SniffPress

SniffPress is an essential developer tool that lets you search through all your theme and plugin files directly from the WordPress admin dashboard.

Resources

GitHub: https://github.com/viveksoftchure/sniffpress

New in version 1.1:
– Top-level admin menu for easier access
– Search limits to prevent server overload
– Exclusion patterns to skip specific folders/files
– Improved theme editor links for both active and inactive themes
– Enhanced user interface with search statistics

Key Features:
– Search across multiple themes/plugins at once
– Case-sensitive and whole word matching options
– Regular expression support
– Filter by file type (PHP, JS, CSS, etc.)
– Direct links to edit found files (works with any theme/plugin)
– Search limits: control maximum file size and results count
– Exclusion patterns: skip vendor folders, cache directories, etc.
– Direct links to edit found files
– Clean, intuitive interface
– Fast AJAX-powered searching
– Search completion statistics

Perfect for:
– Debugging theme/plugin issues
– Finding specific functions/hooks
– Locating text strings for translation
– Code audits and maintenance