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How to add Scribelo to WordPress

Scribelo needs one script tag before the closing </body> tag on every page. The Scribelo plugin adds it for you; if you'd rather not add a plugin, the other two options work just as well.

Option 1: the Scribelo plugin (easiest)

1. Download the Scribelo plugin (a .zip file, no need to unzip it).
2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file and click Activate.
3. In Scribelo, open your project's Share & install tab and copy the install line.
4. In WordPress, go to Settings → Scribelo, paste the line and save. Saving clears the common WordPress cache plugins for you.
5. If your host or a CDN caches pages too (20i StackCache, Cloudflare, SiteGround, Kinsta…), purge it from your hosting control panel. Then open the review from Scribelo. It connects automatically.

You can pause reviews from the same settings page without losing your install line.

Option 2: your theme

If you maintain a child theme, add the line with the wp_footer hook in functions.php:

add_action('wp_footer', function () {
    echo '<script src="https://your-scribelo-address/snippet.js" data-project="pk_your_key" async></script>';
});

Avoid editing a parent theme directly: an update will overwrite your change.

Option 3: your page builder or a header-and-footer plugin

Most page builders have a site-wide custom code setting. In Elementor Pro, use Custom Code and set the location to the end of the body. In Divi, use the body code box in the theme's Integration settings. If the site already has a code-snippets or “insert headers and footers” plugin, paste the line into its footer (body end) box instead.

Things that can get in the way

• Caching and optimisation plugins. Clear the cache after adding the line. If a plugin combines or delays scripts, exclude snippet.js from it.
• Security headers. Some security plugins and hosts stop the site loading inside another page (X-Frame-Options or frame-ancestors). The review screen will tell you; clients can then open the site in its own tab with a floating toolbar, or comment on screenshots.
• Password-protected staging. Reviewers need to be able to open the staging site in their own browser. Share the staging password, or log them in first.
• Maintenance or “coming soon” mode. If logged-out visitors see a holding page, so will your client. Allow them through, or use screenshot mode.