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Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter

v4.7.0

All-in-one Syntax Highlighting solution. Full Gutenberg and Classic Editor integration. Graphical theme customizer. Based on EnlighterJS.

by Andi Dittrich · Website

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Rank
#1,829 24h 2 · 7d -5
Est. installs
16,260 High confidence
Total downloads
363K all time
Rating
4.8 ★ 65 reviews
Official installs
10,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 6.9.10 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

6 months ago

Last release

Version
4.7.0
Requires WP
6.8
Requires PHP
7.4
On WP.org since
2013

About Enlighter

Enlighter is a WordPress plugin by Andi Dittrich, first published on WordPress.org in 2013. It has 10,000+ active installations and 363,313 downloads in total, and ranks #1,829 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 5 places. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 65 reviews. Version 4.7.0 was released 6 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 6.9.10 and requires WordPress 6.8 and PHP 7.4 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under classic editor, highlighter, highlighting, syntax highlighter and syntax highlighting. Plugins with a similar focus include Urvanov Syntax Highlighter, Code Prettify and Code Block Pro.

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