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/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

Luis Sacristán

Allows to add snippets blocks to your content: Javascript, CSS, HTML…
<h3>Purpose</h3>
Add snippet blocks to your WordPress content using the new Gutenberg editor
<h3>How to use it</h3>
<ul>
<li>Add a Snippet block within your content</li>
<li>Include your code</li>
<li>Select the language</li>
<li>Save the post and check your front-end</li>
</ul>
<h3>Supported languages</h3>
<ul>
<li>Apache</li>
<li>Bash</li>
<li>C#</li>
<li>C++</li>
<li>CSS</li>
<li>Erlang</li>
<li>Go</li>
<li>HTML</li>
<li>XML</li>
<li>Handlebars</li>
<li>JSON</li>
<li>Java</li>
<li>JavaScript</li>
<li>Markdown</li>
<li>Objective C</li>
<li>PHP</li>
<li>Python</li>
<li>R</li>
<li>Ruby</li>
<li>Rust</li>
<li>SCSS</li>
<li>SQL</li>
<li>Shell</li>
<li>Twig</li>
<li>TypeScript</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Based in Making WordPress Do More <a href="https://github.com/mkdo/block-starter-kit" rel="nofollow ugc">Block Starter Kit</a></li>
<li>Original webpack configuration (before modifications) from <a href="https://github.com/zgordon/gutenberg-course" rel="nofollow ugc">Zac Gordon\’s Gutenberg Course</a>.</li>
<li>Original deploy script (before modifications) from <a href="https://github.com/GaryJones/wordpress-plugin-git-flow-svn-deploy" rel="nofollow ugc">Garry Jones</a>.</li>
<li>Webpack HMR thanks to <a href="https://github.com/CGlingener" rel="nofollow ugc">Christian Glingener</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
Gutenberg activated
<h3>Known Issues</h3>
There are no known issues at this time.
<h3>Roadmap</h3>
<ul>
<li>Allow several themes</li>
</ul>

Snippets Block

Allows to add snippets blocks to your content: Javascript, CSS, HTML...

Prismatic vs Snippets Block