Syntax Highlighter Compress
Syntax Highlighter ComPress is a plugin for code syntax highlighting. It loads fast on the website and code can pasted easily into Wordpress.
4.8(5 reviews)
·90 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Syntax Highlighter Compress is a WordPress code plugin with 90 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 23K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
4.8/55 reviews
90active installs
23K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Syntax Highlighter ComPress is a simple WordPress plugin, that is based on the latest Alex Gorbatchev’s SyntaxHighlighter Script. Code and source text of different mark-up or programming languages can be highlighted in WordPress.
There are other WordPress plugin based on the SyntaxHighlighter Script but these cause long page loading times and they are difficult to handle. The advantage of Syntax Highlighter ComPress is that only necessary brush files will be loaded dynamically. Another advantage is that your code can easily pasted into your posts, no need to replace all ‘<‘ with ‘<‘.
Supported mark-up or programming are: AppleScript, ActionScript3, Bash/shell, Coldfusion, C#, C++, CSS, Delphi, Diff, Erlang, Groovy, JavaScript, Java, JavaFX, Perl, PH…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.6+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
3.0.83.3
- Added Romanian translation (THX to Alexander Ovsov – Web Geek Sciense)
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