by urvanov 4.5 (19 reviews)

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

Name: Urvanov Syntax Highlighter
Rating: 4.5 (19 reviews)
Author: urvanov

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

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter ranks #4,109 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, a 4.5/5 rating from 19 reviews, and was last updated Mar 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.1)

v2.9.1 Current Version v2.9.1

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 14 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -27.1% this week

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#4,109

+8 this week

Active Installs

3K+

-21.6%

KW Avg Position

20.4

0.4 worse

Downloads

64K

+50 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (19 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 81%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

19 reviews

Overall 90%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Oct 6, 2023

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter [urvanov-syntax-highlighter] < 2.8.34

CVE-2023-45106 · Fixed in v2.8.34

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.9.1
Last Updated: Mar 14, 2026
Requires WP: 6.9+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: N/A
Author: urvanov

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 19
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress users who need to display source code snippets in posts, comments, or pages. It solves the problem of highlighting syntax for many programming languages using customizable themes and language definition files.

Integrated theme editor
Toggled line numbers
Copy/paste code
bbPress 2 support
Mixed language highlighting
Line marking for important lines
Line ranges display
File extension detection

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Urvanov Syntax Highlighter

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter has 3,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter holds a 4.5 out of 5 star rating based on 19 user reviews on WordPress.org.

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter is developed by urvanov and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter requires WordPress 6.9 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Urvanov Syntax Highlighter has been downloaded 63,980+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of Urvanov Syntax Highlighter is 2.9.1. It was last updated on March 14, 2026.

Yes. Urvanov Syntax Highlighter is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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