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SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
20K+ installs · #1,374 most popular
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Simple Code Block
by pablocianes
A simple block to insert code into Gutenberg.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rank
- #12,055
- Rating
- 4.9(9)
- Updated
- 6 years ago
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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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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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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
Sharescodesyntax highlighting
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Code Widget
by Sharaz Shahid
Code widget help to add Short Code, PHP Code, HTML, and Simple Text in widget.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rank
- #3,744
- Rating
- 4.9(35)
- Updated
- 4 years ago
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Code Engine
by Jordy Meow
Manage PHP & JS snippets the clean way, then turn any function into an AI tool, a workflow step, or a REST endpoint. Write once, use everywhere. 🤟
- Installs
- 800+
- Rank
- #7,314
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Updated
- 15 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
Sharescode
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PHP Code Widget
by Samuel Wood (Otto)
Like the Text widget, but also allows working PHP code to be inserted.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rank
- #573
- Rating
- 4.7(61)
- Updated
- 4 years ago
Sharesphp
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FluentSnippets
by WPManageNinja
Fast, file-based code snippets plugin. Insert header & footer scripts and add PHP, CSS, JS & HTML snippets with conditional logic. Zero DB queries.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rank
- #702
- Rating
- 4.7(79)
- Updated
- 16 days ago
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Woody Code Snippets
by Themeisle
Insert PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, ads & tracking code into WordPress headers, footers, pages & content with conditional logic — no theme editing.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rank
- #710
- Rating
- 4.5(221)
- Updated
- 16 days ago
Sharesphp
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ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields
by Aaron Rutley
Automatically generate the code needed to implement Advanced Custom Fields in your themes.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rank
- #2,161
- Rating
- 5.0(42)
- Updated
- 2 years ago
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