As of April 2026, Highlite is a WordPress Highlight plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 365 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: String locator.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
365total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Highlite is a minimal, easy-to-use WordPress plugin that lets logged-in users highlight text directly on the frontend. Designed for content-rich websites like educational blogs, documentation, and reader-friendly platforms.
Key Features:
- 🖍️ Highlight text in yellow with a single click
- 💾 Highlights are saved per user and post
- 🧱 Supports inline and block (e.g., paragraphs, list items) selections
- ❌ Click to delete highlights
- ⚙️ Enable or disable on specific post types via settings
- 🔐 Only logged-in users can highlight (guests are prompted to log in)
- 🚫 Automatically deactivates if Highlite Pro is active (no conflict)
Looking for advanced features like custom colors, notes, DOCX export, print, and shortcode-based highlight lists? Check out Highlite Pro →
Usage
- On the frontend, select an…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial public release
- Frontend text highlighting with a single yellow color
- Save/delete highlights per user and post
- Settings page for enabling per post type
- Auto-disable when Pro version is active
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.