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Highlighting Code Block

by LOOS · Blocks

Add code block with syntax highlighting using prism.js. (Available for Gutenberg and Classic Editor)

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86 Health · A
Maintenance 100
Rating quality 82
Support 70

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-6%
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing

Directory rank

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

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 “10K+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
10K–20K ≈19K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install trend · reconstructed from 1382 daily snapshots

Details

Version
2.2.1
Last updated
13d ago
Added
2018-12-12
Requires WP
5.6
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
5.6

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2025-05-13 20K+ → 10K+ down after 69 days in band
  2. 2025-03-05 10K+ → 20K+ up

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Highlighting Code Block: 10K+ active installs, 4.5★ (19 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-14. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/highlighting-code-block