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Highlight Magic

Fewer than 10 installs · #70,391 most popular

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Closest match
Enhanced Text Widget
Shares 1 of Highlight Magic's 4 tags.
Most installed
Enhanced Text Widget
30K+ active installs.
Best rated
Highlight Search Terms
5.0 out of 5 from 40 reviews.
Most recently updated
Highlight Search Terms
Updated on Nov 6, 2026.
  1. Enhanced Text Widget

    by cl272

    An enhanced version of the text widget that supports Text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Shortcodes and PHP with linkable widget title.

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #1,001
    Rating
    4.9(50)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  2. Highlighting Code Block

    by LOOS

    Add code block with syntax highlighting using prism.js. (Available for Gutenberg and Classic Editor)

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,711
    Rating
    4.5(20)
    Updated
    4 months ago

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  3. Highlight Search Terms

    by Rolf Allard van Hagen

    Very lightweight (vanilla) Javascript that wraps search terms in an HTML5 mark tag within WordPress search results.

    Installs
    6K+
    Rank
    #2,728
    Rating
    5.0(40)
    Updated
    2 days ago

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  4. Text Replace

    by Scott Reilly

    Replace text with other text. Handy for creating shortcuts to common, lengthy, or frequently changing text/HTML, or for smilies.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,953
    Rating
    4.4(18)
    Updated
    5 years ago

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  5. Classic Text Widget

    by Victor Font

    The classic pre-WordPress version 4.8 text widget

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,451
    Rating
    5.0(15)
    Updated
    7 years ago

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  6. Visual User Description Editor

    by zwwuu

    Replaces the user "Biographical Info" profile field with a TinyMCE visual editor.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,274
    Rating
    5.0(2)
    Updated
    4 years ago

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  7. Special Text Boxes

    by minimus

    Highlights any portion of text as text in the colored boxes.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,186
    Rating
    3.4(21)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  8. Change Text Case

    by Michael Aronoff

    Change Case adds buttons to change text case in the WordPress visual editor.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,175
    Rating
    4.8(21)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  9. Custom Highlight Color

    by Nick Halsey

    Many devices and browsers provide less-than-ideal colors when selecting text on sites. Users may select text for a variety of reasons, including as a …

    Installs
    900+
    Rank
    #7,194
    Rating
    5.0(5)
    Updated
    3 months ago

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  10. Image & Text Widget

    by dFactory

    Easy to use plugin that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.

    Installs
    900+
    Rank
    #7,107
    Rating
    4.0(4)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  11. Text Domain Inspector

    by laugei

    Text Domain Inspector is a plugin that helps to inspect text domains of translatable strings

    Installs
    400+
    Rank
    #9,614
    Rating
    4.0(4)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  12. Highlight Author Comments

    by RobMarsh

    Highlight Author Comments automatically displays comments made by a post's author in a distinctive style

    Installs
    300+
    Rank
    #10,962
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    18 years ago

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