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Best coding plugins for WordPress

The most popular coding plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Power Code Editor leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of WP Zen-Coding (100+) and Plum Code Box (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “coding” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 coding plugins

  1. 1.
    Power Code Editor

    The most installed coding plugin, with 200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.

  2. 2.
    WP Zen-Coding

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.

  3. 3.
    Plum Code Box

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.

  4. 4.
    Reposidget For Coding ( Coding 项目挂件 )

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.0.

  5. 5.
    Bixb Gateway

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

All 5 plugins tagged “coding”