Is Lite Syntax Highlighting free?

Yes, Lite Syntax Highlighting is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Lite Syntax Highlighting?

Lite Syntax Highlighting has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Lite Syntax Highlighting alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Lite Syntax Highlighting include String locator, Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax…, Highlighting Code Block. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Lite Syntax Highlighting work with the latest WordPress?

Lite Syntax Highlighting has been tested up to WordPress 5.1.22. It requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+.

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Lite Syntax Highlighting

Name: Lite Syntax Highlighting
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: z-17

Lite Syntax Highlighting: PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, C

By z-17·Syntax·Free

5(2 reviews)

·10 active installs·Updated 7 years ago

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As of April 2026, Lite Syntax Highlighting is a WordPress syntax plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: String locator.

5/52 reviews

10active installs

2.8K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

The Plugin makes it easy to add syntax highlighting of code in your blog. You can use shortcodes in posts and comments and also html tags everywhere.

It adds some buttons to editor, which generate special short code tags to turn on syntax highlighting: [slh lang=”php”] for example. And you can use html tags, example: <pre class=”slh__html”></pre>

The plugin supports highlighting: