The purpose of this plugin is simple. I want to list recents update of my posts. Similiar to default “Recent Posts Widget” by WordPress, but this one sort the post by last modified time and enable to add a short note about change or update being made.
For example, I maintaince a wordpress plugin (we name it, “Hollydolly Plugin”) and create a post about it on my blog. And because the nature of blog—when new posts are added the older ones are taken down automatically—it’s only a matter of time that post ‘disappeared’ from frontpage and no longer seen by visitor. So, when I release a new version of “Hollydolly Plugin” and updated the old post about it, unfortunately, there is no way I can do to ‘attract’ visitor to read (again) that post.
Right, in the new version of WordPress (since version 2.7) there is an option to make it as sticky post—make it listed on the top of frontpage. But that not my choice. I want to list it on my sidebar and displayed all over my blog. So I create this plugin for that purpose.

Plugin Name: Highlight Post Widget

A widget for displaying highlighted post on your sidebar and displayed your recent update post.

Jeff Starr

Display Beautiful Code
Display beautiful code snippets with Prism.js, Highlight.js, or plain code escaping:
<ul>
<li>Prism.js – Code escape + syntax highlight using <a href="https://prismjs.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Prism.js</a></li>
<li>Highlight.js – Code escape + syntax highlight using <a href="https://highlightjs.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Highlight.js</a></li>
<li>Plain Flavor – Code escape without syntax highlighting</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
👉 The only 3-in-1 syntax highlighter!
</blockquote>
Live Examples
Here are some live examples showing Prismatic displaying colorful code snippets:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro-support-additional-file-types/" rel="nofollow ugc">PHP highlighting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://perishablepress.com/all-css-filter-functions/" rel="nofollow ugc">CSS highlighting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://perishablepress.com/vanilla-javascript-add-class-to-image-links/" rel="nofollow ugc">JavaScript highlighting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-mix.com/html5-starter-template/" rel="nofollow ugc">HTML highlighting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/2019/07/better-inline-script/" rel="nofollow ugc">Escaped code without highlighting</a></li>
</ul>
Prismatic is used to display thousands of code snippets on the above sites. Also here is a post showing some <a href="https://dev-tricks.com/favorite-highlight-js-styles/" rel="nofollow ugc">favorite Highlight.js styles</a> 🙂
Prism.js Features
<ul>
<li>Supports 60+ coding languages</li>
<li>Choose from all 8 available Prism themes</li>
<li>Provides a Gutenberg block for adding code snippets</li>
<li>Provides TinyMCE/Visual buttons for adding code snippets</li>
<li>Option to enable Prism plugin <a href="https://prismjs.com/plugins/line-numbers/" rel="nofollow ugc">Line Numbers</a></li>
<li>Option to enable Prism plugin <a href="https://prismjs.com/plugins/line-highlight/" rel="nofollow ugc">Line Highlight</a></li>
<li>Option to enable Prism plugin <a href="https://prismjs.com/plugins/show-language/" rel="nofollow ugc">Show Language</a></li>
<li>Option to enable Prism plugin <a href="https://prismjs.com/plugins/copy-to-clipboard/" rel="nofollow ugc">Copy Code Button</a></li>
<li>Option to enable Prism plugin <a href="https://prismjs.com/plugins/command-line/" rel="nofollow ugc">Command Line</a></li>
<li>Highlights code in post content, excerpts, and comments</li>
<li>Detects <code>language-</code> and <code>lang-</code> class prefixes</li>
<li>Limit syntax highlighting to Posts and Pages</li>
<li>Highlight single-line and multi-line code</li>
<li>Granular control over code escaping</li>
<li>Smart loading of CSS & JS assets</li>
<li>Support for ACF on single post views</li>
</ul>
Highlight.js Features
<ul>
<li>Supports 50+ coding languages</li>
<li>Choose from all 90+ available Highlight themes</li>
<li>Provides a Gutenberg block for adding code snippets</li>
<li>Provides TinyMCE/Visual buttons for adding code snippets</li>
<li>Customize the Highlight.js init JavaScript</li>
<li>Highlights code in post content, excerpts, and comments</li>
<li>Limit syntax highlighting to Posts and Pages</li>
<li>Highlight multi-line blocks of code</li>
<li>Detects <code>language-</code> and <code>lang-</code> class prefixes</li>
<li>Enable support for no-prefix class names</li>
<li>Granular control over code escaping</li>
<li>Smart loading of CSS & JS assets</li>
</ul>
Plain Flavor Features
<ul>
<li>Enable code escaping for post content, excerpts, and/or comments</li>
<li>Enable code escaping on the frontend, Admin Area, or both</li>
<li>Provides a Gutenberg block for adding code snippets</li>
<li>Provides TinyMCE/Visual buttons for adding code snippets</li>
<li>Escapes single-line and multi-line code snippets</li>
<li>Escapes <code><code></code> tags (based on configuration)</li>
</ul>
General Features
<ul>
<li>Easy to set up and use</li>
<li>Built with WordPress APIs</li>
<li>Born of simplicity, no frills</li>
<li>Squeaky clean, error-free code</li>
<li>Lightweight, fast and flexible</li>
<li>Focused on performance and security</li>
<li>Loads CSS/JS assets only when required</li>
<li>Adheres to HTML coding best practices</li>
<li>Works with the Gutenberg Block Editor</li>
<li>Regularly updated and “future proof”</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
👉 Prismatic escapes only the essentials to keep your code clean.
👉 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/prismatic/#screenshots" rel="ugc">Check out the screenshots</a> for more details.
</blockquote>
Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Prismatic is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/rest-pro-tools/" rel="nofollow ugc">REST Pro Tools</a> – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
</ul>
Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Prismatic

Prismatic is good plugins for show code in my content,
but Line Numbers + Line Highlight Not Working in my site.



Line Numbers + Line Highlight Not Working


Thank you for contributing this plugin. I went looking for a good option when I noticed the previous one I was using was not working well in Gutenberg. I have been using Prismatic for the last three years without issue.


Works Well No Issues

Display beautiful syntax-highlighted code snippets with Prism.js or Highlight.js

Plugin Name: Highlight Post Widget vs Prismatic