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.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “code”, “highlighter” and “sourcecode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 28.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
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.
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 5290 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5290 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourcecode highlighter | #10 | #4 | down 1 |
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| highlighter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sourcecode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| syntax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| syntaxhighlighter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “code”, “highlighter” and “sourcecode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 160 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ doume9.8y ago
Still works with WP4.7 + PHP 5.6. Great code. This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by doume.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ninjin2310.1y ago
It doesn’t work on 4.6.1 and not is not managed nowadays.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NewStart Designs12.2y ago
WordPress 3.9.2 and still working fine. Excellent piece of coding.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mayasl12.7y ago
Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ progpars.net13.8y ago
Best Thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ganeshguwahati13.8y ago
This is a very handy and perfect plugin, it is loaded with many code types. Inserting code is super easy, I would just request developer to make it fun to edit the codes too.. bottom line – Obviously you can should download it Thanks Ganesh
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Plugin Usage").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 827 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "sourcecode" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 200+ → 100+ down after 436 days in tier
- 2023-09-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-19 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-09-16 300+ → 200+ down after 347 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 300+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2022-08-20 500+ → 400+ down after 535 days in tier
- 2021-03-03 800+ → 500+ 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 SyntaxHighlighter 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D
- S Syntax Highlighter Compress 70+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D
- C CodeMirror for CodeEditor 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
- S Simple Fast Highlighter 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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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 B
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