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Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

by urvanov · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.9.1 Tested up to WP 6.9.7

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 70,679 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter at a glance

Active installs
3,000+
Total downloads
70,679
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Urvanov Syntax Highlighter well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
11%
2 of 19 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Kay Bothfeld, (https://www.scio.de), Germany
  • Sevim Tunc, UK
  • Andreas Hauck, Germany
  • Felipe Tonello, UK
  • Zeyi Wang, USA
  • Michal Owsiak, (http://owsiak.org), Poland
  • Andres Castano, (http://acastano.com), USA
  • Alok Choudhary, (http://alokchoudhary.com), USA
  • Joe Sabate, Spain
  • Kai Chen, Canada
  • Chen Kaiyuan, China
  • Kamarul Musa, Malaysia

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter reviews and ratings

19 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.5 out of 5

19 reviews

5★
16
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
2

  • useless for classic editor users

    How about the other half of Wordpress users? We stink or what?

    audioscavenger

  • Very usefull plugin

    Im using it in wordpress 6.4.3. But there is one important thing: it doesnt work with default editor. I installed plugin Classic Editor, now it's working great!

    vasimov

  • Wonderfull

    I like it a lot. It works great.

    erden15

  • AMAZINg!

    This plugin is literally the best one out there. Of all the ones I have reviews (many) this one has all the features, and MORE!!! Awesome, absolutely phenomenal Must have - copy button ✅ - languages ✅ Bash, c#, Docker, JSON, Go, Powershell, Python Would be nice - in-line support ⭐️ - Multi-line has folding option ⭐️ ____________________________________________ 1. Enlighter 2. My Syntax Highlighter 3. Syntax Highlighter for Theme/Plugin Editor 4. Prismatic 5. SyntaxHighlighter Evolved 6. Highlighting Code Block 7. CodeMirror Blocks 8. WP Githuber MD - WordPress Markdown Editor 9. Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 10. Code Syntax Block 11. Syntax-Highlighting Code Block 12. Markdown pure 1. Enlighter - copy button ✅ - languages ✅ - in-line-support ⭐ - multi-line folding ❌ Gutenberg looks pretty verbose 7. CodeMirror Blocks - copy button ✅ - languages ✅ - in-line-support ❌ - multi-line folding ❌ Looks really nice Themes I like: Lesser-dark, do they have vscode theme?, Lucario, Material, Mbo, Monokai 9. Urvanov Syntax Highlighter - copy button ✅ - languages ❌ No docker buuut... - in-line-support ✅ - multi-line folding 🌟 10. Code Syntax Block - copy button - languages - in-line-support - multi-line folding 11. Syntax-Highlighting Code Block - copy button - languages - in-line-support - multi-line folding ################ No thanks ######################## 12. HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter❌ Not even a frontend highlighter - copy button - languages - in-line-support - multi-line folding 2. My Syntax Highlighter - copy button ❌ - languages 🟡 (have to pay) - in-line-support - multi-line folding 🌟 3. Syntax Highlighter for Theme/Plugin Editor ❌ not even frontend highlighter - copy button - languages - in-line-support - multi-line folding 4. Prismatic - copy button ✅ - languages ❌ No docker, but has markdown - in-line-support ❌ - multi-line folding ❌ Just didn't like it 5. SyntaxHighlighter Evolved - copy button ❌ - languages ❌ No bash or Dockerfile - in-line-support ❌ - multi-line

    pjohnst5

  • Crayon resurrected

    Thank you so much, Fedor, for bringing Crayon´s features back to us without the need for any content changes and without the fear for PHP updates.

    Luis Alejandre

  • Best code syntax highlighter

    Thank you for reincarnation of great plugin! I liked crayon plugin for years, but it was abandoned and not works with PHP 8.

    RealMag777

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Details

Reincarnation of Crayon Syntax Highlighter. Syntax Highlighter supporting multiple languages, themes, fonts, highlighting from a URL, or post text.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • code
  • code highlighter
  • highlighter
  • highlighting
  • syntax highlighter

More from urvanov

Version
2.9.1
Last updated
Mar 14, 2026
First published
Nov 23, 2019
Requires WordPress
6.9
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter FAQ

What does Urvanov Syntax Highlighter do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Urvanov Syntax Highlighter offers Kay Bothfeld, (https://www.scio.de), Germany, Sevim Tunc, UK, Andreas Hauck, Germany, Felipe Tonello, UK and Zeyi Wang, USA.

How many active installs does Urvanov Syntax Highlighter have?

WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Urvanov Syntax Highlighter as of September 7, 2026.

Is Urvanov Syntax Highlighter still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on March 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Does Urvanov Syntax Highlighter have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Urvanov Syntax Highlighter are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Urvanov Syntax Highlighter free?

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.