ACE Editor for WP
Adds ACE Editor to the post content editor for syntax-highlighting and more
4.5(2 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, ACE Editor for WP is a WordPress code plugin with 30 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
4.5/52 reviews
30active installs
5.2K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This plugin adds an advanced code editor to the post content box on post.php and post-new.php. A third tab is added alongside Visual and HTML modes and you can toggle between the three.
NOTE: Visual Mode tends to eat up most/all of any special formatting. If you want to use ACE I’d suggest disabling Visual mode completely. You can do this easily yourself under Users -> Your Profile -> ‘Disable the visual editor when writing’. You can also do it for all users and for specific post types only. See the accompanying file no-visual.php for an example.
Not all features work in Internet Explorer v8 and earlier.
This does not work in full screen mode. Yet.
Features
- Syntax highlighting
- Tabbing
- Line numbers
- Auto closing of tags and quotes
- Line highlighting
- Default theme is…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.7
- bugfix – make sure ACE loads on post-new.php
- bugfix – adjust z-index on ACE Editor so wp nav menus stay on top
- bugfix – make ACE resizable only in south direction
Contributors
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