apfelbox

<p>Integrates the <a href="https://github.com/LeaVerou/prism" rel="nofollow ugc">Prism Syntax Highlighting Library</a> in WordPress.</p>
<p>It is called <em>detached</em>, since the code examples are not stuffed into the rich text editor, together with all the<br />
other texts and content, but they are added separately as custom fields and just referenced via short tags (like footnotes).</p>
<p>Check <em>Other Notes</em> for usage documentation.</p>
<p>The official development repository is <a href="https://github.com/apfelbox/Prism-Detached" rel="nofollow ugc">hosted on Github</a>.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>The basic procedure is:</p>
<ol>
<li>Create a custom field and paste the code into it.</li>
<li>Insert the <code>[prism ...]</code> shorttag in your code, where you want the code block to appear.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Shorttag</h4>
<pre><code>[prism key=".." language=".." line=".." line_offset=".." post=".."]
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>key</code>: the name of the custom field, which contains the code (<strong>required</strong>)</li>
<li><code>language</code>: the language to highlight</li>
<li><code>line</code>: highlighted lines (for syntax, check the <a href="http://prismjs.com/plugins/line-highlight/" rel="nofollow ugc">offical docs</a>)</li>
<li><code>line_offset</code>: the offset, with which the line numbering should start</li>
<li><code>post</code>:  if you want to include a code piece of another post, you can explicitly specify the post id here</li>
</ul>
<h4>Cached Assets loader</h4>
<p>The plugin includes (from v1.3 on) a cached assets loader, so that all needed assets are concatenated into<br />
one js and one css file to minimize the HTTP requests.<br />
To make use of the cached assets loader, just create a directory <code>/cache/</code> inside your plugin directory and make it writable for PHP.</p>
<h4>Supported languages</h4>
<p>Only the ones from the official PrismJS repository</p>
<ul>
<li>bash (Bash Unix Shell)</li>
<li>c</li>
<li>clike</li>
<li>coffeescript</li>
<li>cpp (C++)</li>
<li>css</li>
<li>groovy</li>
<li>java</li>
<li>javascript</li>
<li>markup (like: xHTML, MathML, SVG, LaTeX, RSS, XML, OWL, etc.)</li>
<li>php</li>
<li>python</li>
<li>scss (Sassy CSS)</li>
<li>sql</li>
</ul>
<h4>Creating Custom Extensions</h4>
<p>Please read the wiki page: <a href="https://github.com/apfelbox/Prism-Detached/wiki/Creating-A-Custom-Extension" rel="nofollow ugc">Creating A Custom Extension</a>.</p>


Prism Syntax Highlighter (detached)

Adds Prism Syntax Highlighting to WordPress, using custom fields for your code examples.

Raunak Gupta

<p>Vaaky Highlighter is a <strong>lightweight syntax highlighter</strong> plugin for the WordPress Gutenberg editor. Add beautiful <strong>code blocks</strong> with <strong>line numbers</strong>, a <strong>copy-to-clipboard button</strong>, optional <strong>filename label</strong>, automatic language detection, and 35+ themes. Powered by <strong>Highlight.js</strong> — a fast, dependency-free alternative to Prism.</p>
<p>Syntax highlighting is powered by <strong>Highlight.js</strong>, a fast and dependency-free JavaScript library that supports multiple programming languages and themes.</p>
<p>Vaaky Highlighter is ideal for <strong>developers, bloggers, technical writers, and documentation sites</strong> who want elegant syntax-highlighted code without unnecessary bloat.</p>
<p>Using it is simple: add the <strong>Vaaky Highlighter Sourcecode block</strong> in Gutenberg, paste your code, and publish — the plugin handles everything automatically.</p>
<p><strong>View the live demo of all supported themes:</strong><br />
<a href="https://www.webhat.in/?page_id=626&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=readme.txt&utm_campaign=link&utm_id=vaaky_highlighter&utm_term=Theme+Demo" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo Page</a></p>
<h3>What’s new in 1.2.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>Line numbers for code blocks</li>
<li>Floating copy-to-clipboard button on every block</li>
<li>Optional filename label (renders as a tab above the code)</li>
<li>Word-wrap toggle per block + global default</li>
<li>Visual theme picker (no more guessing from a dropdown)</li>
<li>Modernized build using @wordpress/scripts</li>
<li>Drops PHP 5.6 / WordPress 6.0 support — now requires PHP 7.4 / WordPress 6.5</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Add the <strong>Vaaky Highlighter</strong> block in the Gutenberg editor</li>
<li>Paste or write your code</li>
<li>Select a language (optional)</li>
<li>Save and view your page on the frontend</li>
</ol>
<h3>Supported Languages</h3>
<ul>
<li>Apache</li>
<li>Bash</li>
<li>C</li>
<li>C#</li>
<li>C++</li>
<li>CSS</li>
<li>DNS Zone file</li>
<li>DOS</li>
<li>Django</li>
<li>Dockerfile</li>
<li>Go</li>
<li>HTML / XML</li>
<li>Handlebars</li>
<li>JSON</li>
<li>Java</li>
<li>JavaScript</li>
<li>Markdown</li>
<li>Nginx</li>
<li>Objective-C</li>
<li>PHP</li>
<li>Plaintext</li>
<li>PostgreSQL & PL/pgSQL</li>
<li>PowerShell</li>
<li>Python</li>
<li>R</li>
<li>Ruby</li>
<li>Rust</li>
<li>SCSS</li>
<li>SQL / MySQL</li>
<li>Shell</li>
<li>Twig</li>
<li>TypeScript</li>
<li>YAML / YML</li>
</ul>


Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg

Lightweight syntax highlighter with code blocks, line numbers, copy-to-clipboard, and 35+ themes. A fast, free alternative to Prism for WordPress.

Prism Syntax Highlighter (detached) vs Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg