Highlighting Code Block vs SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

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

Health A85

Health C60

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

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 · 85 ✓	C · 60
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	95/100 ✓	35/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	20	86 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	77/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	1.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.4K	2.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.0% ✓	1.7%
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Highlighting Code BlockSyntaxHighlighter 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.