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Dottoro Syntax Highlighter

Colorize your source code as easily as possible. Dottoro Highlighter provides professional coloring for CSS, HTML, JavaScript and XML languages.

By dottoro·CSS·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years ago
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As of April 2026, Dottoro Syntax Highlighter is a WordPress css plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

0/5Rating
10active installs
3.2K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

Dottoro Highlighter plugin is based on the Dottoro Syntax Highlighter service that provides professional coloring for CSS, HTML, JavaScript and XML languages.
It supports highlighting CSS, JavaScript and XML blocks embedded into HTML documents, optionally selectable line numbering and buttons for copying and printing code snippets.
It performs a detailed lexical analysis on the source code and attaches different style classes for different language items, thus providing a very flexible way to modify the appearance of the highlighted code.

Using of the Dottoro Highlighter plugin is really simple. Just insert your code snippet in the Visual or HTML view, select it and press the Dr-Highlight button on the toolbar.
You don’t need to embed your source code into an element (such as PRE),…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.7+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial version
  • WordPress 2.9.1 compatible.
  • Options dialog for TinyMCE
  • Options dialog for quicktags
  • Automatic code generation on Post_Save

…and 1 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

dottorodottoro
Plugin Info
Version
1.3
Last Updated
Feb 21, 2010
WP Requires
2.7+
Tested Up To
2.9.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.2K+
Added
Feb 17, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

cssxmlhtmlsyntaxjavascript

Developer

D
dottoro
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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