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title: Settings Reference
description: "The **Settings** tab of the Code Snippet Manager page holds plugin-wide options and diagnostics. ## Options | Setting | Default | What it does | | --- | --- | --- | | Default auto-update for new collections | Off…"
url: "https://brightleafdigital.io/docs/settings-reference/"
updated: "2026-10-20"
category: GravityOps Code Snippet Manager / Advanced
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# Settings Reference

The **Settings** tab of the Code Snippet Manager page holds plugin-wide options and diagnostics.

## Options

| Setting | Default | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Default auto-update for new collections | Off | Pre-checks **Auto Update** when you add a GitHub collection. Warning-severity updates always require manual review regardless of this setting. Premium and Agency only. |
| Sync log retention (days) | 90 | Sync Log entries older than this are deleted by a daily background job. Minimum 1. |
| Eval fallback mode | Off | Whether PHP snippets may run through `eval()` when a generated file cannot be used. See [Eval Fallback Mode](02-eval-fallback-mode.md). |
| OPcache invalidation | Auto | Clears PHP's OPcache for a snippet's generated file whenever the file is rewritten, so the new code takes effect immediately. **Auto** invalidates when OPcache is available, **Force** does the same and adds a Sync Log warning when OPcache is running but refuses to clear the file (for example because of `opcache.restrict_api`), and **Off** never invalidates (changes may take effect only after OPcache expires). |
| Performance tracking | Off | Times PHP snippets as they load and shows their load time on the snippets list and edit screen. See [Load Time Tracking](08-load-time-tracking.md). |

## Runtime diagnostics

Read-only information for troubleshooting: the PHP version, whether `opcache_invalidate` is available and OPcache is enabled, whether generated files are writable (checked when the plugin is activated — see [Filesystem Write Errors](../06-troubleshooting/02-filesystem-write-errors.md)), and how many PHP, JavaScript, and CSS snippets are active.

The Settings tab also shows a reminder about [Nginx configuration](04-server-configuration-nginx.md), and a notice when a security scanner plugin is active (see [Security Scanner Conflicts](../06-troubleshooting/03-security-scanner-conflicts.md)).

## Recovery: Safe Mode

Click **Reveal safe-mode URL** to get a link that opens the snippet list without running PHP snippets. Safe mode then stays on in that browser for an hour, or until you exit it. See [Safe Mode](01-safe-mode.md).

## Who can manage snippets

Every Code Snippet Manager screen and action requires the `gform_full_access` capability when Gravity Forms is active, or `manage_options` when it is not. GOCSM's admin notices are shown only to users with that access.

## Sync Log

The **Sync Log** tab records activations, errors, syncs, and updates. Filter it by collection, snippet, severity (Info, Warning, Error), and date range. Entries are shown 50 per page.

## Admin notices

GOCSM may show these notices across the admin:

- A snippet was disabled after an error.
- GOCSM could not load snippets on a recent request.
- Snippets have pending updates (Premium and Agency).
- A collection is unhealthy (Premium and Agency).
- Snippets are running via eval fallback.
- Generated files cannot be written.
- **Snippet saved — function prefix warnings**: after saving a custom PHP snippet, GOCSM lists functions it declares without a distinctive prefix. Unprefixed names can collide with another plugin's functions and cause a fatal error, so consider renaming them.
- On GOCSM pages, a reminder that the safe-mode URL is on the Settings tab.

## Multisite

Network activation sets GOCSM up on every site in the network. Each site has its own snippets, collections, settings, and generated files.

## Uninstalling

Deleting the plugin from the Plugins screen removes everything GOCSM stored: its database tables (snippets, configuration values, collections, tags, and the Sync Log), its options and temporary data, and the generated files in `wp-content/uploads/gocsm/`. Export anything you want to keep before deleting the plugin.