Beautiful syntax highlighting for WordPress: 40+ languages, copy buttons, line numbers, line wrapping, collapse and a dark or light theme.
Alternatives to Markdown Shortcode
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WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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CC-Syntax-Highlightv1.2.4
This plugin allows you very simply syntax highlight source code in your content using highlight.js or google-code-prettify libraries.
Easy Syntax Highlighterv2.0.0
Modern, lightweight syntax highlighter for WordPress using Highlight.js
{eac}Readme loads and translates a WordPress markdown 'readme' file providing shortcodes and embedding URLs to access header lines and section blocks.
Syntax Highlight Nanov1.2.1
Adds modern syntax highlighting to WordPress's standard code block using the robust highlight.js library.
Botkibblev1.3.0
Serves every published post and page as Markdown for AI agents and crawlers. No configuration, no API keys. Activate and it works.
NV oOS Docs Hubv0.5.3
Self-contained docs browser for WordPress. Publish Markdown you upload, or optionally import from public GitHub repos.
Fangtao MD IOv1.9.20
Import Markdown and ZIP archives with local media assets, then export WordPress content as portable Markdown ZIP packages.
One-click copy-to-clipboard for shortcodes & code snippets. Hide the raw code or show it inline. Works with a shortcode or Gutenberg block.
Extending the Code block with syntax highlighting rendered on the server, thus being AMP-compatible and having faster frontend performance.