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AH Code Highlighter

The easiest to use code highlighting ever. Choose between 8 different color themes to highlight your code snippets. Many programming languages are sup …

By Andreas Hecht·Code·Free
5(1 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, AH Code Highlighter is a WordPress code plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

5/51 reviews
70active installs
4.5K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017

Overview

Really simple to use and extrem lightweigt Code Highlighting with 8 different code highlighting themes. You can highlight your code with or without line numbers. It is based on Lea Verou’s Prism.js. Prism is used on several big websites like the Smashing Magazine, A list Apart, CSS Tricks, SitePoint and Drupal, because it is fast, simple and lightweight.

AH Code Highlighter supports PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Apache, HTTP, Sess, Lass, Markdown, Nginx, MySql, Xml, Mathml, JSON, Git, C, C# und C++ and more…

Demo

You can find a demo of the plugin on the plugin homepage: Plugin Homepage

Basic Usage

Install and activate the plugin. Select your favorite Highlight Theme on the Options page (Settings => AH Code Highlighter). When you write a new post, click on the Code button, cho…

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.5+ requiredTested up to 5.0.0
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.0.5

  • Add Tomorrow Night theme
  • Add new plugins and programming languages
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Andreas HechtAndreas Hecht
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.5
Last Updated
Aug 27, 2018
WP Requires
4.5+
Tested Up To
5.0.0
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
70
Downloads
4.5K+
Added
Jan 13, 2017
Business
Free

Tags

codeprismcode highlightercode highlightingsyntax highlighter

Developer

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Andreas Hecht
8 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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