Advance Custom HTML
Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview
by bPlugins · WordPress.org page
Advance Custom HTML has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 177,532 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Advance Custom HTML at a glance
Is Advance Custom HTML well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Choose from 40+ editor themes (dark, light, minimal, and more)
- Adjust tab size, line wrapping, and editor height/width
- Change syntax mode per snippet: HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, Python, and more
- Toggle features: copy button, fold gutter, highlight active line, and more
- Customize the Copy to Clipboard button text, icon, style, and position
- Hide headings or labels for a clean, minimalist look
- Show or hide line numbers to simplify code presentation
- Enable or disable wrap to control line flow in your editor
- Set the code editor/snippet height and width, and align left, center, or right
- Fold gutter support for collapsing code blocks
- Highlight active line toggle for easier focus during tutorials
Advance Custom HTML reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Does not work | Aggressive Email Collection
All those features are locked behind Pay buttons! It also tries to collect email addresses for so-called security updates. Come on! We don't look for security updates from a custom code block plugin. Don't make it appear like it's for WordPress core updates.
Shaan -
How does it work?
There's literally NO options here, nothing to work, WTF? Where is the dashboard, where is adding widgets or something? WTF?
Sponsi -
Tailwind
Not working with tailwind
perfectocayabyab -
Helpful for advance code editing
I was looking for a plugin that can help to write code and make an instant preview and i found this one. It's a new plugin but working very smoothly.
maviosres
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Details
Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview, syntax highlighting, and a copy button.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- block
- code
- code snippet
- custom html
- embed code
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- Version
- 2.1.1
- Last updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- First published
- Nov 11, 2022
- Requires WordPress
- 6.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.1
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Advance Custom HTML FAQ
What does Advance Custom HTML do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Advance Custom HTML offers Choose from 40+ editor themes (dark, light, minimal, and more), Adjust tab size, line wrapping, and editor height/width, Change syntax mode per snippet: HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, Python, and more, Toggle features: copy button, fold gutter, highlight active line, and more and Customize the Copy to Clipboard button text, icon, style, and position.
How many active installs does Advance Custom HTML have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Advance Custom HTML as of September 7, 2026.
Is Advance Custom HTML still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Advance Custom HTML free?
Advance Custom HTML is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.