Syntax Highlighter MT
by iamthechad · Uncategorized
This plugin works like many of the others that enable the use of the Syntax Highlighter tool. Dynamic plugin loading
41 health vs 57 average across 10,216 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.0, 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 3986 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
30
now · peak 81
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 “100+”. 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
- 2023-08-09 200+ → 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★ · 3 shared tags A - W WP SyntaxHighlighter 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
- W WP-SynHighlight 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Sunburst Code Prettify 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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SyntaxHighlighter Evolved: SASS Brush 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Code Block 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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