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PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter) icon

PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter)

Use PCSH to add code into your posts with the awesome SyntaxHighlighter plugin. So, past'a code!

By Oleg Soromin·Code·Free
3(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter) is a WordPress code plugin with 10 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

3/52 reviews
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

With PCSH (based on the Pastacode plugin), you can easily add code into your posts with the awesome SyntaxHighlighter js-library.
You can insert source code into the post editor, from a file, or from webservices like GitHub, Gist, Pastebin or BitBucket. Webservices responses are cached in order to avoid too many HTTP requests.

Don’t worry about posts updates while upgrading codes!

PCSH allows to enhance your snippets using SyntaxHighlighter plugins (highlightning lines, link functions…).

8 different color schemes are included, and you can build yours.

Available programming languages:

  • AppleScript
  • ActionScript3
  • Bash
  • CoffeeScript
  • C++
  • C#
  • CSS
  • Pascal
  • Diff
  • Erlang
  • Groovy
  • Haxe
  • Java
  • JavaFX
  • JavaScript
  • Perl
  • PHP
  • Plain
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • Scala
  • SQL
  • VisualBasic
  • XML
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Ratings & Reviews

32 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.4.2

  • 10 December 2015
  • Checked for Compatibility with WP 4.4
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Oleg SorominOleg Soromin
Plugin Info
Version
0.4.2
Last Updated
Dec 10, 2015
WP Requires
3.1+
Tested Up To
4.4.34
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.5K+
Added
Nov 19, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

O
Oleg Soromin
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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