WP-SynHighlight
by FractalizeR · Uncategorized
Plugin provides syntax highlighting for about 116 programming languages via Geshi.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “code” for “geshi”. “code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “geshi” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 33.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3947 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3947 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| geshi | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| formatting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| highlight your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| syntax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| syntax highlight your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “code” for “geshi”. “code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “geshi” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 190 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jafaircl10.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ karamblog10.6y ago
After trying many plugins, this one worked well with me. Thanks for great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marga López11.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ TLCJohn11.3y 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 Impacto11.9y 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 ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "if you want", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,619 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
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 after 168 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 500+ → 400+ down after 381 days in tier
- 2021-09-18 600+ → 500+ down after 325 days in tier
- 2020-10-28 1K+ → 600+ 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
- S Syntax Highlighter Compress 70+ 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
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