WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Highlight Color vs Highlight Magic
Custom Highlight Color
by Nick Halsey
900+ installs5.0
Highlight Magic
by Prashant Thakur
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Custom Highlight Color has more active installs: 900+, against fewer than 10 for Highlight Magic.
- On a typical day, Custom Highlight Color is downloaded about 9 times, Highlight Magic about 2.
- Highlight Magic has no reviews yet.
- Custom Highlight Color was updated more recently: Jul 13, 2026, against Oct 2, 2024 for Highlight Magic.
- Custom Highlight Color is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.6.11 for Highlight Magic.
- Custom Highlight Color has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Highlight Magic.
Line by line
Custom Highlight Color leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Highlight Color | Highlight Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,194 | #70,019 |
| Active installs | 900+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 212 | 40 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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