External Files
External files allows an author to insert the contents of an external file or url into a post, with the text automatically highlighted accordingly.
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, External Files is a WordPress code plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.6K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
External files provides a shortcode [external] which can be used to insert the contents of a file or url into the current post or page. The plugin will automatically format the text based on the extension (for files) or mime type (for urls), using Alex Gorbatchevs’ Syntax Highlighter javascript.
The shortcode can accept three optional parameters:
- format can be used to specify a highlighting format, rather than letting the plugin decide which format to use
- start specifies a line number to output from, so sections of a file/url can be shown
- end specifies the line to stop at
See the installation page for usage examples.
The available formats are:
- AS3
- Bash
- Cpp
- CSharp
- Css
- Delphi
- Diff
- Groovy
- Java
- JavaFX
- JScript
- Perl
- Php
- Plain
- PowerShell
- Python
- Ruby
- Scala
- Sql
- Vb
- Xml
Future features
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.1
2009-06-21
* First version! Works for me, comments appreciated.
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