How can I customize CodeColorer CSS rules?

Go to the Settings > CodeColorer page in Site Admin and change the "Custom CSS Styles" option. I see , &, ") in my code. You should use [cc escaped="true"] or [cce] in the visual editor when inserting code into the post.

by Dmytro Shteflyuk 4.9 (11 reviews)

CodeColorer

Name: CodeColorer
Rating: 4.9 (11 reviews)
Author: Dmytro Shteflyuk

Syntax highlighting for code snippets in posts, comments, and RSS, with inline code, themes, and line numbers.

CodeColorer ranks #6,463 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #195 of 2,817 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.9/5 rating from 11 reviews, and was last updated Mar 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.0.2)

v0.11.0 Current Version v0.11.0

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 14 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#195 of 2,817 in Discussion & Community Top 10% by installs Downloads -14.9% this week

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
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syntax	23	—	Tag	1 day ago
snippet	26	—	Tag	1 day ago
code	172	—	Tag	1 day ago

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.11.0
Last Updated: Mar 14, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Dmytro Shteflyuk

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 11
Support Threads: 0
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CodeColorer

Go to the Settings > CodeColorer page in Site Admin and change the "Custom CSS Styles" option. I see < instead of < (or other HTML entities like >, &, ") in my code. You should use [cc escaped="true"] or [cce] in the visual editor when inserting code into the post.

CodeColorer performs code highlighting on the server; you could see HTML of the highlighted code in the page source.

Yes, resulting XHTML is completely valid.

Yes, CodeColorer supports code highlighting in comments using the same syntax, as you use in your blog posts.

Use <code no_cc="true"> option for your code block. I have updated the plugin to the newest version and now I keep getting following warnings: Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in /home/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/codecolorer/lib/geshi.php on line 3599 Remove all files from the wp-content/plugins/codecolorer folder and unpack an archive with plugin again (thanks to Anatoliy 'TLK' Kolesnick).

You can upload this file with the WordPress uploader or put it somewhere in the uploads folder, and then specify the relative path with the file="relative/path/to/file" attribute: [cc_ruby file="test_project/main.rb"][/cc_ruby] This snippet will insert code from the UPLOADS_DIR/test_project/main.rb file. Google Website Translator breaks my code blocks The solution is to add notranslate class to the list of "Custom CSS Classes" on the admin plugin settings page.

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