WordPress plugin comparison
Gist API Code insert vs WP Code Highlight
At a glance
- WP Code Highlight has more active installs: 200+, against fewer than 10 for Gist API Code insert.
- On a typical day, WP Code Highlight is downloaded about 4 times, Gist API Code insert about 3.
- Gist API Code insert has no reviews yet.
- Gist API Code insert was updated more recently: Oct 17, 2025, against Aug 2, 2014 for WP Code Highlight.
- Gist API Code insert is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.3.14, against 3.9.40 for WP Code Highlight.
- WP Code Highlight has been around longer: since 2011, against 2019 for Gist API Code insert.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gist API Code insert |  WP Code Highlight |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #49,011 | #12,710 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 76 | 111 |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 3.9.40 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
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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