WordPress plugin comparison

Lite Syntax Highlighting vs Syntax Highlighter Compress

Lite Syntax Highlighting

by z-17

10+ installs5.0

Syntax Highlighter Compress

by agmorpheus

70+ installs4.8

At a glance

Syntax Highlighter Compress has more active installs: 70+, against 10+ for Lite Syntax Highlighting.
On a typical day, Syntax Highlighter Compress is downloaded about 2 times, Lite Syntax Highlighting about 1.
Lite Syntax Highlighting is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 5 reviews.
Lite Syntax Highlighting was updated more recently: Mar 24, 2019, against Nov 28, 2011 for Syntax Highlighter Compress.
Lite Syntax Highlighting is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.1.28, against 3.2.1 for Syntax Highlighter Compress.
Syntax Highlighter Compress has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Lite Syntax Highlighting.

Lite Syntax Highlighting leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lite Syntax Highlighting	Syntax Highlighter Compress
Popular rank	#30,530	#18,549
Active installs	10+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	58
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.1.28	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	7 years ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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