Syntax Highlight
by lukasz.webmaster · Uncategorized
Syntax Highlighting in WordPress Plugins and Themes Editor.
47 health vs 57 average across 8,919 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4398 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
29
now · peak 70
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-10 300+ → 200+ down after 315 days in band
- 2024-11-29 400+ → 300+ down after 417 days in band
- 2023-10-09 500+ → 400+ down after 212 days in band
- 2023-03-11 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in band
- 2023-03-07 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-03-06 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in band
- 2023-03-03 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-03-02 600+ → 500+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- S Syntax Highlighter++ 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Classic Editor 9M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/syntax-highlight" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Syntax Highlight — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Syntax Highlight: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/syntax-highlight