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Highlighting Code Block

by LOOS · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Highlighting Code Block is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

88/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Highlighting Code Block
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security95
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master12 Dec 2018 to 12 Dec 2018, 1 commits
looswebstudio12 Dec 2018 to 1 Jul 2026, 54 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Highlighting Code Block
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Jul 2026Highlighting Code Block <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'font_family' Setting4.4<= 2.2.02.2.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Highlighting Code Block
Q4 20233.5
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20241.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.5 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star17
4 star0
3 star0
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 Highlighting Code Block
4 May 2026269
11 May 2026418
18 May 20265,810
25 May 20261,097
1 Jun 2026741
8 Jun 2026573
15 Jun 2026449
22 Jun 2026388
29 Jun 20265,707
6 Jul 20261,156
13 Jul 2026739
20 Jul 2026757
27 Jul 2026511
3 Aug 2026460
10 Aug 2026413
17 Aug 2026404
24 Aug 2026387
31 Aug 2026369
7 Sep 2026291
14 Sep 2026380
21 Sep 2026404
28 Sep 2026325
5 Oct 2026376
12 Oct 2026358
19 Oct 20261,023
26 Oct 2026567
2 Nov 202677

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 44% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.2.1
AuthorLOOS
Added12 Dec 2018
Last updated1 Jul 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagscode, gutenberg, Highlight, code block, syntax highlighting

Other plugins by this author: SEO SIMPLE PACK, Useful Blocks, Custom Block Patterns, Lorem Ipsum Blocks, LOOS Featured Image Automator

Questions

Is Highlighting Code Block still maintained?

Highlighting Code Block was last updated on 1 Jul 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Highlighting Code Block safe?

Highlighting Code Block has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Highlighting Code Block?

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

What can I use instead of Highlighting Code Block?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks, Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More, Spectra Blocks - AI Website Builder for the Block Editor, Gmap Block, Twentig Supercharged Block Editor - Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio.

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