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Ion Snytax Highlighter alternatives

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

Ion Snytax Highlighter

Fewer than 10 installs

Its stats

Closest match

Syntax Highlighter MT

Shares 3 of Ion Snytax Highlighter's 3 tags.

Most installed

WPCode

3M+ active installs.

Best rated

Head & Footer Code

5.0 out of 5 from 51 reviews.

Most recently updated

Code Snippets

Updated on Nov 6, 2026.

1. 1

   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

   #16,341

   Rating

   No ratings

   Updated

   11 years ago

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2. 2

   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

   Sharescodesyntax

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3. 3

   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

   SharescodeHighlight

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4. 4

   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

   SharescodeHighlight

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5. 5

   Code Click to Copy

   by treeflips

   Copies and tags automatically to clipboard with customizable tooltips.

   Installs

   700+

   Rank

   #7,988

   Rating

   4.7(14)

   Updated

   1 year ago

   Sharescodesyntax

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6. 6

   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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7. 7

   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

   #15,289

   Rating

   No ratings

   Updated

   4 years ago

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8. 8

   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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9. 9

   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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10. 10

    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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11. 11

    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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