WordPress plugin comparison

Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter vs Highlighting Code Block

Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter

by Khang Minh

60+ installs5.0

Highlighting Code Block

by LOOS

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Highlighting Code Block has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter.
On a typical day, Highlighting Code Block is downloaded about 87 times, Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter about 3.
Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 20 reviews.
Highlighting Code Block was updated more recently: Jul 1, 2026, against Oct 27, 2013 for Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter.
Highlighting Code Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter.
Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Highlighting Code Block.

Highlighting Code Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter	Highlighting Code Block
Popular rank	#19,057	#1,710
Active installs	60+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	53	2.2K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(20)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.83
Last release	13 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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