extend WordPress functionality
    How SnipShare covers it
    Different use case. Code Snippets EXECUTES code in WP. SnipShare SHARES code with members. They are complementary, not competitors.

  • WPCode (formerly Insert Headers and Footers)

    Freemium WordPress plugin

    Free + $49-$299/yr Pro

    What it does
    Manage WordPress code snippets to inject into the site
    How SnipShare covers it
    Same as above - different use case. WPCode injects code. SnipShare archives code. Use both if you need both.

  • Syntax Highlighter for WordPress

    Freemium WordPress plugin

    Free

    What it does
    Syntax highlight code blocks in post content
    How SnipShare covers it
    SnipShare ships its own syntax highlighter (CodeMirror) + standalone paste pages. Use a highlighter for inline post code; SnipShare for shareable URL-based snippets.

Note + knowledge tools (for code-first archives)

What SnipShare covers here.

  • Notion / Obsidian (code blocks)

    SaaS / desktop app

    Free + $8-$10/mo Pro

    What it does
    Personal + team knowledge management with embedded code blocks
    How SnipShare covers it
    Notion + Obsidian are great for prose-first notes. SnipShare is code-first. Code blocks in Notion are second-class - no fork, no diff, no per-language theme, no shareable URL.

  • Confluence / SharePoint

    Enterprise SaaS

    $5-$10/user/mo

    What it does
    Enterprise knowledge base with rich content + comments
    How SnipShare covers it
    Confluence handles docs well, code badly. For team SOPs and runbooks where the value is the code (not the prose), SnipShare on a private WP install is faster + cheaper.

  • Custom CPT + ACF + CodeMirror

    DIY engineering build

    Eng cost: 2-4 weeks

    What it does
    Bespoke code-archive post type built from scratch
    How SnipShare covers it
    Five-minute install replaces 2-4 weeks of engineering. Plus updates, hooks, REST API, oEmbed - all maintained by a team.

Community + LMS code workflows

What SnipShare covers here.

  • BuddyPress alone (no code sharing)

    WordPress plugin

    Free

    What it does
    Activity feeds + member profiles + groups
    How SnipShare covers it
    BuddyPress has no native code-sharing. Members link to Pastebin or paste raw code in activity items. SnipShare adds first-class paste support to BP feeds + profiles.

  • bbPress alone (no code attachments)

    WordPress plugin

    Free

    What it does
    Forum topics + replies
    How SnipShare covers it
    bbPress code blocks are unstyled + un-versioned. SnipShare adds oEmbed previews + Insert Paste button so forum replies render code properly.

  • LearnDash / LifterLMS (no code-fork)

    WordPress LMS plugin

    $199-$799/yr

    What it does
    LMS course management
    How SnipShare covers it
    LMS plugins manage courses well, but have no code-fork or revision-tracking for student work. SnipShare adds the missing layer - students fork reference pastes, iterate, share back.

Honest answers

Things people ask before moving off Pastebin or Gist.

Is the free SnipShare really enough to replace Pastebin?

Yes for the full paste workflow - multi-file, syntax highlighting, expiration, password, burn-after-read, revision history, forking, starring, tagging. The Pro tier adds Collections + bulk WP-CLI + advanced moderation. Pastebin Pro at $39.95/yr just removes ads on hosted Pastebin; it does not give you any of these features on YOUR domain.

Can I import my existing Pastebin / Gist content?

Yes via the REST API. SnipShare exposes POST /wp-json/snipshare/v1/pastes for paste creation. Write a curl script over your Pastebin or Gist export, hit the SnipShare endpoint per paste. For 5-10 pastes do it via the create form. For 50+, the script runs in under an hour. WP-CLI bulk import (Pro) handles thousands.

Will this work alongside Code Snippets / WPCode?

Yes. Code Snippets and WPCode execute code inside WordPress (extend functionality). SnipShare archives + shares code with members (community + reference). Different use cases, complementary tools. Install both if you need both.

How does Pro compare to Pastebin Pro or GitHub paid?

Pastebin Pro is $39.95/yr and gives you ad-free + private pastes on Pastebin.com. GitHub paid is $4-21/mo for various features unrelated to Gist. Both are hosted - your code lives on someone else's servers. SnipShare Pro at $49/yr is self-hosted - your code on your domain forever, plus features no hosted service offers (BuddyPress integration, WP-CLI, REST API extras).

What does SnipShare NOT replace?

It does not replace JSFiddle / CodePen / Replit / CodeSandbox for live code EXECUTION - those run the code in a sandbox. SnipShare is for STATIC code archive + sharing. It does not replace GitHub for full repo + branch + PR workflow. It does not replace 1Password for secrets. It is the read-side code archive your stack is missing, not the execution or version-control layer.

Next step

Install once. Migrate the rest at your own pace.

The free plugin installs in under a minute. Spin up the InstaWP sandbox if you want to play with the integration before committing to your own site.

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