WPygments
Server side syntax highlighter based on Pygments highlighter software.
5(3 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, WPygments is a WordPress syntax highlight plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with….
5/53 reviews
10active installs
2.6K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Server side syntax highlighter based on Pygments highlighter software.
Installation:
To use this plugin you need pygments in your server:
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
easy_install Pygments
That’s all. Now you can download the plugin and install it in your WordPress.
Usage
Once you get installed the plugin the usage is straightforward. just enclose your code between tokens named with the corresponding lang:
[javascript]....[/javascript]
[php]....[/php]
See “Languages and filetypes supported” section to know available languages.
Parameters
Tokens support a few parameters (all optionals):
[php **style**="manni" **linenumbers**="table"]....[/php]
style="manni" defines code styling. Currently are 22 available styles.<br>
Default styling is default wich is…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.3
- Added clojure support.
- Fix: Line numbers not showing up.
- Updated readme.txt
Contributors
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