WP SyntaxHighlighter
This plugin is code syntax highlighter based on SyntaxHighlighter ver. 3.0.83 and 2.1.382.
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·300 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, WP SyntaxHighlighter is a WordPress code plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 50K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
5/51 reviews
300active installs
50K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This plugin is code syntax highlighter based on Alex Gorbatchev’s SyntaxHighlighter ver. 3.0.83 and 2.1.382.
Features
- Based on Alex Gorbatchev’s “SyntaxHighlighter” JavaScript library.
- Including both SyntaxHighlighter 3.0.83 and 2.1.382.(Can switch between 3.0.83 and 2.1.382.)
- Built-in TinyMCE buttons and Quicktag button are easy to operate.
- Easy to wrap your code in
<pre>tag and change options of previously-wrapped code. - Support shortcode also.
- Easy to highlight code in comments using buttons.(WordPress 3.0 or higher)
- Widget to show highlighted code.
- Support bbPress plugin 2.0 or higher.
- Support “Dynamic Brush Loading” which allows to load only necessary brush files dynamically.
- Loading JavaScripts on only posts, pages, home, archives, search r…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.7.3
- Modified wp_sh_escape_code(), wp_sh_wp_filter_kses(), wp_sh_replace_marker(), wp_sh_add_extra_bracket() filters with preg_replace_callback().
- Added wp_sh_make_clickable() filter to apply make_clickable() to the content when the content includes no sourcecode.
- Fix a bug: Wrong regular expression in wp_sh_escape_code().
- Fix a bug: wp_sh_escape_code() can’t handle sourcecode including [sourcecode], [source] or [code].
- Fix a bug: WP SyntaxHighlighter version doesn’t be shown in “12. Your System Info” setting section.
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