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Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter

by Andi Dittrich · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Andi Dittrich23 May 2013 to 13 Apr 2026, 154 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
7 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Apr 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.8 from 65 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star59
4 star2
3 star1
2 star2
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter
4 May 2026319
11 May 2026620
18 May 2026734
25 May 2026585
1 Jun 2026538
8 Jun 2026478
15 Jun 2026434
22 Jun 2026403
29 Jun 2026325
6 Jul 2026344
13 Jul 2026370
20 Jul 2026435
27 Jul 2026408
3 Aug 2026408
10 Aug 2026398
17 Aug 2026377
24 Aug 2026388
31 Aug 2026353
7 Sep 2026335
14 Sep 2026376
21 Sep 2026423
28 Sep 2026391
5 Oct 2026361
12 Oct 2026335
19 Oct 2026739
26 Oct 2026452
2 Nov 202687

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 5% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.7.0
AuthorAndi Dittrich
Added23 May 2013
Last updated13 Apr 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.8
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagshighlighter, highlighting, classic editor, syntax highlighter, syntax highlighting

Other plugins by this author: Cryptex | E-Mail Address Protection, Tweakr - Advanced options toolkit

Questions

Is Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter still maintained?

Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter was last updated on 13 Apr 2026. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter safe?

Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter?

The wordpress.org author is Andi Dittrich. Recent committers: Andi Dittrich, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Enlighter - Customizable Syntax Highlighter?

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