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Code Syntax Highlighting Block vs SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

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Download trajectory

Code Syntax Highlighting Block SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

7-day average downloads, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Code Syntax Highlighti…	SyntaxHighlighter Evol…
Health score	80 (B) ●	65 (C)
Est. active installs	0–0	20K–30K ●
Total downloads	684	1.1M ●
Downloads · 30d	46	1.7K ●
Momentum	-59%	-21% ●
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.26★ ●
Reviews	0	86 ●
Last updated	2mo ago ●	1.4y ago
Support resolved	—	100% ●
Requires PHP	8.1	7.0

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