Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview
by bPlugins · Blocks
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview, syntax highlighting and a copy button.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block”, “code” and “embed code” for “preview”, “html” and “snippets”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “preview” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “embed code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “snippets” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 182.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 4 reviews to 2026-06-02An early reviewer liked the live preview, but the recent ones say there's nothing usable in the free version, it doesn't work with Tailwind, and the paywall plus email collection put them off.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 14 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | #2 | #12 | 0 |
| live preview | #4 | #21 | up 1 |
| advance | #4 | #22 | up 1 |
| custom html your tag | #7 | #24 | 0 |
| off | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| code snippet your tag | #14 | #24 | 0 |
| code snippets | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| html snippet | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| preview | #19 | #24 | down 2 |
| snippets | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| html | #22 | #24 | down 4 |
| syntax highlighting | #21 | #24 | down 4 |
| snippet preview | #10 | #24 | 0 |
| code highlighting | #20 | #24 | down 4 |
| 3d preview | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| copy to clipboard | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| custom snippet | #13 | #24 | up 1 |
| copy code to clipboard | #12 | #24 | up 1 |
| embed html | #13 | #24 | 0 |
| js snippet | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| embed code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
72 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 44 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block”, “code” and “embed code” for “preview”, “html” and “snippets”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “preview” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “embed code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “snippets” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “code snippet”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 14 Nov 2022 · 1,448 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 20.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.1.1 · 5 Jul 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 46% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Shaan5mo ago
All those features are locked behind Pay buttons! It also tries to collect email addresses for so-called security updates. Come on! We don’t look for security updates from a custom code block plugin. Don’t make it appear like it’s for WordPress core updates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sponsi1.1y ago
There’s literally NO options here, nothing to work, WTF? Where is the dashboard, where is adding widgets or something? WTF?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ perfectocayabyab1.1y ago
Not working with tailwind
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maviosres3.1y ago
I was looking for a plugin that can help to write code and make an instant preview and i found this one. It’s a new plugin but working very smoothly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.1 Update: Updated modern dashboard layout and style. 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1.0 New: Reorganized block settings with custom panel iconography. Update: Unlocked Word Wrap, Line Numbers, Title Bar, and Copy Button for free users. Update: Unlocked HTML, CSS, JavaScript syntaxes and basic editor color t 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.4 Update: Redesigned the dashboard with a modern and improved user interface, replacing the previous outdated layout. 2.0.4
- — Version 2.0.3 Updated and offers to plugins description. 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Update freemius sdk and little fixes. 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Update free SDK 2.0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview, syntax highlighti..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "built for", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,557 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "embed code" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 8K+ → 9K+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2024-12-14 7K+ → 8K+ up after 95 days in tier
- 2024-09-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 95 days in tier
- 2024-06-07 5K+ → 6K+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2024-02-25 4K+ → 5K+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2023-12-10 3K+ → 4K+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2023-09-23 2K+ → 3K+ up after 118 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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