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Free Plugin by redcocker v0.7.8.4

SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button

"SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button" provides buttons for Visual Editor and will help to type <pre> tag for SyntaxHighlighter.

SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button

The facts

Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
24 Dec 2011
Added
Apr 2011
Requires WP
2.8
Tested up to
WP 3.3.2
Downloads
21,716

Our analysis

AI-assisted

SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button is a WordPress plugin that adds buttons to the TinyMCE Visual Editor, allowing you to easily wrap code in <pre> tags for syntax highlighting. It is designed to work with various SyntaxHighlighter plugins and provides a user-friendly interface for editing code without needing to switch to the HTML editor.

This plugin is suitable for users who want to include formatted code snippets in their posts or pages. It is particularly useful for developers or bloggers who frequently share code examples and want to maintain readability and structure.

Best for: This plugin suits developers and bloggers who need to display code snippets in their content.

What it does well

  • ✓Adds buttons to the TinyMCE Visual Editor
  • ✓Allows easy wrapping of code in tags
  • ✓Supports multiple SyntaxHighlighter plugins
  • ✓No need to switch to HTML Editor for code formatting
  • ✓Offers localization in English and Japanese

Where it falls short

  • •Only compatible with the default TinyMCE editor
  • •Limited to SyntaxHighlighter plugins that support tags
  • •Last updated in December 2011, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions

Verdict

SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button provides a straightforward way to format code in WordPress posts, but its age and limited compatibility may be a concern for some users.

From the developer

redcocker's own description of SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button, lightly tidied.

“SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE Button” provides additional buttons for “Visual Editor(TinyMCE)” and these buttons will help to type or edit <pre> tag for Alex Gorbatchev’s SyntaxHighlighter.

This plugin is based on “CodeColorer TinyMCE Button” and becomes more feature-rich.

Features

  • You can operate in Visual Editor, No need to use HTML Editor.
  • Using two buttons, easy to wrap your code in <pre> tag and change options of previously-wrapped code.
  • Once your code is wrapped in <pre> tag, You can type ‘tabs’ for indent.
  • Localization: English(Default), 日本語(Japanese, UTF-8).

Compliant plugins

You can use this plugin with following code syntax highlighter.

When using with “SyntaxHighlighter Evolved”, “Load All Brushes” option must be enabled on the “SyntaxHighlighter” setting panel.

This plugin has operating modes optimized for “WP SyntaxHighlighter”, “Syntax Highlighter Compress” or “SyntaxHighlighter Evolved”.

Notes

This plugin can work only with the default visual editor(TinyMCE). Other visual editors are not supported.

This plugin is designed to work with a plugin based on Alex Gorbatchev’s SyntaxHighlighter Ver, 2.0 or higher.

You can not use this plugin with some ‘SyntaxHighlighter’-based plugins which do not support <pre> tag.

Read the full description on the official page →

Tagged as

feature Drag & Drop Builder
topic Code Tinymce Tags Tag Syntax Highlighter Help Syntax Highlighter