Code Prettify vs Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

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

Code Prettify

by volca

Health D51

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

by urvanov

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Code Prettify Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

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 Prettify	Urvanov Syntax Highlighter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 51	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.56★ ✓	4.28★
Reviews	18	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	54/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.9y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	185	1.0K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Code Prettify Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

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.