Highlighting Code Block vs SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

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

Highlighting Code Block

by LOOS

Health A86

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

by Alex Mills

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

Highlighting Code Block SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

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	Highlighting Code Block	SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	C · 63
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	41/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.25★	4.26★ ✓
Reviews	19	86 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	85/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	1.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.8K ✓	1.7K
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Highlighting Code Block SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

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.