A lightweight frontend text highlighter for WordPress. Highlights are saved per user and post, with a simple yellow color and delete option.

SacredWP

<p><strong>Highlite</strong> is a minimal, easy-to-use WordPress plugin that lets logged-in users highlight text directly on the frontend. Designed for content-rich websites like educational blogs, documentation, and reader-friendly platforms.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>🖍️ Highlight text in yellow with a single click</li>
<li>💾 Highlights are saved per user and post</li>
<li>🧱 Supports inline and block (e.g., paragraphs, list items) selections</li>
<li>❌ Click to delete highlights</li>
<li>⚙️ Enable or disable on specific post types via settings</li>
<li>🔐 Only logged-in users can highlight (guests are prompted to log in)</li>
<li>🚫 Automatically deactivates if Highlite Pro is active (no conflict)</li>
</ul>
<p>Looking for advanced features like custom colors, notes, DOCX export, print, and shortcode-based highlight lists? <a href="https://sacredwp.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Check out Highlite Pro <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span></a></p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ul>
<li>On the frontend, select any text on supported posts or pages.</li>
<li>Click the floating <strong>🖍️ Highlight</strong> button to highlight the text.</li>
<li>Click on the highlight to see the delete option.</li>
<li>Highlights are saved automatically for logged-in users.</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.</p>


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