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Free Plugin by redcocker v1.7.3

WP SyntaxHighlighter

This plugin is code syntax highlighter based on SyntaxHighlighter ver. 3.0.83 and 2.1.382.

WP SyntaxHighlighter

The facts

Rating
5★ from 1
Active installs
300+
Price
Free
Last updated
29 Feb 2012
Added
May 2011
Requires WP
2.8
Tested up to
WP 3.3.2
Downloads
50,344

Our analysis

AI-assisted

WP SyntaxHighlighter is a WordPress plugin that provides syntax highlighting for code snippets within posts and comments. It is based on Alex Gorbatchev’s SyntaxHighlighter library and includes options to switch between different versions of the library. The plugin integrates with TinyMCE and offers buttons for easy code wrapping and highlighting.

This plugin is suitable for developers or content creators who need to display code in a visually appealing way on their WordPress sites. It supports a wide range of programming languages and includes features such as shortcode support, dynamic brush loading, and compatibility with the bbPress plugin.

Best for: This plugin suits developers and content creators looking to enhance code presentation on their WordPress sites.

What it does well

  • Based on well-known SyntaxHighlighter library
  • Supports a wide range of programming languages
  • Includes built-in TinyMCE buttons for easy use
  • Allows dynamic loading of necessary resources
  • Compatible with bbPress plugin

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in February 2012
  • Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2
  • Directory score indicates potential issues

Verdict

WP SyntaxHighlighter offers useful features for code highlighting, but its outdated status may limit its effectiveness with newer WordPress versions.

From the developer

redcocker's own description of WP SyntaxHighlighter, lightly tidied.

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 results and comments which have the code to highlight.
  • Easy to configure features through the setting panel.
  • Localization: English(Default), 日本語(Japanese, UTF-8).

Supported languages

AppleScript, ActionScript3, Bash, ColdFusion, C, C++, C#, CSS, Delphi, Diff, Erlang, Groovy, HTML, Java, Java FX, JavaScript, Pascal, Patch, Perl, PHP, Plain text, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sass, SCSS, Shell, SQL, VB, VB NET, XHTML, XML and XSLT

Note: A part of languages are only for SyntaxHighlighter 3.0.

You can also use a bundled plugin to add following languages.

Biferno, Clojure, DOS batch file, F#, LISP, Lua(only for SyntaxHighlighter 3.0), MEL Script, Objective-C, PowerCLI, Processing, R, S, S-PLUS, Tcl, Verilog, Vim Script and YAML

For details, see “sample” directory.

There are many other languages for “SyntaxHighlighter”. But I can’t bundle them because they are not compatible with this plugin license. If you want, try to search.

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