WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Highlight Color vs Highlite
At a glance
- Custom Highlight Color has more active installs: 900+, against 10+ for Highlite.
- On a typical day, Custom Highlight Color is downloaded about 9 times, Highlite about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Custom Highlight Color was updated more recently: Jul 13, 2026, against Jun 9, 2025 for Highlite.
- Custom Highlight Color is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Highlite.
- Custom Highlight Color has been around longer: since 2016, against 2025 for Highlite.
Line by line
Custom Highlight Color leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Highlight Color |  Highlite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,194 | #45,828 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 212 | 34 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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