WordPress plugin comparison

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

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

by Weston Ruter

1K+ installs5.0

WPygments

by capynet

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for WPygments.
On a typical day, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) is downloaded about 40 times, WPygments about 5.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) was updated more recently: May 19, 2026, against Mar 27, 2014 for WPygments.
Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for WPygments.
WPygments 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	Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)	WPygments
Popular rank	#5,317	#40,914
Active installs	1K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.3K	139
Rating	5.0(26)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×0.63	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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