Cipher
Cipher allows commenters to publish (pre-formatted) code.
4(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, Cipher is a WordPress code plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 5.6.20+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
4/52 reviews
10active installs
4.3K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Cipher is a settings-free plugin that allows commenters to publish (pre-formatted) code.
Functionalities:
- Backticks (`) can be used as an alternative to the
<code>tag to mark up both in-line and pre-formatted code within a comment. - Formatted chunks of code or pieces of code longer than 70 characters posted via the comment form automatically wrapped in
pre+codetags. - Special characters in code submitted through the comment form automatically converted to HTML entities.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.2+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10 |
| PHP | 5.6.20+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.2
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Contributors
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