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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 28, 2026

Best Highlighting Plugins for WordPress

17 plugins are tagged “highlighting” 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 Enlighter with 10K+ active installs.

Plugins in category17
#1 by installsEnlighter
Top-17 installs22.2K+
Avg. health (this page)36/100

17 Highlighting plugins

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Best Highlighting Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter All-in-one Syntax Highlighting solution. Full Gutenberg and Classic Editor integration… by Andi Dittrich 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (65) 6 months ago 67
2 Custom HTML Block Extension Custom HTML Block Extension Extend Custom HTML block to evolve into the advanced code editor. by Aki Hamano 7K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (13) 2 months ago 69
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter This plugin allows you to highlight code syntax in your posts. There are plenty of options… by Khang Minh 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 13 years ago 32
7 Sticky CPT Sticky CPT Add the possibility of "sticky" CPT. (Gutenberg compatibility) by Kantari Samy 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 7 years ago 32
8 Lite Syntax Highlighting Lite Syntax Highlighting Lite Syntax Highlighting: PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, C by z-17 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 8 years ago 30
9 Pygment It Pygment It A WordPress plugin for syntax highlighting using Pygments, though Pygments is not required… by glauco_dsc 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 12 years ago 30
10 WP-code-button WP-code-button This plugin code prettify plugin using google code prettify. the code higlighting effect… by a454213722 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 23
11 Snippet Highlight Snippet Highlight Highlights your code snippets. With line numbering. by Roland Rust 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 19 years ago 23
12 CodeColorer comaptiblity with “Markdown for WordPress and bbPress” CodeColorer comaptiblity with “Markdown for WordPress and b… Enables CodeColorer for any code block created by the markdown-for-wordpress-and-bbpress… by x3ro 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 14 years ago 23
13 rtSyntax rtSyntax A no-fuss, lightweight, fast and optimised syntax highlighter for WordPress by rtCamp 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (4) 11 years ago 26
14 Syntax Highlighting Syntax Highlighting HighLight Code allows you to add syntax highlighting to the snippets contained in your… by webstartup <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 9 years ago 28
15 LINER In-Site LINER In-Site LINER helps you highlight sentences on the web. Highlight your favorite texts. by liner <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 21
16 Annytab Code Prettify Annytab Code Prettify A lightweight plugin that automatically prettifies code in [pre] tags, with linenumbers and… by Fredrik Stigsson <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 21
17 Findit Post Search and Filter Findit Post Search and Filter A clean, responsive AJAX-powered search plugin for WordPress posts with keyword… by Xiangxu <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 30

Top Highlighting plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Enlighter – Customizable Syntax HighlighterEnlighter vs Custom HTML Block ExtensionCustom HTML Block Ext… Enlighter – Customizable Syntax HighlighterEnlighter vs Urvanov Syntax HighlighterUrvanov Syntax Highli… Enlighter – Customizable Syntax HighlighterEnlighter vs Code PrettifyCode Prettify Custom HTML Block ExtensionCustom HTML Block Ext… vs Urvanov Syntax HighlighterUrvanov Syntax Highli… Custom HTML Block ExtensionCustom HTML Block Ext… vs Code PrettifyCode Prettify Urvanov Syntax HighlighterUrvanov Syntax Highli… vs Code PrettifyCode Prettify

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

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular highlighting plugin for WordPress?

Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter is the most popular highlighting plugin with 10K+ active installs and a 4.8/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many highlighting plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 17 plugins tagged “highlighting” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which highlighting plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter has the highest rating at 4.8/5 from 65 reviews.

Are these highlighting plugins actively maintained?

0 of the top 17 highlighting 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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