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code plugins
249 plugins in the directory carry the code tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
249
plugins
4,450,290+
combined reach
30
released in 90 days
78%
quiet 18 months+
1
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2026 | iG:Syntax Hiliter | 30+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager Easily add code snippets in WordPress. Insert header & footer scripts, add PHP code snippets with conditional logic, insert ads pixel code, and more. | 3,000,000+ | 4.9★ | 11 days ago |
| Code Snippets An easy, clean, and simple way to enhance your site with code snippets. | 1,000,000+ | 4.7★ | 5 days ago |
| Head & Footer Code Easy add site-wide, category and article specific custom code before the closing </head> and </body>, or after opening <body> tag. | 100,000+ | 5.0★ | 7 days ago |
| Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything Create custom "Shortcodes" easily for HTML, JavaScript, CSS code snippets and use the shortcodes within posts, pages & widgets | 100,000+ | 4.9★ | 1 month ago |
| Simple Custom CSS Plugin Add Custom CSS to your WordPress site without any hassles. | 100,000+ | 4.7★ | 18 months ago · quiet |
| Scripts n Styles This plugin allows Admin users to individually add HTML, custom CSS, Classes and JavaScript directly to Post, Pages or any other custom post types. | 30,000+ | 4.4★ | 3 years ago · quiet |
| SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. As seen on WordPress.com. | 20,000+ | 4.3★ | 18 months ago · quiet |
| Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview, syntax highlighting, and a copy button. | 10,000+ | 2.5★ | 4 days ago |
| Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting Code highlighting powered by the VS Code engine. Performance focused. No bloat. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 23 days ago |
| CSS & JavaScript Toolbox Add CSS, JavaScript, PHP and HTML code snippets to your site. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 12 days ago |
| Highlighting Code Block Add code block with syntax highlighting using prism.js. (Available for Gutenberg and Classic Editor) | 10,000+ | 4.5★ | 2 months ago |
| Code Embed Code Embed provides a very easy and efficient way to embed code (JavaScript, CSS and HTML) in your posts and pages. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 17 days ago |
| WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets Snippets made simple — easily insert and manage custom PHP, CSS, JS & HTML without coding in theme files. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 13 days ago |
| Foxtool All-in-One: Contact chat button, Custom login, Media optimize images Summarize the essential functions for managing a WordPress website | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 16 days ago |
| Advanced CSS Editor Advanced CSS Editor is a lightweight plugin that lets you write different CSS code for each device (desktop, tablets, and mobile phones) right from th … | 4,000+ | 4.3★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| Code Widget Code widget help to add Short Code, PHP Code, HTML, and Simple Text in widget. | 4,000+ | 4.9★ | 4 years ago · quiet |
| Add Code To Head Add custom JavaScript/HTML/CSS codes to the page head without editing the template. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Urvanov Syntax Highlighter Reincarnation of Crayon Syntax Highlighter. Syntax Highlighter supporting multiple languages, themes, fonts, highlighting from a URL, or post text. | 3,000+ | 4.5★ | 6 months ago |
| WebberZone Snippetz – Header, Body and Footer manager The ultimate snippet manager for WordPress. Create and manage custom HTML, CSS, or JS code snippets and control where and when they are displayed. | 2,000+ | 4.8★ | 29 days ago |
| CodeColorer Syntax highlighting for code snippets in posts, comments, and RSS, with inline code, themes, and line numbers. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 23 days ago |
| Code Prettify 100% automatic code highlighting using the Prettify library. No shortcodes, no classnames, fully automatic and pure awesome. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| Greenshift Smart Code AI Introducing Smart Code AI for WordPress - the revolutionary plugin that unleashes the power of Artificial Intelligence within the Gutenberg editor! | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 15 months ago |
| Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) Extending the Code block with syntax highlighting rendered on the server, thus being AMP-compatible and having faster frontend performance. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| Code Engine – PHP Snippets, AI Functions & Automation for WordPress Manage PHP & JS snippets the clean way, then turn any function into an AI tool, a workflow step, or a REST endpoint. Write once, use everywhere. 🤟 | 800+ | 5.0★ | 18 days ago |
| Nav Menu Manager Simplifies nav menu maintenance and functionality providing more control over nav menus with less coding. | 800+ | 5.0★ | 10 months ago |
| Code Click to Copy Copies and tags automatically to clipboard with customizable tooltips. | 700+ | 4.7★ | 13 months ago |
| Code Block Syntax Highlighter for Elementor This is an drag & drop widget for syntax highlighting of code blocks. | 600+ | 5.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| CodePen Embed Block An (official) block for CodePen Embeds. | 600+ | 5.0★ | 16 days ago |
| Validated This plugin will allow you to check your pages/posts HTML against the W3C Validator. | 600+ | 4.0★ | 6.5 years ago · quiet |
| Code Snippet DM Code Snippet DM enables you to display code snippets in a stylish way inside your content. | 500+ | 5.0★ | 13 months ago |
| Pastacode Use Pastacode to add code into your posts with the awesome PrismJs coloration library. So, past'a code! | 400+ | 4.9★ | 6 months ago |
| Preserve Code Formatting Preserve formatting of code for display by preventing its modification by WordPress and other plugins while also retaining whitespace. | 400+ | 4.7★ | 13 months ago |
| 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widget Simple QR Code Generator | 400+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| WP-Markdown Allows Markdown to be enabled in posts, comments and bbPress forums. | 400+ | 4.5★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Advanced Custom Fields – Code Area Field Adds a 'Code Area' textarea editor field type for the Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin. | 300+ | 3.8★ | 12 years ago · quiet |
| AMS Google Webmaster Tools Adds Google Webmaster Tools verification meta-tag. | 300+ | — | 4.5 years ago · quiet |
| Better File Editor Adds line numbers, syntax highlighting, code folding, and lots more to the theme and plugin editors in the admin panel. | 300+ | 4.7★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| Create with Code Create with code lets you quickly embed and run your python projects in your website / blog | 300+ | 4.2★ | 21 months ago · quiet |
| PopCash Code Integration Tool This plugin is designed to help the integration of the publisher code from PopCash.Net | 300+ | 4.0★ | 6 months ago |
| Simple Code Highlighter Simple Syntax Code Highlighter | 300+ | 4.7★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| WP SyntaxHighlighter This plugin is code syntax highlighter based on SyntaxHighlighter ver. 3.0.83 and 2.1.382. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 14 years ago · quiet |
| Code Markup Code Markup is a WordPress plugin that makes it easy to include program code samples in your posts. | 200+ | — | 18 years ago · quiet |
| Gist GitHub Shortcode Adds Github Gists in your posts via shortcode | 200+ | 5.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| WordPress Playground Block This WordPress block embeds WordPress Playground in your posts and pages. An optional interactive code editor allows readers to learn and explore. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 10 days ago |
| Simple Code Block A simple block to insert code into Gutenberg. | 200+ | 4.9★ | 6.5 years ago · quiet |
| Snippet Vault Versatile plugin that not only manages PHP code snippets but also acts as a powerful bridge connecting WordPress, AI, and external digital platforms. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 20 months ago · quiet |
| WP Konami Code Add Konami code easter egg to your WordPress website. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Auto SyntaxHighlighter Auto SyntaxHighlighter is a WordPress Code highlight plugin. Use editor botton, in the pop-up window, paste or write your code, oh, very simple. | 100+ | 4.3★ | 14 years ago · quiet |
| Google Syntax Highlighter for WordPress This plugin makes using the Google Syntax highlighter by Alex Gorbatchev to highlight code snippets within WordPress simple. | 100+ | — | 19 years ago · quiet |
| Header Code Simplest plugin that injects any code into wp_head(). | 100+ | — | 23 months ago · quiet |
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