WP Prism Syntax Highlighter
A lightweight and convenient plugin to integrate Prism Syntax Highlighter into WordPress.
5(2 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Prism Syntax Highlighter is a WordPress prism plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: APH Prism Syntax Highlighter.
5/52 reviews
30active installs
3.9K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
WP Prism Syntax Highlighter enables you to use Prism by Lea Verou in your WordPress blog.
Prism is a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter, built with modern web standards in mind.
- It has an easy and convenient code editor integrated into the WordPress editor toolbar: you can insert code in just one click.
- It requires no configuration at all, however you can still customize the default settings in the plugin’s settings page.
It supports all Prism features, namely:
- Syntax highlighting (30+ languages)
- Custom themes (6 official themes)
- Plugins (7 official plugins: Line Highlight, Line Numbers, Show Invisibles, Autolinker, WebPlatform Docs, File Highlight, Show Language)
NOTE: the plugin archive contains
- all languages definitions
- no plugin
- default theme
It is recommended to…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.5
- Added custom settings for Prism CSS and JavaScript files, allowing the user to use its own version and thus preventing it from being overwritten when updating the plugin
- Fixed HTML escaping
- The editor plugin now adds a space after inline code, allowing the user to step out of the
tag - Updated default Prism to the latest version
- Updated WordPress version to 4.0
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