CC-Syntax-Highlight
by Clearcode · Uncategorized
This plugin allows you very simply syntax highlight source code in your content using highlight.js or google-code-prettify libraries.
45 health vs 55 average across 13,601 Uncategorized plugins
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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.13.
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 1584 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
27
now · peak 93
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-19 70+ → 60+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 80+ → 70+ down after 98 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 80+ → 70+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 70+ → 80+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP-SynHighlight 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Syntax Highlighter++ 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Ignore Code 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - S Syntax Highlight Nano 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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