WordPress syntax highlighting plugins

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SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. As seen on WordPress.com.
(86)
Updated 621d ago
20,000 installs1,137,945 downloads32/100 • Possibly abandoned
Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter
Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter
All-in-one Syntax Highlighting solution. Full Gutenberg and Classic Editor integration. Graphical theme customizer. Based on EnlighterJS.
(65)
Updated 216d ago
10,000 installs356,244 downloads44/100 • Stale
WP-Syntax
WP-Syntax
WP-Syntax provides clean syntax highlighting for embedding source code within pages or posts.
(15)
Updated 1080d ago
3,000 installs348,692 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Kindeditor For WordPress
Kindeditor For WordPress
Kindeditor for wordpress
(2)
Updated 4234d ago
500 installs55,645 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Simple Code Block
Simple Code Block
A simple block to insert code into Gutenberg.
(9)
Updated 2503d ago
200 installs8,790 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter
Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter
This plugin allows you to highlight code syntax in your posts. There are plenty of options to choose.
(1)
Updated 4766d ago
70 installs10,682 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
ACE HTML Block
ACE HTML Block
Registers a raw html block which uses the ACE Editor. Features include syntax highligting, line numbers, indentation, and HTML validation.
(2)
Updated 2838d ago
50 installs3,215 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Colored Coding
WP Colored Coding
Syntax highlighting with Rainbow.js.
(0)
Updated 4454d ago
20 installs2,759 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WordPress Rainbow Hilite
WordPress Rainbow Hilite
NO LONGER MAINTAINED Code Syntax highlighting using rainbow
(5)
Updated 2442d ago
10 installs4,797 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Prism Syntax Highlighter (detached)
Prism Syntax Highlighter (detached)
Adds Prism Syntax Highlighting to WordPress, using custom fields for your code examples.
(4)
Updated 4856d ago
10 installs3,140 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP-Syntax Download Extension
WP-Syntax Download Extension
This plug-in makes WP-Syntax highlighted code snippets downloadable from nice captions.
(0)
Updated 946d ago
10 installs9,167 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Prettify For WordPress
Prettify For WordPress
Easily add Google Code Prettify to your WordPress site. Customize the coloring with easy with options powered by ThemeKit For WordPress.
(0)
Updated 5703d ago
10 installs4,013 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Markdown Renderer for GitHub
Markdown Renderer for GitHub
Render GitHub Flavored Markdown in WordPress: Shiki code highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, and Chart.js charts. For documentation and dev blogs.
(0)
Updated 153d ago
10 installs2,872 downloads50/100 • Maintained
scGeSHi
scGeSHi
Simple code highlighting plugin for your remote source files
(0)
Updated 5050d ago
10 installs2,321 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Melonpan Block – Code
Melonpan Block – Code
Block to display code, with highlighted syntax, which can be copied to the clipboard.
(0)
Updated 2083d ago
10 installs2,301 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Simple Gist Embed
Simple Gist Embed
This plugin lets you embed Github's Gists in your posts or pages, but the main deference is that this plugin also enables you to create Gists wit …
(0)
Updated 5541d ago
10 installs2,136 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
HTML Block with Highlighting
HTML Block with Highlighting
HTML Block with Highlighting is a WordPress plugin which adds a new HTML Block with syntax highlighting to the Gutenberg editor.
(0)
Updated 2420d ago
10 installs1,226 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Syntax Highlighting – Honey Code
Syntax Highlighting – Honey Code
A Gutenberg block for syntax highlighting.
(0)
Updated 2684d ago
10 installs1,000 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Xhtheme Code Block
Xhtheme Code Block
A plugin to add code blocks with syntax highlighting to your WordPress site, and adapt to the theme's light and dark mode switching.
(0)
Updated 438d ago
10 installs808 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Syntax Highlight Nano
Syntax Highlight Nano
Adds modern syntax highlighting to WordPress's standard code block using the robust highlight.js library.
(0)
Updated 199d ago
10 installs493 downloads38/100 • Stale
Syntax Highlighting
Syntax Highlighting
HighLight Code allows you to add syntax highlighting to the snippets contained in your articles. NOTE (beta): This plugin is very felt, it is still in …
(1)
Updated 3490d ago
0 installs1,327 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
SyntaxHighlighter Amplified
SyntaxHighlighter Amplified
Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. Compatible with AMP pages.
(0)
Updated 1292d ago
0 installs2,298 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Code Syntax Highlighter
Code Syntax Highlighter
A simple dynamic loading syntax highlighter.Supports 172 languages, 172 shortcodes and 55 themes.
(0)
Updated 2998d ago
0 installs1,840 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Youbou Code Block
Youbou Code Block
Code block with syntax highlighting for gutenberg editor.
(0)
Updated 833d ago
0 installs1,418 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Djot Markup
Djot Markup
Djot markup language support for WordPress. A modern, cleaner alternative to Markdown.
(0)
Updated 160d ago
0 installs1,034 downloads50/100 • Maintained
wp-syntax-rettke
wp-syntax-rettke
wp-syntax-rettke serves as an example for the programmatic "Advanced Configuration" of GeSHi in Ryan McGeary's excellent WP-Syntax plu …
(0)
Updated 6669d ago
0 installs1,001 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Code Syntax Highlighting Block
Code Syntax Highlighting Block
A Gutenberg block for syntax-higlighted code.
(0)
Updated 175d ago
0 installs640 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Light Code Block
Light Code Block
The "Light Code Block" plugin is the simplest and lightest plugin for inserting and displaying code.
(0)
Updated 323d ago
0 installs490 downloads38/100 • Stale
WebberZone Code Block Highlighting
WebberZone Code Block Highlighting
Syntax highlighting for the Gutenberg Code block — Prism.js, 21 themes, 40+ languages, plus an optional server-side highlighting mode.
(0)
Updated 158d ago
0 installs231 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Coywolf Code Block Enhancer
Coywolf Code Block Enhancer
Syntax highlighting and a copy-to-clipboard button for the native WordPress Code block, plus a language picker in the editor sidebar.
(0)
Updated 153d ago
0 installs37 downloads50/100 • Maintained
4WP Advanced Code
4WP Advanced Code
Enhanced Code block for Gutenberg with syntax highlighting, copy and share controls, and optional SoftwareSourceCode JSON-LD.
(0)
Updated 149d ago
0 installs0 downloads50/100 • Maintained