WordPress plugin comparison

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress vs Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress

100+ installs

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

by urvanov

3K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter has more active installs: 3K+, against 100+ for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
On a typical day, Urvanov Syntax Highlighter is downloaded about 72 times, Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress about 3.
Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Urvanov Syntax Highlighter was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Aug 14, 2007 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Urvanov Syntax Highlighter is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 2.2.2 for Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress.
Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress has been around longer: since 2007, against 2019 for Urvanov Syntax Highlighter.

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress	Urvanov Syntax Highlighter
Popular rank	#13,411	#4,101
Active installs	100+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	2.6K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(19)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	2.2.2	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.62
Last release	19 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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