Preserve Code Formatting
by Scott Reilly · Uncategorized
Also makes 50 other plugins · 78.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Preserve formatting of code for display by preventing its modification by WordPress and other plugins while also retaining whitespace.
68 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
154
now · peak 436
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
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.0y ago
latest release · v5.0
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 57% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-01 · 1,431 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ codesynch10.4y ago
Brilliant. I don’t know what it did in the background, but this plugin works like a charm. Wish it had more options to change the font and things like that for the .
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed10.4y ago
This plugin help me, works fine, thanks for it. Plase keep updated when need it. Regards
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Murphys Chaos11.3y ago
The format preservation feature is quite useful if you ever want to display code on your WordPress site. One limitation seems to be that it doesn’t protect against switching over to the “Visual” tab in WordPress’ editor. Leading whitespace will still be trimmed.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 400+ → 500+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 500+ → 400+ down after 249 days in tier
- 2025-07-22 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-16 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 500+ → 600+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
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).
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- W WP Typograph Lite 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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wpuntexturize 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
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Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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