Prettify Code Syntax
by jesucarr · Uncategorized
Code syntax highlighter using Google Prettify, supporting the HTML5 recommendation, and caching plugins.
45 health vs 68 average across 3,397 Uncategorized plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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 4866 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
147
now · peak 190
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 “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-18 90+ → 80+ down after 130 days in band
- 2025-07-11 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-07-07 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-05 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-06-30 90+ → 100+ up after 24 days in band
- 2025-06-06 100+ → 90+ down after 944 days in band
- 2022-11-05 200+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Prismatic 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Code Prettify 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
CodeColorer 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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