WordPress plugin comparison

Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter vs Highlighting Code Block

Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter

by Satya Prakash

10+ installs5.0

Highlighting Code Block

by LOOS

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Highlighting Code Block has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter.
On a typical day, Highlighting Code Block is downloaded about 87 times, Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter about 1.
Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 20 reviews.
Highlighting Code Block was updated more recently: Jul 1, 2026, against Oct 11, 2013 for Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter.
Highlighting Code Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.6.1 for Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter.
Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Highlighting Code Block.

Highlighting Code Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter	Highlighting Code Block
Popular rank	#45,660	#1,710
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	19	2.2K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.5(20)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.83
Last release	13 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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