Auto SyntaxHighlighter
by digihero · Uncategorized
Auto SyntaxHighlighter is a WordPress Code highlight plugin. Use editor botton, in the pop-up window, paste or write your code, oh, very simple.
45 health vs 60 average across 6,194 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5184 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
63
now · peak 160
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 200+ → 100+ down after 436 days in band
- 2023-09-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-19 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in band
- 2023-09-16 300+ → 200+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- W WP SyntaxHighlighter 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D
- C CodeMirror for CodeEditor 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
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Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Pastacode 400+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Code Highlighter 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D - S SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/auto-syntaxhighlighter" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Auto SyntaxHighlighter — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Auto SyntaxHighlighter: 100+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/auto-syntaxhighlighter