Run This!
This plugin lets your readers run snippets of code directly from your blog.
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Run This! shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Run This! stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| code | >100 |
| execution | >100 |
| programming | >100 |
| sample | >100 |
| snippet | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Run This!
From the official readme · v0.2Description
This plugin lets your readers run snippets of code directly from your blog.
Simply add a class “run-this” and a lang attribute to the PRE tag surrounding the code.
The lang attribute should have one of the following values : ada, assembler, awk, bash, bc, brainf**k, c, csharp, cpp, c99, clips, clojure, cobol, clisp, d, erlang, forth, fortran, go, haskell, icon, intercal, java, rhino, javascript, lua, nemerle, nice, ocaml, pascal, perl, php, pike, prolog, python, python3, r, ruby, scala, scheme, smalltalk, tcl, unlambda, vbasic, whitespace
The code is sent over to Ideone to run; results (output, time and language implementation details) are displayed on your blog, in a table underneath the code.
This plugin is free software released under the GNU General Public License.
Release Notes
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This plugin depends on the WP-Syntax plugin being installed and activated.
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This plugin uses CORS to send the code source accross to a different domain, recent browsers should work fine (See Browser support)
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This plugin uses jQuery, which is also included in the plugin archive
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This plugin relies on Ideone web services API (http://ideone.com/api)
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This is an alpha release, please send bug reports to runthis.plugin@gmail.com
Installation
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Unzip the plugin archive in the folder wp-content/plugins.
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Activate the plugin in admin section.
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if you need a spinner different from the one bundled with the plugin, make your own at http://www.ajaxload.info/, rename it spinner.gif and copy it into the plugin folder.
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You are ready to jazz up your code snippets !
Changelog
0.2 : start using CORS instead of a Flash proxy to do cross-domain queries.
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FAQ
Run This!: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Run This! free?
Yes. Run This! is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Run This! safe to use in 2026?
Run This! shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Run This!?
Run This! is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,936 times since it launched in March 2010. It was downloaded 53 times in the last 30 days.
Does Run This! work with WordPress 7.1?
Run This! is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Run This! last updated?
The latest version, 0.2, was released on July 14, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Run This!?
Run This! is developed and maintained by manu.delab.
What are the best alternatives to Run This!?
The most popular alternatives to Run This! are WPCode (3M+ installs), Code Snippets (1M+ installs) and Head & Footer Code (100K+ installs).
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