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Smart Code Escape

A tiny plugin for WordPress which converts greater than signs, smaller than signs and ampersands to html entities within pre tags.

By danielpataki·Code·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Smart Code Escape is a WordPress code plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 1.2.1+ 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 +….

5/51 reviews
10active installs
1.9K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

A tiny plugin for WordPress which converts greater than signs, smaller than signs and ampersands to html entities within pre tags. It supports semantic syntax you would use when using the Prism highlighter for example. If a code tag sits immediately within a pre tag it will not be escaped.

Code is escaped before it is displayed which gives you easy editing access in the backend as you will always see the unescaped version.

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress1.2.1+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.0 (2015-04-20)

  • WordPress 4.2 compatibility check
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

danielpatakidanielpataki
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2015
WP Requires
1.2.1+
Tested Up To
4.2.39
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.9K+
Added
Dec 8, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

codecontentescaping

Developer

D
danielpataki
13 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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