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Best escape plugins for WordPress

The most popular escape plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Preserve Code Formatting leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of WP_CodeShield (20+) and Escape to Edit for Divi (10+). All 8 plugins tagged “escape” 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 6 escape plugins

  1. 1.
    Preserve Code Formatting

    The most installed escape plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  2. 2.
    WP_CodeShield

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.3.1.

  3. 3.
    Escape to Edit for Divi

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  4. 4.
    Escape HTML For Prism Syntax Highlighter

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  5. 5.
    Escape HTML

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  6. 6.
    Escape Rooms

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

All 8 plugins tagged “escape”