Best php5 plugins for WordPress
The most popular php5 plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SyntaxHighlighter Evolved PHP5 leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Is Your Server Ready for WordPress 3.5 (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “php5” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 php5 plugins
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SyntaxHighlighter Evolved PHP5The most installed php5 plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
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Is Your Server Ready for WordPress 3.510+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 2 plugins tagged “php5”
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved PHP5
Down in the last 7 days:131#29,969by Sandro Bilbeisi15 years ago
Adds support for the PHP5 language to the SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin using the [sourcecode language="php5"] tag and [php5] shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Is Your Server Ready for WordPress 3.5
Down in the last 7 days:3,654#44,017by Greenweb14 years ago
Is your site ready for WordPress 3.5? If your not sure your web server meets the minimum requirements for 3.5 this plugin will let you know.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day