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Highlite

10+ installs · #46,631 most popular

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Highlight Magic
Shares 2 of Highlite's 5 tags.
Most installed
Highlighting Code Block
10K+ 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. Highlight Magic

    by Prashant Thakur

    Highlight Magic is a WordPress plugin that allows logged-in users to highlight text on your website.

    Installs
    Fewer than 10
    Rank
    #70,391
    Rating
    No ratings
    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
    #1,712
    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
    #2,730
    Rating
    5.0(40)
    Updated
    2 days ago

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  4. 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
    #7,210
    Rating
    5.0(5)
    Updated
    3 months ago

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  5. Highlight Author Comments

    by RobMarsh

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

    Installs
    300+
    Rank
    #10,941
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    18 years ago

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  6. Block Highlighter by Meine Infoseite

    by Adrian Mörchen

    Helper plugin for highlighting blocks within the block editor.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #16,714
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  7. Syntax Highlighter MT

    by iamthechad

    This plugin works like many of the others that enable the use of the Syntax Highlighter tool. Dynamic plugin loading

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #16,347
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    11 years ago

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  8. Highlight Text

    by George Mamadashvili

    Text highligher for the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg).

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #16,145
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    4 years ago

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  9. io Code Highlight

    by owen0o0

    代码高亮插件,支持经典编辑器和古腾堡代码块扩展。

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #15,274
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    4 years ago

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  10. Simple Author Highlighter

    by jimaek

    Simple Author Highlighter is a wordpress plugin that allows you to easy highlight authors comments. More on our website www.dakulov.eu

    Installs
    70+
    Rank
    #19,001
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    15 years ago

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  11. Syntax Highlighter Compress

    by agmorpheus

    Syntax Highlighter ComPress is a plugin for code syntax highlighting. It loads fast on the website and code can pasted easily into Wordpress.

    Installs
    70+
    Rank
    #18,531
    Rating
    4.8(5)
    Updated
    15 years ago

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  12. Rich Text Formats

    by lubus

    Rich text enhancements for the WordPress block editor.

    Installs
    50+
    Rank
    #20,510
    Rating
    5.0(2)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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