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Markdown Highlighter

10+ installs · #32,870 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
WP-Markdown
Shares 2 of Markdown Highlighter's 3 tags.
Most installed
HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter
60K+ active installs.
Best rated
Enlighter
4.8 out of 5 from 65 reviews.
Most recently updated
HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter
Updated on Nov 8, 2026.
  1. WP-Markdown

    by Stephen Harris

    Allows Markdown to be enabled in posts, comments and bbPress forums.

    Installs
    300+
    Rank
    #10,235
    Rating
    4.5(28)
    Updated
    8 years ago

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  2. Smart Syntax

    by Smartpixels

    Automatic google prettify syntax highlighting for jetpack markdown fenced code blocks

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #32,439
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    10 years ago

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  3. 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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  4. 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
    7 months ago

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  5. 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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  6. Ultimate Markdown

    by DAEXT

    Generate articles from a Markdown file, bulk import and export Markdown documents, create Markdown documents from an editor, and more.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,878
    Rating
    4.0(10)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  7. Import Markdown

    by DAEXT

    Import Markdown lets you easily generate posts based on Markdown files.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,538
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    5 days ago

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  8. Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

    by azizultex

    Quickly edit content in your WordPress site by getting an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experience with the coolest editor.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,583
    Rating
    3.3(86)
    Updated
    11 months ago

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  9. Markup Markdown

    by Pierre-Henri Lavigne

    Disable Wordpress's native Gutenberg or TinyMCE editor in favor of a Markdown editor.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,245
    Rating
    5.0(11)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  10. LLM Markdown

    by Michael Sablone

    Serve clean Markdown versions of WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types for AI agents, LLM tools, and content pipelines.

    Installs
    700+
    Rank
    #7,728
    Rating
    5.0(5)
    Updated
    14 days ago

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  11. Markdown for AI Agents

    by Selvakumar Duraipandian

    Serve clean Markdown versions of WordPress content to AI agents using HTTP content negotiation.

    Installs
    600+
    Rank
    #8,395
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  12. Markdown Comment Block

    by Rich Tabor

    Add markdown inspired comments to posts that render only within the block editor.

    Installs
    300+
    Rank
    #10,734
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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