SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
Limited data: SyntaxHighlighter Evolved has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
Quick answers
- Is SyntaxHighlighter Evolved still maintained?
- No. Last release 27 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago. 27 Oct 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns SyntaxHighlighter Evolved, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Kau-Boy since Mar 2014. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was SyntaxHighlighter Evolved removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is SyntaxHighlighter Evolved safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest SyntaxHighlighter Evolved update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 1 Nov 2024 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Kau-Boy | 19 Mar 2014 to 27 Oct 2025, 19 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 27 Oct 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 20+
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Facts
- Full name
- SyntaxHighlighter Evolved: SASS Brush
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Author
- Bernhard Kau
- Added
- 19 Mar 2014
- Last updated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Active installs
- 20+
- Requires WordPress
- not stated
- Tested up to
- 6.9.11
- Requires PHP
- not stated
- Category
- not stated
- Tags
- code, sass, scss, syntax, Highlight
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Questions about SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
Is SyntaxHighlighter Evolved still maintained?
No. Last release 27 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns SyntaxHighlighter Evolved, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Kau-Boy since Mar 2014.
Was SyntaxHighlighter Evolved removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is SyntaxHighlighter Evolved safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest SyntaxHighlighter Evolved update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it.