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<p>Syntax Highlighter developed by Alex Gorbatchev that has been developed 10+ years is a popular syntax highlighter. It is also widely used by a lot of blog and website.</p>
<p>Currently, it achieves version of 4, this version has significant change in the built method compared to the previous, this is, for some people, somewhat confused and hard to do.</p>
<p>This plugin helps you to bring this code highlighter to your WordPress easily, forget a headache builds. Provided with many features and user-friendly GUI, make it handy and easy to use</p>
<p>** Features. **</p>
<ul>
<li>Simple and easy to use</li>
<li>Full GUI, don’t need to hardcode the parameters</li>
<li>Custom container max-height. Useful when displaying long code.</li>
<li>Easy to add custom CSS. Useful for responsive design.</li>
<li>Easy to edit code that has been written in tinyMCE text editor (Screenshot 3)</li>
<li>Write and edit code in place. The textarea code editor supports the tab and back tab, so you can directly edit or write your code, rather than switch back to your code editor.</li>
<li>Load script on demand, load javascript and CSS files of syntax highlighter only when needed.</li>
<li>Use <a href="https://github.com/syntaxhighlighter/syntaxhighlighter" rel="nofollow ugc">Syntax Highlighter 4</a> by Alex Gorbatchev</li>
<li>Ability to override global options and use individual options for each code block</li>
<li>Custom Font Size</li>
<li>Support TinyMCE Visual mode and Text Mode (Quick Tags), it also supports the Quick tags used in the admin comment page (screenshot 5)</li>
<li>Use similar pattern with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/aph-prism-highlighter/" title="APH Prism Highlighter" rel="ugc">APH Prism Highlighter</a> and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/crayon-syntax-highlighter/" title="Crayon Syntax Highlighter" rel="ugc">Crayon Syntax Highlighter</a> plugins, so your code will still work using those plugins</li>
<li>Language added: dark plain (console style) and light plain</li>
</ul>
<h3>How To Use</h3>
<p>After installing the plugin, go to the admin setting Settings > Syntax Highlighter to configure the global setting including the highlighter languages you want to load, theme, etc…</p>
<p>In the TinyMCE menu (add or edit post or page), there is a new button that can be used to pop up the code editor, simply copy-paste your code and fill in some options</p>
<p>This new button also can be found at the quick tags of comment editor in the Admin Edit Comments page. This quick tag appears when you edit or reply a comment.</p>


APH Syntax Highlighter

Bringing SyntaxHighlighter 4 by Alex Gorbatchev into Wordpress easily. Easy to use with user-friendly GUI. Write-edit code in place

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<p><a href="https://www.tiptinker.com/easy-syntax-highlighter-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Easy Syntax Highlighter</a> is a powerful WordPress plugin that helps improve your website’s code presentation by providing beautiful syntax highlighting. Using the latest Highlight.js library, it supports over 20 programming languages with 80+ color themes, copy-to-clipboard functionality, and seamless integration with both classic and Gutenberg editors.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Modern Highlight.js Engine</strong>: Uses the latest Highlight.js library for fast, accurate syntax highlighting</li>
<li><strong>80+ Themes Included</strong>: Over 80 themes for both light and dark modes, all stored locally for offline compatibility</li>
<li><strong>Unlimited Language Support</strong>: Supports 20+ programming languages including JavaScript, PHP, Python, CSS, HTML, SQL, Bash, and more</li>
<li><strong>Modern JavaScript</strong>: Promise-based loading with proper error handling and performance optimizations</li>
<li><strong>Performance Optimized</strong>: Smart asset loading—only loads when code blocks are present on the page</li>
<li><strong>Security Focused</strong>: Proper input sanitization and output escaping</li>
<li><strong>Admin Interface</strong>: Clean, modern settings page with visual theme selector integrated with WordPress admin</li>
<li><strong>Localization Ready</strong>: Translation-ready with proper text domains</li>
<li><strong>Backward Compatible</strong>: Automatic migration from old plugin versions</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Use</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Block Editor</strong>: Use the default WordPress “Code” block. The plugin automatically detects the language and highlights it. There is no language setting in the sidebar; detection is automatic. If you need to force a language, edit the block as HTML and add a class to the <code><code></code> element (e.g., <code><code class="language-php"></code>).</li>
<li><strong>Classic Editor</strong>: Use the TinyMCE button (code icon) with the modal dialog for easy code insertion.</li>
<li><strong>Copy to Clipboard</strong>: Double-click any code block to instantly copy its content with visual feedback.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Use Cases</h3>
<ul>
<li>Technical blogs and tutorials</li>
<li>Documentation websites</li>
<li>Programming courses and educational content</li>
<li>Developer portfolios</li>
<li>API documentation</li>
<li>Code examples and snippets</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, bug reports, or feature requests, please visit: <a href="https://github.com/tiptinker/easy-syntax-highlighter" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a></p>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues on GitHub.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.<br />
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html</p>


Easy Syntax Highlighter

Modern, lightweight syntax highlighter for WordPress using Highlight.js

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