SyntaxHighlighter2
by mohanjith · Uncategorized
Easily post source code such as PHP or HTML and display it in a styled box.
41 health vs 56 average across 10,922 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.0, 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 5892 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 156
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-25 30+ → 20+ down after 44 days in band
- 2025-09-11 20+ → 30+ up after 139 days in band
- 2025-04-25 30+ → 20+ down after 359 days in band
- 2024-05-01 40+ → 30+ down after 7 days in band
- 2024-04-24 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-04-21 40+ → 30+ down after 214 days in band
- 2023-09-20 50+ → 40+ down after 12 days in band
- 2023-09-08 60+ → 50+ down after 36 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- S SyntaxHighlighter Evolved 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C
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Code Widget 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Validated 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D - S SyntaxHighlighter Plus 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Safe PHP Code Widget 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D - S SyntaxHighlighter – Spacegray 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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