Vaaky Highlighter – Syntax Highlighter for Gutenberg
Lightweight syntax highlighter plugin for WordPress Gutenberg powered by Highlight.js. Add beautiful, fast, and responsive code blocks with ease.
4.5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Vaaky Highlighter is a WordPress snippets plugin with 10 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Code Snippets.
4.5/52 reviews
10active installs
3.6K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
Vaaky Highlighter is a lightweight syntax highlighter plugin for WordPress Gutenberg.
It allows you to add clean, readable, and visually appealing code blocks and code snippets with automatic language detection.
Syntax highlighting is powered by Highlight.js, a fast and dependency-free JavaScript library that supports multiple programming languages and themes.
Vaaky Highlighter is ideal for developers, bloggers, technical writers, and documentation sites who want elegant syntax-highlighted code without unnecessary bloat.
Using it is simple: add the Vaaky Highlighter Sourcecode block in Gutenberg, paste your code, and publish — the plugin handles everything automatically.
View the live demo of all supported themes:
Demo Page
Usage
- Add the Vaaky Highlighter block in the Gutenberg editor
- Pa…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
1.1.0 – 2026-01-10
- Updated WordPress compatibility to 6.9
- Upgraded Highlight.js from v11.2.0 to v11.11.1
- Added support for 24 additional languages
- Added new themes: Tokyo Night, Rose Pine, Nord
- Updated all existing themes
…and 1 more changes
Contributors
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