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wp-syntax-highlighter vs HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

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

wp-syntax-highlighter

by Darshan Sawardekar

Health D41
HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

by Peter Mukhortov

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter moved up one install band, 50K+ to 60K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric wp-syntax-highlighter HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10–20 60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. 0% +20% ✓
Overall health — A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. — 85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. — 70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) — 4.4★ ✓
Reviews 0 110 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 34/100 97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 12.3y ago 13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 31 17.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.4% 9.8% ✓
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

wp-syntax-highlighterHTML Editor 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.