Best keyword highlight plugins for WordPress
The most popular keyword highlight plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Search Keyword Highlight leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Dev Highlighter (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “keyword highlight” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 keyword highlight plugins
- 1.
WP Search Keyword HighlightThe most installed keyword highlight plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 2.
Dev HighlighterFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “keyword highlight”
WP Search Keyword Highlight
Down in the last 7 days:140#29,594by suifengtec12 years ago
This plugin will highlight the search keyword(s) each time,you can specify a background color and a text color for the search keyword(s).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dev Highlighter
Down in the last 7 days:6,759#71,528by devshujon3 months ago
Highlight, style, and automatically link keywords across your WordPress site with a flexible, context-aware rules engine.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day