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

Simple Code Highlighter

300+ installs · #10,407 most popular

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Code Block Pro

Shares 3 of Simple Code Highlighter's 5 tags.

Most installed

WPCode

3M+ active installs.

Best rated

Head & Footer Code

5.0 out of 5 from 51 reviews.

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Code Snippets

Updated on Nov 6, 2026.

1. 1

   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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2. 2

   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

   Sharescodehighlighter

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3. 3

   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

   Sharescodehighlighter

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4. 4

   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

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5. 5

   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

   Sharescode

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6. 6

   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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7. 7

   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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8. 8

   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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9. 9

   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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10. 10

    Advance Custom HTML

    by bPlugins

    Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview, syntax highlighting and a copy button.

    Installs

    10K+

    Rank

    #1,678

    Rating

    2.5(4)

    Updated

    8 days ago

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11. 11

    WP Coder

    by Wow-Company

    Snippets made simple — easily insert and manage custom PHP, CSS, JS & HTML without coding in theme files.

    Installs

    10K+

    Rank

    #1,646

    Rating

    4.9(32)

    Updated

    1 month ago

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12. 12

    Code Embed

    by David Artiss

    Code Embed provides a very easy and efficient way to embed code (JavaScript, CSS and HTML) in your posts and pages.

    Installs

    10K+

    Rank

    #1,491

    Rating

    4.4(45)

    Updated

    2 months ago

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