Prism Syntax Highlighter for WordPress
Most lightweight, yet most configurable and advanced PrismJS WordPress integration plugin. Custom fields display (detached) supported.
3.3(7 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Prism Syntax Highlighter for WordPress is a WordPress code plugin with 60 active installations and a 3.3/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
3.3/57 reviews
60active installs
7.1K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Despite two plugins already on wordpress.org I decided to write my own from scratch. The result is a minimalistic but powerful plugin with only ~250 lines of PHP.
- Supports every possible Prism configuration.
- Adds TinyMCE dropdown lost for
<code class="language-xxx"> and <pre class="language-xxx">for bash, css, js, markup, php, scss. (I can make a filter if you want to add more.) - Does not load prism on every page, only when needed.
- Supports automatic detection of prism HTML.
- Supports displaying code from custom fields with
[prism]shortcode. - Developers may use the
prismhandle to enqueue the pre-registered script and style. - Has admin editor button for quick shortcode template snippet.
- Has no options page by design.
- Read more -> Prism Syntax Highlighter for WordPress
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5.0+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1.0 – 2016-09-18
- Updated bundled prism.js.
- Added quotes to the shortcode included with the buttin click.
- Always scan archives, abodon the define switch.
- Added TinyMCE dropdown styles to style
<code>and<pre>tags with language-xxx classes.
1.0.1
- Added SVG icon for plugin installer
1.0.0
- Updated bundled Prism version
0.9.6
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