WordPress plugin comparison

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved vs WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

by Alex Mills

20K+ installs4.3

WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter

by mattshelton

10+ installs

At a glance

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter.
On a typical day, SyntaxHighlighter Evolved is downloaded about 84 times, WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter about 1.
WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter has no reviews yet.
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved was updated more recently: Mar 3, 2025, against Sep 17, 2012 for WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter.
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.4.2 for WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter.
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter.

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	SyntaxHighlighter Evolved	WP-Markdown-SyntaxHighlighter
Popular rank	#1,374	#34,649
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.3K	32
Rating	4.3(86)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×0.30	×0.00
Last release	1 year ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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