Beautiful syntax highlighting for WordPress: 40+ languages, copy buttons, line numbers, line wrapping, collapse and a dark or light theme.
Alternatives to WP-Markdown-Syntax-Sugar
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Easy Syntax Highlighterv2.0.0
Modern, lightweight syntax highlighter for WordPress using Highlight.js
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.
Syntax Highlight Nanov1.2.1
Adds modern syntax highlighting to WordPress's standard code block using the robust highlight.js library.
Write Markdown in Elementor and convert it into editable widgets with syntax-highlighted code blocks.
Extending the Code block with syntax highlighting rendered on the server, thus being AMP-compatible and having faster frontend performance.
Create syntax-highlighted, copy-ready code snippets in Gutenberg with responsive layouts, themes, and shortcode support.
Highlighting Code Blockv2.2.1
Add code block with syntax highlighting using prism.js. (Available for Gutenberg and Classic Editor)
Djot Markupv1.5.18
Djot markup language support for WordPress. A modern, cleaner alternative to Markdown.
WpBetterCodeHighlighting allows you to show code snippets in over 290+ languages. Its completly free and perfect for blog/tutorial sites.