WordPress plugin comparison

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress vs Simple Syntax Highlighting

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress

100+ installs

Simple Syntax Highlighting

by gung

50+ installs4.0

At a glance

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has more active installs: 100+, against 50+ for Simple Syntax Highlighting.
On a typical day, Simple Syntax Highlighting is downloaded about 7 times, Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress about 3.
Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Simple Syntax Highlighting was updated more recently: May 25, 2018, against Aug 14, 2007 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Simple Syntax Highlighting is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.9.35, against 2.2.2 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has been around longer: since 2007, against 2018 for Simple Syntax Highlighting.

Simple Syntax Highlighting leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress	Simple Syntax Highlighting
Popular rank	#13,411	#21,060
Active installs	100+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	155
Rating	No ratings	4.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	2.2.2	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	19 years ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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