10 Best Code Block Pro Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Code Block Pro has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Code Block Pro
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SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
Closest match4.3 (86) 20,000+ active installsEasily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. As seen on WordPress.com.
Shares the code, php tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 4.8, no update since March 3, 2025.
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4.8 (84) 10,000+ active installsAdd CSS, JavaScript, PHP and HTML code snippets to your site.
Shares the code, php tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.9 (35) 4,000+ active installsCode widget help to add Short Code, PHP Code, HTML, and Simple Text in widget.
Shares the code, php tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since June 11, 2022.
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Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)
5.0 (26) 1,000+ active installsExtending the Code block with syntax highlighting rendered on the server, thus being AMP-compatible and having faster frontend performance.
Shares the block, code tags on WordPress.org. 1,000+ installs against 10,000+, last updated May 19, 2026.
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Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter
4.8 (65) 10,000+ active installsAll-in-one Syntax Highlighting solution. Full Gutenberg and Classic Editor integration. Graphical theme customizer. Based on EnlighterJS.
Shares the highlighter tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated April 13, 2026.
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4.6 (125) 100,000+ active installsFind and edit code or texts in your themes and plugins
Shares the syntax tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.8, no update since January 15, 2025.
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Code Snippets
Paid version available4.7 (509) 1 million+ active installsAn easy, clean, and simple way to enhance your site with code snippets.
Shares the code, php tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, last updated 5 days ago.
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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager
4.9 (1,877) 3 million+ active installsEasily add code snippets in WordPress. Insert header & footer scripts, add PHP code snippets with conditional logic, insert ads pixel code, and more.
Shares the code, php tags on WordPress.org. About 300 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 11 days ago.
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4.7 (61) 70,000+ active installsLike the Text widget, but also allows working PHP code to be inserted.
Shares the php tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, no update since March 30, 2022.
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FluentSnippets – High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code Manager
4.7 (77) 50,000+ active installsFast, file-based code snippets plugin. Insert header & footer scripts and add PHP, CSS, JS & HTML snippets with conditional logic. Zero DB queries.
Shares the php tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, last updated 26 days ago.
Switching from Code Block Pro: common questions
What is the best alternative to Code Block Pro?
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.3 out of 5 rating.
Which Code Block Pro alternative has the most users?
Insert Headers and Footers, with 3 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Code Block Pro alternative is rated highest?
Insert Headers and Footers, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,877 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Code Block Pro alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Code Block Pro score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Code Block Pro on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved is the closest match to Code Block Pro by the data we track, and Insert Headers and Footers has the widest reach with 3 million+ active installs. Code Snippets shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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