# Manage snippets

Page URL: https://guide.wagtail.org/en-7.3.x/how-to-guides/manage-snippets/

> Snippets allow you to create elements on a website once and reuse them in multiple places.


## The use of snippets

Snippets allow you to create elements on a website once and reuse them in multiple places. You only have to change something in a snippet once, and the changes appear in all occurrences.

The use of snippets varies between websites. Wagtail developers use snippets for the following purposes:

* For blog post authors. As a result, you can add them to multiple pages and manage them from one place.
* For adverts. This way, you can apply them site-wide or on individual pages.
* To manage links in a global area of the site. For example, in the footer.
* For calls to action, such as newsletter sign-up blocks, that may be consistent across many different pages.

## The Snippets menu

You can access the snippets by clicking **Snippets** in the [Sidebar](/en-latest/how-to-guides/find-your-way-around/). Clicking **Snippets** takes you to the [Snippets interface](/en-latest/concepts/wagtail-interfaces/). To add, edit, or delete a snippet, click the snippet type that interests you. Clicking the snippet type takes you to the [edit screen](/en-latest/concepts/wagtail-interfaces/), from which you can add, edit, or delete a snippet. Hovering over an individual snippet displays the options to edit or delete that snippet. To add a new snippet to the snippet type, click **Add (snippet type)**.

![Snippets listing, with five rows. For each row, we show the snippets name and number of instances](https://guide-media.wagtail.org/images/Snippets_listing_with_five_rows._For_each_row_.width-900_rsCGlq7.png)




Warning: Editing a snippet changes it on all of the pages on which it appears. In the top-right corner of the Snippet [edit screen](/en-latest/concepts/wagtail-interfaces/), you can see a label saying how many times you have used the snippet. Clicking this label displays a listing of all of these pages.


## Add snippets while editing a page

When editing a page, you may find yourself in need of a new snippet. Don't worry, Wagtail has this covered. You can create a new one without leaving the page you are editing.

Open the [Snippets interface](/en-latest/concepts/wagtail-interfaces/) in a new tab while editing the page by pressing Ctrl+click in Windows or cmd+click in macOS. You can also open a new tab by right-clicking it and then selecting the **Open in new tab** option. Add the new snippet from this new tab as you normally would. Then return to your existing tab and reopen the Snippet chooser window by clicking **Snippets** from the [Sidebar](/en-latest/how-to-guides/find-your-way-around/).

Congratulation, you can now see your new snippet, even though you didn’t leave the edit page.

![Snippet editing form for a People snippet instance. To the right of the form is a "Usage Used n times" label](https://guide-media.wagtail.org/images/Snippet_editing_form_for_a_People_snippet_inst.width-900.png)




Note: Even though this is possible, it is advisable to save your page as a draft as often as possible. This prevents you from accidentally exiting the edit page and losing your changes.