Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor vs Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side R

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor

by netninja2202

Health D51

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side R

by Weston Ruter

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side R

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor	Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side R
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 51	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	9/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★	4.65★ ✓
Reviews	8	26 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.0K ✓	874
Category	Page Builders	Blocks

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side R

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.