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WP-Syntax Download Extension

This plug-in makes WP-Syntax highlighted code snippets downloadable from nice captions.

By Akinori MUSHA·Code·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, WP-Syntax Download Extension is a WordPress code plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

0/5Rating
10active installs
9.1K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

This plug-in adds download facility to
WP-Syntax, putting a
pretty caption to each syntax highlighted code snippet, which contains
a permalink anchor and a couple of action buttons: “raw” and
“download”.

The usage is easy. You just put an attibute filename="..." to
a <pre> element and the snippet will have a caption.

I strongly recommend that you use the TinyMCE Valid
Elements

plug-in to make the non-standard attributes of the <pre> element
treated as valid and get preserved in the visual editor. Configure it
so that the pre element can have the following attributes:

  • class
  • dir
  • escaped
  • filename
  • highlight
  • id
  • lang
  • line
  • style
  • title
  • wrap

You can alter the visual style of captions with CSS via admins menu.
This plug-in was first developed for PHP 5.2.12 a…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.3

Fix a fatal error and suppress a warning with PHP 8.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Akinori MUSHAAkinori MUSHA
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.3
Last Updated
Apr 13, 2024
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
9.1K+
Added
Mar 19, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

codesyntaxhighlightformattingsyntax highlighting

Developer

A
Akinori MUSHA
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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