Code Prettify
by volca · Uncategorized
100% automatic code highlighting using the Prettify library. No shortcodes, no classnames, fully automatic and pure awesome.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “highlight”, “pre” and “highlighting” for “manifest”, “source code” and “no code”. “highlight” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “manifest” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pre” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “source code” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “highlighting” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “no code” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 49.6K 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code prettify | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| prettify | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| code highlighting | #6 | #10 | down 1 |
| manifest | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| code highlight | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| code highlighter | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| wp code highlight | #5 | #10 | up 2 |
| highlighter your tag | #14 | #12 | down 1 |
| code your tag | #18 | #21 | 0 |
| pure | #15 | #13 | 0 |
| highlighting your tag | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress code highlight | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| source code | #18 | #18 | 0 |
| no code | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| syntax highlighter | #20 | #12 | 0 |
| highlight your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pre your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “highlight”, “pre” and “highlighting” for “manifest”, “source code” and “no code”. “highlight” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “manifest” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pre” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “source code” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “highlighting” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “no code” sits at #20 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 “highlighter”. #14 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 1.9K · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v1.5.2 · 13 Oct 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ fbmed1.6y ago
Funcionou perfeito, era o que eu precisa, muito facil e prático.Para ficar mais completo, criei uma função que cria um botão copiar.OBrigado
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User3.1y ago
I hope the developer continues to update it to avoid compatibility issues with future versions of WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hanopcan4.6y ago
Used with a block-based theme and it worked perfectly. Love that there is no configuration required and it auto-detects <code> and <pre> tags. Great plugin, thank you! This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by hanopcan.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mezubeen6.5y ago
This plugin is exactly what I was looking for, just one friendly suggestion please add a toggle to switch themes to dark. or add a setting where we can do that. thank a lot for this neat and clean plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rahmanfadhil6.7y ago
Very simple yet powerful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Juergen Schulze7.0y ago
Finally a plugin that works with the outdated “Crayon Syntax Highlighter” plugin So I don’t have to mess around with every post.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rich_7.4y ago
This plugin works great. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Khoi Pro7.9y ago
I tried to use this plugin in WP 5.0.2 and it works. I got an issue with Litespeed cache configuration and seems we should exclude this plugin javascript from an optimization process. Then you will be fine!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,093 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "highlighter" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 924 days in tier
- 2022-07-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 917 days in tier
- 2020-01-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 536 days in tier
- 2018-08-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 181 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 200+ → 1K+ up
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).
- U Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
- S Syntax Highlighter Compress 70+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Simple Fast Highlighter 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- G Goodbye Syntax Highlighter 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
-
Annytab Code Prettify — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Highlighting Code Block 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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