Best source plugins for WordPress
The most popular source plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SyntaxHighlighter Evolved leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Power Code Editor (200+) and Source Medium Tracker for Contact Form 7 (200+). All 19 plugins tagged “source” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 source plugins
- 1.
SyntaxHighlighter EvolvedThe most installed source plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 86 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Power Code Editor200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 3.
Source Medium Tracker for Contact Form 7200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
Embed GitHub Gist100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 5.
SyntaxHighlighter Plus100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago.
- 6.
Image Source Overlay50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 7.
Highlight Source Pro30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.
- 8.
Convert Data10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
Source View10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 10.
Media to Imprint10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
All 19 plugins tagged “source”
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,374by Alex Mills1 year ago
Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. As seen on WordPress.com.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.3(86)
- Downloads
- 91/day
Power Code Editor
Down in the last 7 days:25#12,140by mayel2b16 years ago
Enables syntax highlighting in the integrated source code editors. Supports PHP, HTML, CSS and JS.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Source Medium Tracker for Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:1#12,566by asynadak3 months ago
Tracks the source, medium, campaign, content, term, and initial landing page URL of visitors and includes this attribution data in Contact Form 7 subm …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Embed GitHub Gist
Down in the last 7 days:45#14,353by dflydev14 years ago
Embed GitHub Gists into WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SyntaxHighlighter Plus
Up in the last 7 days:61#15,857by Fred Wu16 years ago
Easily post source code such as PHP or HTML and display it in a styled box.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Image Source Overlay
Down in the last 7 days:258#20,841by Eduard Stehlík2 years ago
With Image Source Overlay you can manage image sources in media library. Plugin will then generate small overlay for every image crediting the origina …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Highlight Source Pro
Down in the last 7 days:77#24,609by kno18 years ago
Powerful, XHTML-compliant, server-side code highlighting for pretty much all languages
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Convert Data
Up in the last 7 days:11,593#35,443by edckwt1 year ago
This plugin produce for you code is array of categories and posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Source View
Up in the last 7 days:2,222#37,924by 水野史土7 years ago
This plugin outputs a source code of the function/class you specified.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Media to Imprint
Down in the last 7 days:3,906#38,536by FirmCatalyst2 years ago
Enhance your media library with the "Source" field. Display media sources easily on your Imprint page using the [media_sources_list] shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tyxo
Up in the last 7 days:6,512#40,484by mlazarov15 years ago
Easy way to add Tyxo counter tracking code. All you have to do is to add your Tyxo ID to the Tyxo plugin config page (under Settings).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Source Control
Down in the last 7 days:103#42,937by MMDeveloper12 years ago
WP Source Control is a WordPress plugin that allows you to source control your theme directory and your posts/pages. You can even see how your theme h …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Credits Shortcode & Block
Up in the last 7 days:3,004#44,675by jashjacob12 days ago
Add clean Source and Via attribution links with a Gutenberg block, shortcode, or Classic Editor button.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Code Repository
Down in the last 7 days:9,010#45,797by jamesona12 years ago
Allows users to save scripts and code snippets, using the built-in WordPress post revisioning system.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kesifasya Source Preference Card for Google
Up in the last 7 days:9,972#50,648by Keşif Asya4 months ago
Adds a lightweight source preference card that helps visitors choose the content path they want to browse.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SyntaxHighlighter Amplified
Up in the last 7 days:9,763#59,982by kioub3 years ago
Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. Compatible with AMP pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Light Code Block
Up in the last 7 days:6,262#61,538by Pavel10 months ago
The "Light Code Block" plugin is the simplest and lightest plugin for inserting and displaying code.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day