Best Code Snippets & Syntax Highlighting plugins for WordPress
Plugins that let authors add source-code snippets to WordPress content with preserved formatting and language-aware syntax highlighting.
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14
Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
68K
Combined active installs
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4.60
Average rating
Across the 12 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
Also under Content Management
The other sub-categories the model built under the same parent.
- Media Library & Upload Management 257
- Post Display & Query Layouts 221
- Custom Fields & Content Modeling 209
- Editor Customization 162
- Content Import & Export 145
- Appointment Booking & Scheduling 130
- Reviews & Testimonials 112
- Interactive Content Authoring 109
- Event Management & Calendars 108
- Admin Interface & List Table Customization 103
- Content Feeds & Syndication 84
- Maps & Location 81
- Business Directories & Classified Listings 75
- Dynamic Content Shortcodes 60
- Document & PDF Generation 54
- Author Profiles & Bio Boxes 53
- Data Tables 50
- Content APIs & Headless WordPress 48
- Content Duplication & Cleanup 46
- Bulk Content Editing & Search/Replace 42
- Learning Management Systems 40
- Charts & Data Visualization 39
- Featured Image Management 36
- Knowledge Bases & Documentation 36
- Content Scheduling & Expiration 34
- Job Boards & Listings 24
- Post Update Dates & Metadata 23
- Sports League & Team Management 19
- Bulk Page & Post Creation 16
- Content Preview & Review 14
- QR Code Generation & Display 12
- Content Favorites & Bookmarks 8
- Mathematical Notation & Equation Rendering 8
- Recipe Management & Publishing 7
The plugins
Plugins in Code Snippets & Syntax Highlighting
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#1
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
syntaxhighlighter #2Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview
advance-custom-html #2Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting
code-block-pro #2Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter
enlighter #2Highlighting Code Block
highlighting-code-block #6Urvanov Syntax Highlighter
urvanov-syntax-highlighter #7Code Prettify
code-prettify #7CodeColorer
codecolorer #7Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)
syntax-highlighting-code-block #7CodeMirror Blocks
wp-codemirror-block #11Pastacode
pastacode #12VK Simple Copy Block
vk-simple-copy-block #13Code Block – share beautiful code snippets readers can copy
code-snippets-block #14PrettyCode • Code syntax highlighting with CodeMirror
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