WordPress plugin comparison

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress vs Simple Code Block Highlighter

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress

100+ installs

Simple Code Block Highlighter

by zohebtg

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has more active installs: 100+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Code Block Highlighter.
On a typical day, Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress is downloaded about 3 times, Simple Code Block Highlighter about 2.
Simple Code Block Highlighter was updated more recently: May 21, 2026, against Aug 14, 2007 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Simple Code Block Highlighter is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.2.2 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has been around longer: since 2007, against 2026 for Simple Code Block Highlighter.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress	Simple Code Block Highlighter
Popular rank	#13,411	#68,160
Active installs	100+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	82	41
Rating	No ratings	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	2.2.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.05
Last release	19 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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