Best prism plugins for WordPress
The most popular prism plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. APH Prism Syntax Highlighter leads with 90+ active installs, ahead of AH Code Highlighter (60+) and WP Prism Syntax Highlighter (30+). All 12 plugins tagged “prism” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 prism plugins
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APH Prism Syntax HighlighterThe most installed prism plugin, with 90+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 7 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.
AH Code Highlighter60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.0.
- 3.
WP Prism Syntax Highlighter30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 4.
Prism Syntax Highlighter20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 5.
Vaaky Highlighter10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.
Alkane Code10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 7.
Prism Syntax Highlighter (detached)10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 8.
Melonpan Block10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 9.
Zeddotes Enhanced Code BlockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
WebberZone Code Block HighlightingFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “prism”
APH Prism Syntax Highlighter
Down in the last 7 days:114#17,328by Agus Prawoto Hadi3 years ago
Bringing Prism into WordPress easily. User-friendly GUI, support both classic editor and block editor. Support tab & back-tab in the code editor.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 3.9(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AH Code Highlighter
#20,052by Andreas Hecht8 years ago
The easiest to use code highlighting ever. Choose between 8 different color themes to highlight your code snippets. Many programming languages are sup …
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Prism Syntax Highlighter
#24,332by GuiTeK12 years ago
A lightweight and convenient plugin to integrate Prism Syntax Highlighter into WordPress.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Prism Syntax Highlighter
#27,663by Gilbert Pellegrom14 years ago
Prism is a new lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter, built with modern web standards in mind, by
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vaaky Highlighter
Down in the last 7 days:189#29,574by WebHat5 months ago
Lightweight syntax highlighter with code blocks, line numbers, copy-to-clipboard, and 35+ themes. A fast, free alternative to Prism for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Alkane Code
Down in the last 7 days:1,616#34,781by alkanesolutions4 years ago
A TinyMCE code editor with Prism syntax highlighting.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Prism Syntax Highlighter (detached)
Up in the last 7 days:5,464#36,452by apfelbox13 years ago
Adds Prism Syntax Highlighting to WordPress, using custom fields for your code examples.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Melonpan Block
Up in the last 7 days:3,365#44,812by Alvaro5 years ago
Block to display code, with highlighted syntax, which can be copied to the clipboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Zeddotes Enhanced Code Block
Up in the last 7 days:5,954#55,009by zeddotes2 months ago
Extends the core Code block with language selection (Prism.js) and a configurable copy button.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WebberZone Code Block Highlighting
Up in the last 7 days:7,913#55,974by Ajay28 days ago
Syntax highlighting for the Gutenberg Code block — Prism.js, 21 themes, 40+ languages, plus an optional server-side highlighting mode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Syntax Highlighter with PrismJS
#61,212by mohamad wael4 years ago
A syntax highlighter using PrismJs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Coywolf Code Block Enhancer
Down in the last 7 days:6,789#66,615by Coywolf2 months ago
Syntax highlighting and a copy-to-clipboard button for the native WordPress Code block, plus a language picker in the editor sidebar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day