WordPress plugin comparison
PublishPress Blocks vs Highlight Text
PublishPress Blocks
by PublishPress
20K+ installs4.7
Highlight Text
by George Mamadashvili
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- PublishPress Blocks has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Highlight Text.
- On a typical day, PublishPress Blocks is downloaded about 155 times, Highlight Text about 4.
- Highlight Text is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 204 reviews.
- PublishPress Blocks was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Feb 12, 2022 for Highlight Text.
- PublishPress Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Highlight Text.
- PublishPress Blocks has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Highlight Text.
Line by line
PublishPress Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | PublishPress Blocks | Highlight Text |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,227 | #16,061 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.8K | 93 |
| Rating | 4.7(204) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.6.23 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.22 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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