Simple Code Highlighter

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1. ★★★★★ Elisevanoosten

   8.1y ago

   I liked this plugin very much, but it stopped working after the latest WordPress update. It’s not possible to click on the ‘<>’ button anymore. Now I have to go to ‘code’ and click on “Code highlighter”. Can you please fix this?

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2. ★★★★★ koalawang

   8.3y ago

   After upgrade wordpress to the latest version, the codes just inserted to article can not be displayed even you still could see the code insert button. But no result after you edit the codes.

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3. ★★★★★ svlik

   8.3y ago

   After updating WordPress, the article page can be displayed normally and highlighted, but it cannot be added normally in the background. After clicking on the insertion code, the edit box will not add new code content.

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4. ★★★★★ ditronix

   8.7y ago

   Worked really well, thanks! The code formatting looks great. Would be nice to easily change the background from black to grey to help mobile users. My only problem is that it does not integrate within Yada Wiki Editor, which is shame as I cannot just add code to Wiki pages. A work around is to go to page source and add CODE , which is a pain. This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by ditronix.

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5. ★★★★★ wiloke

   10.0y ago

   Easily use in the backend and clean on front-end. Kiss you. Thank you so much

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6. ★★★★★ kristian.kirilov

   11.7y ago

   Thanks a lot for simple plugin and greatest color scheme. One problem i have is if the line is too long i can’t read it. Developing the scroll button may fix this issue. Thanks.

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7. ★★★★★ kedinn

   11.8y ago

   Simple plugin for my website 😀

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-27 400+ → 300+ down after 333 days in tier
2. 2025-06-28 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-06-27 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-06-25 500+ → 400+ down after 286 days in tier
5. 2024-09-12 600+ → 500+ down after 301 days in tier
6. 2023-11-16 700+ → 600+ down after 181 days in tier
7. 2023-05-19 800+ → 700+ down after 196 days in tier
8. 2022-11-04 900+ → 800+ 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).

• Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• G Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• A Auto SyntaxHighlighter 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• S Syntax Highlighter Compress 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• P Prettify Code Syntax 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• S Syntax Highlighter++ 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D

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Simple Code Highlighter: 300+ active installs, 4.7★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-code-highlighter