Prettify GC Syntax Highlighter
by lexn · Uncategorized
Your code will look exactly like it does on google-code.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-49%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “google code”, “prettify” and “syntax highlighter” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 8.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 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.
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5180 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5180 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google prettify | #17 | #13 | 0 |
| google code prettify | #17 | #13 | 0 |
| google code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| prettify your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| prettify.js your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| syntax highlighter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “google code”, “prettify” and “syntax highlighter” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 63 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
14.2y ago
latest release · v1.6.0 · 28 Aug 2012
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Apr 2016
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "if you need").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,708 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "google code" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-09 30+ → 20+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 20+ → 30+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 30+ → 20+ down after 448 days in tier
- 2024-04-26 40+ → 30+ down after 185 days in tier
- 2023-10-24 50+ → 40+ down after 183 days in tier
- 2023-04-24 60+ → 50+ down after 202 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 80+ → 60+ down after 353 days in tier
- 2021-10-16 500+ → 80+ down
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).
- W WP-Markdown 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B - U Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
- W WP Code Prettify 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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APH Prism Syntax Highlighter 90+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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