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Best syntaxhighlighting plugins for WordPress

The most popular syntaxhighlighting plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SyntaxHighlighter Evolved leads with 50+ active installs, ahead of SyntaxHighlighter Evolved (30+). All 2 plugins tagged “syntaxhighlighting” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 2 syntaxhighlighting plugins

  1. 1.
    SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

    The most installed syntaxhighlighting plugin, with 50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

  2. 2.
    SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

All 2 plugins tagged “syntaxhighlighting”