WP-SynHighlight
by FractalizeR · Uncategorized
Plugin provides syntax highlighting for about 116 programming languages via Geshi.
46 health vs 56 average across 16,375 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 4.4.34, 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 3885 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
90
now · peak 190
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-08 · 1,387 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jafaircl10.3y ago
This was one of only 2 syntax highlighters I could find that uses PHP rather than JavaScript and therefore will work with the AMP plugin. You have to remove the block title in block_template.php since that will still show otherwise. And you’ll need to do some custom styling. The instructions are in the AMP github repo. It works perfect for what I need it for. Thanks for the awesome plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karamblog10.4y ago
After trying many plugins, this one worked well with me. Thanks for great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marga López10.9y ago
The plugin works properly! I was trying to modify the pre tags for my theme but I was getting really crazy, so I gave this plugin a chance. It’s just perfect for my needs. Thank you man and great job!! 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TLCJohn11.2y ago
Hi there, What a great plugin, I have been trying to achieve this for a while but when I have tried other things they just don’t work or the code comes out with extra text in it, then the code will not work for someone trying to copy and paste my code. This plugin just works. It is really great, simple to get started and easy to paste code in. Thank you. Kind regards John
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Criar Impacto11.8y ago
Praticamente não precisa alterar nada nas configurações, ou melhor, nada. Simplesmente você abre o ícone na barra de ferramentas coloca o código e tem um lindo código fonte em sua página ou post para seus usuários. Ainda vem com opção de impressão e visualização de código sem identação. SHOWW
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated 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
- 2026-03-20 200+ → 100+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 100+ → 200+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-01-07 200+ → 100+ down after 696 days in tier
- 2024-02-11 300+ → 200+ down after 327 days in tier
- 2023-03-21 400+ → 300+ 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 SyntaxHighlighter 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Syntax Highlighter MT 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Syntax Highlighter Compress 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
- S Syntax Highlighter++ 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 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 C
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