WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Fast Highlighter vs Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)

Simple Fast Highlighter

by michielve

10+ installs

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)

by Weston Ruter

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Simple Fast Highlighter.
On a typical day, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) is downloaded about 40 times, Simple Fast Highlighter about 1.
Simple Fast Highlighter has no reviews yet.
Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) was updated more recently: May 19, 2026, against Apr 8, 2017 for Simple Fast Highlighter.
Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for Simple Fast Highlighter.
Simple Fast Highlighter has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering).

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Fast Highlighter	Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)
Popular rank	#42,194	#5,317
Active installs	10+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	1.3K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(26)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.63
Last release	9 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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