Best highlight.js plugins for WordPress
The most popular highlight.js plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Snippets Block leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Markdown Shortcode (80+) and CC-Syntax-Highlight (60+). All 10 plugins tagged “highlight.js” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 highlight.js plugins
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Snippets BlockThe most installed highlight.js plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 2.
Markdown Shortcode80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
CC-Syntax-Highlight60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Easy Syntax Highlighter30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Syntax Highlight Nano10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
WP-Markdown-Syntax-Sugar10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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LumiCode Syntax Highlighter10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 8.
Dark Code10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
Goodbye Syntax Highlighter10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 10.
Syntax HighlightingFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 10 plugins tagged “highlight.js”
Snippets Block
Up in the last 7 days:83#15,180by Luis Sacristán7 years ago
Allows to add snippets blocks to your content: Javascript, CSS, HTML...
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Markdown Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:160#17,879by JHoppe1 year ago
Damn simple markdown for wordpress via shortcode, uses parsedown (parsedown.org) and highlight.js (highlightjs.org).
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CC-Syntax-Highlight
Up in the last 7 days:67#19,364by Clearcode1 month ago
This plugin allows you very simply syntax highlight source code in your content using highlight.js or google-code-prettify libraries.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Syntax Highlighter
Down in the last 7 days:46#23,736by tiptinker7 months ago
Modern, lightweight syntax highlighter for WordPress using Highlight.js
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Syntax Highlight Nano
Up in the last 7 days:2,370#31,841by Takashi Fujisaki1 month ago
Adds modern syntax highlighting to WordPress's standard code block using the robust highlight.js library.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-Markdown-Syntax-Sugar
Down in the last 7 days:223#44,443by dwhitevisoft14 years ago
WP Markdown Syntax Sugar is a simple plugin that works in conjunction with Markdown code blocks and highlight.js to properly format code.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LumiCode Syntax Highlighter
#44,696by cr8vstacks1 month ago
Beautiful syntax highlighting for WordPress: 40+ languages, copy buttons, line numbers, line wrapping, collapse and a dark or light theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dark Code
Down in the last 7 days:395#47,108by Web Guy9 months ago
Dark mode for your code.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Goodbye Syntax Highlighter
Down in the last 7 days:5,283#47,785by dwhitevisoft13 years ago
For years I've used Alex Gorbatchev's SyntaxHighlighter. It has served me well over the years. When I moved to WordPress I tried various plu …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Syntax Highlighting
Down in the last 7 days:5,426#68,642by webstartup9 years ago
HighLight Code allows you to add syntax highlighting to the snippets contained in your articles. NOTE (beta): This plugin is very felt, it is still in …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day