WordPress plugin comparison

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) vs Markdown Highlighter

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

by azizultex

1K+ installs3.3

Markdown Highlighter

by sohelamin

10+ installs

At a glance

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Markdown Highlighter.
On a typical day, Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) is downloaded about 16 times, Markdown Highlighter about 4.
Markdown Highlighter has no reviews yet.
Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) was updated more recently: Dec 9, 2025, against May 28, 2016 for Markdown Highlighter.
Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.5.33 for Markdown Highlighter.
Markdown Highlighter has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode).

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)	Markdown Highlighter
Popular rank	#6,583	#32,870
Active installs	1K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	330	110
Rating	3.3(86)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×0.33	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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