APH Prism Syntax Highlighter
by Agus Prawoto Hadi · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
Bringing Prism into WordPress easily. User-friendly GUI, support both classic editor and block editor. Support tab & back-tab in the code editor.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈98 estimated
Momentum
+44%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “hadis” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 7.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1356 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1356 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aph | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| prism your tag | #13 | #11 | 0 |
| hadis | #11 | #6 | down 1 |
| highlighter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| syntax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| syntax highlighter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 4 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
- Add “hadis” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- One page off on “prism”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 163 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.7y ago
latest release · v1.5.2 · 14 Feb 2023
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 17 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ audioscavenger2.6y ago
it breaks wp 6.4 bro, do smth
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Felipe Medeiros3.2y ago
Tentei de todas as formas possivel fazer esse plugin funcionar, mas não deu certo. Não tem informação de nada sobre o plugin na propria pagina do plugin, não dá explicação nenhuma de como usar
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aleksandr Novik5.7y ago
I have been looking for a very long time for such a convenient and functional plugin for inserting code into my pages. This plugin is simply amazing! Everything is convenient and comfortable! I edit with pleasure! This plugin is very easy to install and easy to use, and the picture is really beautiful when displayed. I advise everyone to install it! Thank you to the developers for the work done! Respect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ahmad Awais6.5y ago
After searching hours and hours for a code highlighting plugin I ended up with this one and it just works. Thank you! 👌
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stigzler7.4y ago
Click the icon in classic editor. Complete the pop-up. Click insert. Nothing happens. Brilliant. Don’t waste your time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Łukasz Kirylak9.1y ago
The best plugin for syntax highlighting!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kaloraat9.1y ago
Thank you so much for creating this great plugin. This is by far best and the proper plugin i have found after spending 2 hours. This is a life saver. Otherwise i had to manually wrap my code with pre and code and then assign a class name each time. Oh god!! Thanks again! Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Bringing Prism into WordPress easily. User-friendly GUI, support both classic editor and block editor. Supp..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,181 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-01 100+ → 90+ down
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).
- W WP Prism Syntax Highlighter 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- P Prism Syntax Highlighter 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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APH Syntax Highlighter 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - R rtSyntax 10+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
- L Lite Syntax Highlighting 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Syntax Highlighter with PrismJS — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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