Code Prettify
100% automatic code highlighting using the Prettify library. No shortcodes, no classnames, fully automatic and pure awesome.
5(18 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, Code Prettify is a WordPress pre plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 18 reviews. It has been downloaded 45K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 6% this week. Top alternative: Code Click to Copy.
5/518 reviews
1.0K+active installs
45K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Uses a customized version of the Code Prettify library to support local styles and scripts. Plugin applies code highlighting automatically to all <pre> tags on the page.
Compatible with Gutenberg and doesn’t lock you in with specific markup requirements.
Development
Plugin development on GitHub.
Credits
Created and maintained by Kaspars Dambis. All of my open source work is available on GitHub.
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Cover photo by Yuri Samoilov
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
OBrigado, era o que eu precisava
by fbmed·1 year ago
Funcionou perfeito, era o que eu precisa, muito facil e prático.
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OBrigado
It works perfectly !!!
by Anonymous User·2 years ago
I hope the developer continues to update it to avoid compatibility issues with future versions of WordPress.
Really impressed
by hanopcan·4 years ago
Used with a block-based theme and it worked perfectly. Love that there is no configuration required and it auto-detects <code> and <pre> tags. Great plugin, thank you!
- This topic was modified 4 years ago by hanopcan.
Awesome Blossom
by mezubeen·5 years ago
This plugin is exactly what I was looking for, just one friendly suggestion please add a toggle to switch themes to dark. or add a setting where we can do that. thank a lot for this neat and clean plugin
The best plugin for syntax highlighting!
by rahmanfadhil·6 years ago
Very simple yet powerful!
Download Trends
Today: 3Yesterday: 7This week: 38Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.5
94.6%
Other
5.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.5.1 (November 8, 2021)
- Fix the deprecation notice for how the data is passed to the script.
- Mark as tested with WordPress 5.8.
Contributors
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