SyntaxHighlighter Evolved v3.7.2
Now with support for the new block editor in WordPress 5.0! SyntaxHighlighter Evolved allows you to easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without losing its formatting or making any manual...
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
- Last audited Sep 12, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.0+
- Requires WordPress 5.7+
- Tested up to WP 6.7 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 74% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 104 Passed
- 16 Warnings
- 5 Failed
33 of 37 checks passed.
47 of 61 checks passed.
10 of 12 checks passed.
6 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
197.9 KB
503.8 KB unzipped
Total files
108
across all file types
Lines of PHP
1,826
in 1 files Small
File types
- JS
- CSS
- PNG
- TXT
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 30 High
- 17 Medium
- 79 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of SyntaxHighlighter Evolved, Compatibility improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-17). The codebase grew 761% in size.
Audited 1.1.0 → 3.7.2 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
323
downloads
Today
34
downloads
Week over week
−21%
vs previous week
Month over month
−14%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: High.
Version intelligence
26% of installs run an older version
≈ 5.3K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v3.2
- v3.5
- v3.6
- v3.7
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
18 mo ago
Mar 3, 2025
Looks abandonedRelease cadence
~ every 184 days
average between releases
Total releases
30
since Mar 2009 · 17 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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