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Smart Syntax

10+ installs · #32,910 most popular

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WP-Markdown
Shares 2 of Smart Syntax's 5 tags.
Most installed
HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter
60K+ active installs.
Best rated
CodeMirror Blocks
5.0 out of 5 from 41 reviews.
Most recently updated
Import Markdown
Updated on Nov 3, 2026.
  1. WP-Markdown

    by Stephen Harris

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

    Installs
    300+
    Rank
    #10,220
    Rating
    4.5(28)
    Updated
    8 years ago

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  2. MarkBlocks

    by Farhan Ahmed

    Write Markdown in Elementor and convert it into editable widgets with syntax-highlighted code blocks.

    Installs
    20+
    Rank
    #27,766
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    3 months ago

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  3. HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

    by Peter Mukhortov

    Add syntax highlighting to WordPress code editors using CodeMirror.js

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #688
    Rating
    4.4(110)
    Updated
    17 days ago

    Sharessyntax highlighter

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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
    #1,785
    Rating
    4.8(65)
    Updated
    6 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
    #4,888
    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
    #4,539
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    5 days ago

    Sharesmarkdown

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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
    #6,585
    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
    #6,270
    Rating
    5.0(11)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  10. CodeMirror Blocks

    by Vicky Agravat

    CodeMirror Blocks is useful for tutorial site where display formatted (highlighted) code block. With support of 100+ Language/Mode and 56 Themes.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,377
    Rating
    5.0(41)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  11. 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
    #7,729
    Rating
    5.0(5)
    Updated
    13 days ago

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  12. Markdown for AI Agents

    by Selvakumar Duraipandian

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

    Installs
    600+
    Rank
    #8,416
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    1 month ago

    Sharesmarkdown

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