Code Engine – PHP Snippets, AI Functions & Automation for WordPress vs Sentient Forms

Code Engine is a snippets manager that doesn’t stop at snippets. Yes, it runs your PHP and JavaScript exactly where and when you want: frontend, backend, on a schedule, or inside your content. But its real magic is what happens after you write a function: the same little piece of code instantly becomes a tool your AI chatbots can call, a step you can drag into a visual workflow, and an endpoint the outside world can trigger. One function, three superpowers. Most “code snippets” plugins stop at a textarea and a toggle. Code Engine treats your functions as first-class building blocks for the whole Meow Apps ecosystem, and for anything that can speak REST. Think out of the box, let your creativity flow, because the possibilities really are endless! ✨ For more, check the official website and come say hi on the Discord. Quick Intro Hello! ☀️ I built Code Engine because I was tired of pasting mystery snippets into functions.php and praying. I wanted a place where small bits of code are organized, safe, AI-assisted, and reusable everywhere. Here’s the idea. You write a function (or let the AI write it for you from a plain-English description). That function immediately shows up in three places: AI Engine: your chatbots and MCP clients (Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code) can call it as a tool, with real arguments. Ask “how many orders shipped today?” and your chatbot runs your function to answer. Workflow Engine: your function appears in the step picker as its very own block. Drag it onto the canvas, wire it between an AI step and a Slack step, done. No glue code. REST / External tools: give it a secure endpoint and a token, then trigger it from Make.com, n8n, Zapier, a cron job, or a webhook. You never wrote an “integration.” You just wrote a function. Code Engine did the rest. 🤝 Core Modules 🧩 Snippets Manager Backend, Frontend, Persistent, Scheduled, Functions, and in-content (PHP/JS) snippets, all in one clean dashboard with tags, search, scope filters, and priorities. 🪄 AI-Assisted Coding Describe what you want in plain English and let AI Engine write the snippet: code, name, arguments, and scope included. Refine existing code or implement it straight from your comments. 🤖 Functions as AI Tools Every Function snippet becomes a function-calling tool and an MCP tool, so your AI Engine chatbots (and external AI agents) can actually do things on your site, not just talk. 🔀 Functions as Workflow Steps Workflow Engine surfaces each of your functions as its own draggable step. Your custom logic becomes a first-class citizen on the automation canvas. 🌐 External Access (REST) Expose any runnable snippet through a secured REST endpoint with a bearer token. Perfect for Make.com, n8n, webhooks, and scheduled external jobs. 🛡️ Safe Mode A snippet that throws a fatal error is automatically caught and disabled before it can take your site down. Code with confidence. ⏰ Scheduling Run a snippet daily at a chosen time via WP-Cron (reports, cleanups, syncs) without touching the server crontab. 🧱 Code Blocks & Shortcodes (Pro) Drop PHP or JS straight into a post or page with a Gutenberg block or the [code-engine] shortcode, with safety guards. 🧩 Snippets, the way they should be Code Engine organizes your code by scope, so each snippet runs exactly where it belongs: Persistent: runs everywhere (frontend and backend). Your everyday “add this to functions.php” code, but managed. Frontend: runs only on the public site. Backend: runs only in the admin. Function: a named, callable function with typed arguments and defaults. This is the reusable building block (see below). Scheduled: runs on a WP-Cron schedule, at the hour and minute you pick. Content (PHP / JS): runs inside a specific post or page, via a Gutenberg Code Block or the [code-engine] shortcode (Pro). Everything is searchable, taggable, sortable by priority, and importable/exportable. The CodeMirror editor gives you proper syntax highlighting and keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+S to save, Cmd+Enter to run). A nikic/php-parser pass validates your PHP before it ever runs. 🪄 Let AI write it for you Don’t feel like writing the boilerplate? Describe the snippet in plain language and Code Engine, powered by AI Engine, generates the whole thing: the code, a sensible name, a description, the right scope, and, for functions, the argument list with names, types, and defaults. Already have code? Ask the AI to modify it from a prompt, or write a few comments describing what you want and let it fill in the implementation. It’s pair programming, right inside your dashboard. ✨ The big idea: write once, use everywhere This is what makes Code Engine different. A Function snippet is not just code you call from other code. It’s a reusable capability that the rest of your stack can plug into. The moment you save it, the same function is available in three places at once: 1. As an AI tool, for chatbots and AI agents With AI Engine active, your functions are exposed through function calling and over MCP (Model Context Protocol). Your on-site chatbot can run them mid-conversation, and external AI agents (Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, OpenClaw) can call them too. Want a chatbot that checks stock, looks up a booking, or kicks off a process? Write the function; the chatbot gains the skill. 2. As a workflow step, for automation With Workflow Engine, every active function shows up in the Add-step picker as its own block, named after your snippet, with one input per argument. Drag it onto the canvas and wire it between other steps: an AI step that summarizes, your function that saves, a Social Engine step that posts. There’s also a generic “Execute snippet (by ID / by name)” step when you want to call one dynamically. You never write integration code; your function is the integration. 3. As a REST endpoint, for the outside world Give a snippet a custom endpoint name and a bearer token, and it’s instantly callable from anywhere: POST /wp-json/code-engine/v1/snippets-endpoint/your-endpoint Pass arguments as JSON in the body, secure it with a token, and trigger it from Make.com, n8n, Zapier, GitHub Actions, or a humble cron job. Automation without a middleware bill. 🛡️ Safe by default Running arbitrary code is powerful, so Code Engine takes safety seriously: Safe Mode catches fatal errors and auto-disables the offending snippet, so a typo never white-screens your site. REST whitelisting means global snippets only run on trusted REST routes by default, so you choose what to open up. Per-snippet tokens secure your external endpoints. Validation with a real PHP parser before code is saved. For developers who want fewer guardrails, there’s a “Bypass REST Security” option and filters (mwcode_rest_authorized, mwcode_rest_whitelist) to tailor exactly what’s allowed. Works beautifully with the Meow Apps family Code Engine is one engine in a connected set, each one useful alone, magical together: AI Engine: chatbots, content generation, and MCP. Turns your functions into AI tools. Workflow Engine: visual automation. Turns your functions into draggable steps. SEO Engine: smart, lightweight AI SEO. Social Engine: schedule and automate social posts. Why Code Engine? Reusable, not throwaway Other snippet plugins give you a place to paste code. Code Engine gives you a place to build capabilities that your AI, your workflows, and your external tools can all use. Native to WordPress Clean, fast, and built the WordPress way. No clunky external dashboards, no bloat. AI-native Write snippets with AI, expose them to AI. The whole loop lives in your wp-admin. Developer friendly REST API, MCP tools, function calling, scheduling, import/export, and plenty of filters to hook into. Cared for Part of the Meow Apps family, with regular updates and a real human behind it. 💕

Sentient Forms adds AI Actions to Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, WPForms, and Elementor Pro Forms submissions: lead scoring (A/B/C/Reject), spam review, entry summaries, content checks, and WordPress logs. Webmasters can use the built-in Actions or create and manage their own Actions in WordPress, including starting from a built-in Action. Spam Detection and Content Quality Validation can run during validation on all four supported Form Sources. Contact Form 7, WPForms, and Elementor Pro Forms support validation plus after-submission Actions through the Submission Ledger; Elementor Pro Forms requires its Forms APIs. The Realtime Clarification Assistant is available only for Gravity Forms. Native notes, spam status, notification controls, and webhook controls vary by Form Source; the Submission Ledger is the shared result surface where native entry features are unavailable. A TWP Technologies, LLC product: https://sentientforms.com. Public source: https://github.com/TWP-Technologies/sentient-forms-wp-plugin. Optional diagnostic consent records allowlisted runtime metadata in WordPress only. Sentient Forms does not remotely queue or deliver those local diagnostic events. Use your OpenRouter key for direct execution, or connect Sentient Forms Managed Execution for managed paid features. AI-generated Site Context needs Managed Execution or a paid, web-capable OpenRouter model; you can also write it manually. Source JavaScript and CSS in assets/dist are generated from admin-app in the public release source: https://github.com/TWP-Technologies/sentient-forms-wp-plugin/tree/v0.12.0. Build with cd admin-app, bun install --frozen-lockfile, and bun run build:wp. External services This plugin sends data to external services only for provider paths and features an administrator enables. OpenRouter direct execution: Service: OpenRouter Endpoint: https://openrouter.ai/ When used: after an administrator connects OpenRouter and runs direct validation, an Action, or AI-generated Site Context. Data sent: selected mapped form fields, Action instructions, model, and request metadata. Site Context sends the site URL and research prompt; web-capable models may fetch public pages. Account required: an OpenRouter account/API key. Site Context requires a paid, non-free, web-capable model. Terms: https://openrouter.ai/terms Privacy policy: https://openrouter.ai/privacy Sentient Forms Managed Execution: Service: Sentient Forms Endpoint: https://api.sentientforms.com/ When used: optional managed account, billing, metering, model execution, support diagnostics, or enabled managed features. Data sent: account/site identifiers and billing state; managed AI execution also sends selected mapped fields, Action instructions, model, and request metadata. Site Context sends the site URL and research prompt; web-capable models may fetch public pages. Account required: a Sentient Forms account may be required for managed paid features. Direct OpenRouter does not require Sentient payment. Terms: https://sentientforms.com/terms Privacy policy: https://sentientforms.com/privacy Administrator-configured webhooks: Service: the webhook URL entered by the site administrator. Endpoint: the administrator-provided webhook URL. When used: only when an administrator explicitly enables a post-execution webhook for an action. Data sent: entry identifier, Action context and result, and configured webhook metadata. Account required: depends on the administrator-provided webhook receiver. Terms: provided by the administrator-chosen webhook receiver. Privacy policy: provided by the administrator-chosen webhook receiver. Realtime Clarification Assistant: Service: OpenRouter direct execution or Sentient Forms Managed Execution, depending on the selected provider path. Endpoint: the same provider endpoint disclosed above for the selected execution path. When used: only when an administrator maps the Realtime Clarification Assistant to a Gravity Forms form and enables realtime suggestions. Data sent: visible pre-submission field values, Action instructions, form metadata, model, and request metadata. Account required: depends on provider path. OpenRouter requires an account/API key. Managed execution may require a Sentient Forms account. Visitor disclosure: site owners should disclose realtime AI suggestions before enabling them because selected field values can be sent before submission. Terms and privacy policy: the same provider terms and privacy policy disclosed above for the selected execution path. Spam Guidance: Service: OpenRouter direct execution or Sentient Forms Managed Execution, depending on the eligible provider path selected by Sentient Forms. Endpoint: the same provider endpoint disclosed above for the selected execution path. When used: only when an authenticated administrator with an active Sentient Forms subscription selects historical submissions and asks Sentient Forms to improve Spam Detection guidance and save a generated rationale. Data sent: selected historical submission excerpts, existing Spam Detection guidance, form metadata, model, and request metadata needed for the generated rationale. Provider order: eligible managed credits are used first. Paid Direct OpenRouter may be used as a fallback when configured and eligible. Account required: an active Sentient Forms subscription is required. Direct fallback also requires a configured OpenRouter account/API key. Terms and privacy policy: the same provider terms and privacy policy disclosed above for the selected execution path. No OpenRouter or Sentient AI execution request should be sent until an administrator has configured and accepted the relevant provider disclosure. Local diagnostic events are recorded only after an administrator opts in and are never remotely queued or delivered.