WordPress plugin comparison

Code Snippets in Comments vs Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)

Code Snippets in Comments

by yannyann

Fewer than 10 installs

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)

by Weston Ruter

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) has more active installs: 1K+, against fewer than 10 for Code Snippets in Comments.
On a typical day, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) is downloaded about 40 times, Code Snippets in Comments about 1.
Code Snippets in Comments has no reviews yet.
Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) was updated more recently: May 19, 2026, against May 22, 2020 for Code Snippets in Comments.
Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.4.25 for Code Snippets in Comments.
Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for Code Snippets in Comments.

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Code Snippets in Comments	Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)
Popular rank	#58,556	#5,317
Active installs	Fewer than 10	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	1.3K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(26)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.63
Last release	6 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	7.4

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