WordPress plugin comparison

Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter vs Simple Code Block

Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter

by Khang Minh

60+ installs5.0

Simple Code Block

by pablocianes

200+ installs4.9

At a glance

Simple Code Block has more active installs: 200+, against 60+ for Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter.
On a typical day, Simple Code Block is downloaded about 4 times, Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter about 3.
Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 9 reviews.
Simple Code Block was updated more recently: Jan 8, 2020, against Oct 27, 2013 for Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter.
Simple Code Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.3.27, against 3.7.41 for Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter.
Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Simple Code Block.

Simple Code Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter	Simple Code Block
Popular rank	#19,057	#12,058
Active installs	60+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	53	99
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.7.41	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	13 years ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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