HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter vs Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

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

HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

by Peter Mukhortov

Health D54

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

by urvanov

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

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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	HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter	Urvanov Syntax Highlighter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 54	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	17/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.38★ ✓	4.28★
Reviews	110 ✓	19
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.4y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.1K ✓	953
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.