A simple dynamic loading syntax highlighter.Supports 172 languages, 172 shortcodes and 55 themes.
As of April 2026, Code Syntax Highlighter is a WordPress snippet plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP 5.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header Footer Code Manager.
A code syntax highlighter an easy to use source code embedding in wordpress with different(55) themes with 172 languages.
It uses dynamic script loading to load only essential javascript to render code syntax highliting.
It uses most powerfull open source library CodeMirror as engine.
Features
Minimum system requirements:
| WordPress | 3.9+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | 5.2+ required |
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