WordPress plugin comparison

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress vs Head & Footer Code

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress

100+ installs

Head & Footer Code

by Aleksandar Urošević

100K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Head & Footer Code has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
On a typical day, Head & Footer Code is downloaded about 608 times, Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress about 3.
Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Head & Footer Code was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Aug 14, 2007 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Head & Footer Code is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.2.2 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for Head & Footer Code.

Head & Footer Code leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress	Head & Footer Code
Popular rank	#13,400	#306
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	17.5K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(51)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	2.2.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	19 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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