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The 12 WordPress plugins most like Easy Code Highlighter, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Easy Code Highlighter

Fewer than 10 installs · #72,453 most popular

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Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

Shares 3 of Easy Code Highlighter's 4 tags.

Most installed

WPCode

3M+ active installs.

Best rated

Head & Footer Code

5.0 out of 5 from 51 reviews.

Most recently updated

HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

Updated on Nov 8, 2026.

1. 1

   Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

   by urvanov

   Reincarnation of Crayon Syntax Highlighter. Syntax Highlighter supporting multiple languages, themes, fonts, highlighting from a URL, or post text.

   Installs

   3K+

   Rank

   #4,101

   Rating

   4.5(19)

   Updated

   1 month ago

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   Code Block Pro

   by Kevin Batdorf

   Code highlighting powered by the VS Code engine. Performance focused. No bloat.

   Installs

   10K+

   Rank

   #2,140

   Rating

   4.8(50)

   Updated

   2 months ago

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   Code Prettify

   by volca

   100% automatic code highlighting using the Prettify library. No shortcodes, no classnames, fully automatic and pure awesome.

   Installs

   1K+

   Rank

   #6,136

   Rating

   5.0(18)

   Updated

   26 days ago

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4. 4

   Simple Code Highlighter

   by kedinn

   Simple Syntax Code Highlighter

   Installs

   300+

   Rank

   #10,407

   Rating

   4.7(7)

   Updated

   9 years ago

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5. 5

   Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress

   This plugin makes using the Google Syntax highlighter by Alex Gorbatchev to highlight code snippets within WordPress simple.

   Installs

   100+

   Rank

   #13,400

   Rating

   No ratings

   Updated

   19 years ago

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   WP Code Prettify

   by Soli

   This plugin enable syntax highlighting of code snippets in your post using Google Code Prettify.

   Installs

   100+

   Rank

   #13,067

   Rating

   4.7(3)

   Updated

   7 years ago

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   Prettify Code Syntax

   by jesucarr

   Code syntax highlighter using Google Prettify, supporting the HTML5 recommendation, and caching plugins.

   Installs

   70+

   Rank

   #18,505

   Rating

   4.2(12)

   Updated

   13 years ago

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   WPCode

   by Syed Balkhi

   Easily add code snippets in WordPress. Insert header & footer scripts, add PHP code snippets with conditional logic, insert ads pixel code, and more.

   Installs

   3M+

   Rank

   #19

   Rating

   4.9(1.9K)

   Updated

   10 days ago

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   Code Snippets

   by Code Snippets Pro

   Manage custom WordPress code in one dashboard. Create PHP and HTML snippets, preview code, track snippet totals and reuse code across sites.

   Installs

   1M+

   Rank

   #31

   Rating

   4.7(510)

   Updated

   3 days ago

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    Head & Footer Code

    by Aleksandar Urošević

    Easy add site-wide, category and article specific custom code before the closing </head> and </body>, or after opening <body> tag.

    Installs

    100K+

    Rank

    #306

    Rating

    5.0(51)

    Updated

    2 months ago

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    HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

    by Peter Mukhortov

    Syntax highlighting for the Classic editor's Text tab and the block editor's Code Editor, shortcodes included, using CodeMirror.

    Installs

    60K+

    Rank

    #687

    Rating

    4.4(110)

    Updated

    today

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    Enlighter

    by Andi Dittrich

    All-in-one Syntax Highlighting solution. Full Gutenberg and Classic Editor integration. Graphical theme customizer. Based on EnlighterJS.

    Installs

    10K+

    Rank

    #1,787

    Rating

    4.8(65)

    Updated

    6 months ago

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