WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Highlight Color vs Highlighting Code Block
At a glance
- Highlighting Code Block has more active installs: 10K+, against 900+ for Custom Highlight Color.
- On a typical day, Highlighting Code Block is downloaded about 87 times, Custom Highlight Color about 9.
- Custom Highlight Color is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.5 from 20 reviews.
- Custom Highlight Color was updated more recently: Jul 13, 2026, against Jul 1, 2026 for Highlighting Code Block.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Custom Highlight Color has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Highlighting Code Block.
Line by line
Highlighting Code Block leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Highlight Color |  Highlighting Code Block |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,194 | #1,711 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 212 | 2.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.5(20) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.83 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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