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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 26, 2026

Best Code Plugins for WordPress

227 plugins are tagged “code” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is WPCode with 3M+ active installs.

Plugins in category227
#1 by installsWPCode
Top-30 installs4.4M+
Avg. health (this page)63/100

227 Code plugins

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Best Code Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager WPCode Easily add code snippets in WordPress. Insert header & footer scripts, add PHP code… by Syed Balkhi 3M+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (1.9K) 1 month ago 93
2 Code Snippets Code Snippets An easy, clean, and simple way to enhance your site with code snippets. by Code Snippets Pro 1M+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (509) 3 weeks ago 92
3 Head & Footer Code Head & Footer Code Easy add site-wide, category and article specific custom code before the closing and , or… by Aleksandar Urošević 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (51) 4 weeks ago 81
4 Simple Custom CSS Plugin Simple Custom CSS Plugin Add Custom CSS to your WordPress site without any hassles. by John Regan 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (159) 2 years ago 51
5 Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything Create custom "Shortcodes" easily for HTML, JavaScript, CSS code snippets and use the… by vaakash 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (227) 2 weeks ago 81
6 Scripts n Styles Scripts n Styles This plugin allows Admin users to individually add HTML, custom CSS, Classes and JavaScript… by WraithKenny 30K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (30) 3 years ago 45
7 SyntaxHighlighter Evolved SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all… by Alex Mills 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (86) 2 years ago 51
8 Code Embed Code Embed Code Embed provides a very easy and efficient way to embed code (JavaScript, CSS and HTML)… by David Artiss 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (45) 1 month ago 83
9 WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets Snippets made simple — easily insert and manage custom PHP, CSS, JS & HTML without coding… by Wow-Company 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (32) 1 month ago 86
10 Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview Advance Custom HTML Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview… by bPlugins 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.5 (4) 2 weeks ago 73
11 Highlighting Code Block Highlighting Code Block Add code block with syntax highlighting using prism.js. (Available for Gutenberg and… by LOOS 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (20) 3 months ago 79
12 CSS & JavaScript Toolbox CSS & JavaScript Toolbox Add CSS, JavaScript, PHP and HTML code snippets to your site. by wipeoutmedia 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (84) 1 month ago 88
13 Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting Code highlighting powered by the VS Code engine. Performance focused. No bloat. by Kevin Batdorf 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (50) 1 month ago 74
14 Foxtool All-in-One: Contact chat button, Custom login, Media optimize images Foxtool All-in-One: Contact chat button, Custom login, Medi… Summarize the essential functions for managing a WordPress website by Fox Theme 7K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (20) 1 month ago 73
15 Advanced CSS Editor Advanced CSS Editor Advanced CSS Editor is a lightweight plugin that lets you write different CSS code for each… by Hardeep Asrani 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (6) 7 years ago 38
16 Code Widget Code Widget Code widget help to add Short Code, PHP Code, HTML, and Simple Text in widget. by Sharaz Shahid 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (35) 4 years ago 45
17 Urvanov Syntax Highlighter Urvanov Syntax Highlighter Reincarnation of Crayon Syntax Highlighter. Syntax Highlighter supporting multiple… by urvanov 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (19) 7 months ago 42
18 Add Code To Head Add Code To Head Add custom JavaScript/HTML/CSS codes to the page head without editing the template. by salubrio 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 5 months ago 56
19 WebberZone Snippetz – Header, Body and Footer manager WebberZone Snippetz – Header, Body and Footer manager The ultimate snippet manager for WordPress. Create and manage custom HTML, CSS, or JS code… by Ajay 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (10) 2 weeks ago 82
20 Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) Extending the Code block with syntax highlighting rendered on the server, thus being… by Weston Ruter 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (26) 4 months ago 72
21 Code Prettify Code Prettify 100% automatic code highlighting using the Prettify library. No shortcodes, no classnames… by volca 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (18) 4 years ago 39
22 Greenshift Smart Code AI Greenshift Smart Code AI Introducing Smart Code AI for WordPress - the revolutionary plugin that unleashes the power… by wpsoul 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 1 year ago 43
23 CodeColorer CodeColorer Syntax highlighting for code snippets in posts, comments, and RSS, with inline code… by Dmytro Shteflyuk 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (11) 1 month ago 78
24 Code Engine – PHP Snippets, AI Functions & Automation for WordPress Code Engine Manage PHP & JS snippets the clean way, then turn any function into an AI tool, a workflow… by Jordy Meow 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 2 weeks ago 82
25 Nav Menu Manager Nav Menu Manager Simplifies nav menu maintenance and functionality providing more control over nav menus… by Robert Noakes 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 11 months ago 54
26 Code Click to Copy Code Click to Copy Copies and tags automatically to clipboard with customizable tooltips. by treeflips 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (14) 1 year ago 47
27 Validated Validated This plugin will allow you to check your pages/posts HTML against the W3C Validator. by Allan Collins 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (5) 7 years ago 35
28 CodePen Embed Block CodePen Embed Block An (official) block for CodePen Embeds. by Chris Coyier 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 month ago 55
29 Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor This is an drag & drop widget for syntax highlighting of code blocks. by netninja2202 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 3 years ago 39
30 Code Snippet DM Code Snippet DM Code Snippet DM enables you to display code snippets in a stylish way inside your content. by George-Paul Crețu 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 1 year ago 43

Top Code plugins, head to head

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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code ManagerWPCode vs Code SnippetsCode Snippets WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code ManagerWPCode vs Head & Footer CodeHead & Footer Code WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code ManagerWPCode vs Simple Custom CSS PluginSimple Custom CSS Plu… Code SnippetsCode Snippets vs Head & Footer CodeHead & Footer Code Code SnippetsCode Snippets vs Simple Custom CSS PluginSimple Custom CSS Plu… Head & Footer CodeHead & Footer Code vs Simple Custom CSS PluginSimple Custom CSS Plu…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 11.8Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.4KAI 2.3Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kgoogle 1.6Kanalytics 1.5Kgutenberg 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Kelementor 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kblock 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kperformance 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1Kcontact form 1Kspam 1Kchatbot 996search 992links 977

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026

What is the most popular code plugin for WordPress?

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager is the most popular code plugin with 3M+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many code plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 227 plugins tagged “code” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which code plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Head & Footer Code has the highest rating at 5/5 from 51 reviews.

Are these code plugins actively maintained?

8 of the top 30 code plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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