Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Highlite – Simple Frontend Text Highlighter version 1.0.0 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.
Overview
About this plugin
Highlite is a minimal, easy-to-use WordPress plugin that lets logged-in users highlight text directly on the frontend. Designed for content-rich websites like educational blogs, documentation, and reader-friendly platforms.
Key Features:
🖍️ Highlight text in yellow with a single click
💾 Highlights are saved per user and post
🧱 Supports inline and block (e.g., paragraphs, list items) selections
❌ Click to delete highlights
⚙️ Enable or disable on specific post types via settings
🔐 Only logged-in users can highlight (guests are prompted to log in)
🚫 Automatically deactivates if Highlite Pro is active (no conflict)
Looking for advanced features like custom colors, notes, DOCX export, print, and shortcode-based highlight lists? Check out Highlite Pro →
Usage
On the frontend, select any text on supported posts or pages.
Click the floating 🖍️ Highlight button to highlight the text.
Click on the highlight to see the delete option.
Highlights are saved automatically for logged-in users.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
frontend annotation
persistent highlights
text highlight
user highlights
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity9 Jun 20251y ago
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