Simple Syntax Highlighting
Simple, clean and lightweight syntax highlighting WordPress plugin.
4(1 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 7 years agoAs of April 2026, Simple Syntax Highlighting is a WordPress SSH plugin with 60 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SSH SFTP Updater Support.
4/51 reviews
60active installs
10K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Simple Syntax Highlighting (SSH), simple, clean and lighweight plugin to integrate highlight.js into WordPress. highlightjs has automatic language detection an turn on syntax highlighting. You just need to select text than press button <ssh> or add the code into <pre> <code> </ code> </ pre> format.
Credit:
Highlight.js – https://highlightjs.org
Line numbering plugin: https://github.com/wcoder/highlightjs-line-numbers.js
Supports highlighting
- Java
- C
- HTML
- CSS
- PHP
- and more, up to 176 language, see: https://highlightjs.org/static/demo/
Instalation
- Download plugin Simple Syntax Highlighting archive, than unzip it.
- Upload the “simple-sintax-highlighting” folder to the “wp-content/plugins” directory.
- Activate the plugin through …
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1
- Fix line numbering
- Support plugin TinyMCE Advanced
- Update readme.txt
Contributors
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