Best syntax highlighting plugins for WordPress

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

Down in the last 7 days:2#1,374

by 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.

Highlighting Code Block

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by LOOS4 months ago

Add code block with syntax highlighting using prism.js. (Available for Gutenberg and Classic Editor)

Enlighter

Down in the last 7 days:6#1,787

by Andi Dittrich7 months ago

All-in-one Syntax Highlighting solution. Full Gutenberg and Classic Editor integration. Graphical theme customizer. Based on EnlighterJS.

Kindeditor For WordPress

Down in the last 7 days:3#9,184

by panxianhai11 years ago

Kindeditor for wordpress

Code Block

Up in the last 7 days:59#11,473

by bPlugins4 days ago

Create syntax-highlighted, copy-ready code snippets in Gutenberg with responsive layouts, themes, and shortcode support.

Simple Code Block

Down in the last 7 days:36#12,055

by pablocianes6 years ago

A simple block to insert code into Gutenberg.

Better WordPress Syntax Highlighter

Up in the last 7 days:58#19,063

by Khang Minh13 years ago

This plugin allows you to highlight code syntax in your posts. There are plenty of options to choose.

Markdown Renderer for GitHub

Up in the last 7 days:150#20,362

by wakalab1 month ago

Render GitHub Flavored Markdown in WordPress: Shiki code highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, and Chart.js charts. For documentation and dev blogs.

ACE HTML Block

Down in the last 7 days:43#22,907

by willdelphia7 years ago

Registers a raw html block which uses the ACE Editor. Features include syntax highligting, line numbers, indentation, and HTML validation.

MarkBlocks

Up in the last 7 days:1,524#27,766

by Farhan Ahmed3 months ago

Write Markdown in Elementor and convert it into editable widgets with syntax-highlighted code blocks.

WP Colored Coding

Down in the last 7 days:751#31,077

by David12 years ago

Syntax highlighting with Rainbow.js.

Syntax Highlight Nano

Up in the last 7 days:2,370#31,841

by Takashi Fujisaki1 month ago

Adds modern syntax highlighting to WordPress's standard code block using the robust highlight.js library.

Code Syntax Highlighting Block

Down in the last 7 days:2,096#34,721

by hbgl5 months ago

A Gutenberg block for syntax-higlighted code.

WP-Syntax Download Extension

Up in the last 7 days:2,701#36,128

by Akinori MUSHA2 years ago

This plug-in makes WP-Syntax highlighted code snippets downloadable from nice captions.

Prism Syntax Highlighter (detached)

Up in the last 7 days:5,464#36,452

by apfelbox13 years ago

Adds Prism Syntax Highlighting to WordPress, using custom fields for your code examples.

Simple Gist Embed

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by Bainternet15 years ago

This plugin lets you embed Github's Gists in your posts or pages, but the main deference is that this plugin also enables you to create Gists wit …

HTML Block with Highlighting

Up in the last 7 days:4,401#42,346

by cssdaily6 years ago

HTML Block with Highlighting is a WordPress plugin which adds a new HTML Block with syntax highlighting to the Gutenberg editor.

Prettify For WordPress

Down in the last 7 days:4,764#44,584

by Josh Lyford15 years ago

Easily add Google Code Prettify to your WordPress site. Customize the coloring with easy with options powered by ThemeKit For WordPress.

Melonpan Block

Up in the last 7 days:3,365#44,812

by Alvaro5 years ago

Block to display code, with highlighted syntax, which can be copied to the clipboard.

Xhtheme Code Block

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by xhtheme1 year ago

A plugin to add code blocks with syntax highlighting to your WordPress site, and adapt to the theme's light and dark mode switching.

Zeddotes Enhanced Code Block

Up in the last 7 days:5,954#55,009

by zeddotes3 months ago

Extends the core Code block with language selection (Prism.js) and a configurable copy button.

WebberZone Code Block Highlighting

Up in the last 7 days:7,913#55,974

by Ajay28 days ago

Syntax highlighting for the Gutenberg Code block — Prism.js, 21 themes, 40+ languages, plus an optional server-side highlighting mode.

SyntaxHighlighter Amplified

Up in the last 7 days:9,763#59,982

by kioub3 years ago

Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. Compatible with AMP pages.

Djot Markup

Up in the last 7 days:8,989#60,572

by markmarkmark3 months ago

Djot markup language support for WordPress. A modern, cleaner alternative to Markdown.

4WP Advanced Code

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by 4WP.dev4 months ago

Enhanced Code block for Gutenberg with syntax highlighting, copy and share controls, and optional SoftwareSourceCode JSON-LD.

Nahnu Code & API Block

Down in the last 7 days:1,909#64,755

by Jaime Alnassim26 days ago

A block suite for developer documentation: syntax-highlighted code snippets plus a full set of API-documentation blocks. Website | Documentation | See …

Light Code Block

Down in the last 7 days:4,138#65,638

by Pavel10 months ago

The "Light Code Block" plugin is the simplest and lightest plugin for inserting and displaying code.

Kodosvet Code Block

Up in the last 7 days:3,129#65,895

by kotophalk2 months ago

Lightweight Gutenberg code block with Highlight.js syntax highlighting, smart language detection, and a built-in legacy block migrator.

Coywolf Code Block Enhancer

Down in the last 7 days:6,789#66,615

by 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.

Syntax Highlighting

Down in the last 7 days:5,426#68,642

by 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 …

Code Syntax Highlighter

Down in the last 7 days:12,475#68,681

by kartikaykanojia8 years ago

A simple dynamic loading syntax highlighter.Supports 172 languages, 172 shortcodes and 55 themes.

Youbou Code Block

Down in the last 7 days:22,811#72,930

by Youssef Bouhlal28 days ago

Code block with syntax highlighting for gutenberg editor.