10 Best PixCodes Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
PixCodes has 8,000+ 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 PixCodes
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Title and Nofollow For Links
Closest matchTitle and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor)
4.5 (23) 10,000+ active installsThe plugin adds a title and a rel="nofollow" checkbox to the insert link popup box. Only for Classic Editor, NOT Block Editor.
Shares the classic editor, tinyMCE tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated July 30, 2026.
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4.8 (134) 60,000+ active installsAdds shortcodes to easily create columns in your posts or pages.
Shares the columns, shortcodes tags on WordPress.org. About 7.5 times the installs, no update since October 11, 2022.
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4.6 (24) 4,000+ active installsArconix Shortcodes provides a number of useful design elements like buttons, boxes, tabs and toggles to help compliment any website.
Shares the buttons, shortcodes tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated July 30, 2026.
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5.0 (23) 4,000+ active installsWordpress plugin to add shortcodes for Twitter Bootstrap 3.3
Shares the buttons, shortcodes tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated March 10, 2026.
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4.5 (354) 1 million+ active installsExtends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
Shares the classic editor, tinyMCE tags on WordPress.org. About 125 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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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 classic editor tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated April 13, 2026.
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Classic Editor +
4.9 (31) 40,000+ active installsThe "Classic Editor +" plugin disables the block editor, removes enqueued scripts/styles and brings back classic Widgets.
Shares the classic editor tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.8 (25) 10,000+ active installsAdds shortcodes to easily create up to 42 different columned layouts.
Shares the columns tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since June 23, 2024.
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4.9 (42) 10,000+ active installsEasily add desktop, tablet and mobile friendly columns to your content using an easy to use shortcode.
Shares the columns tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since March 14, 2019.
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4.5 (43) 30,000+ active installsEnable Columns, Filters, Quick Edit and Bulk Edit for ACF Fields in WordPress List Tables
Shares the columns tag on WordPress.org. About 3.8 times the installs, no update since January 11, 2025.
Switching from PixCodes: common questions
What is the best alternative to PixCodes?
Title and Nofollow For Links is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which PixCodes alternative has the most users?
Advanced Editor Tools, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which PixCodes alternative is rated highest?
Column Shortcodes, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 134 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these PixCodes 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 PixCodes 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 PixCodes 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
Title and Nofollow For Links is the closest match to PixCodes by the data we track, and Advanced Editor Tools has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Advanced Editor Tools shipped the most recent release, on August 26, 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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