Title: WP-SimpleSyntaxHighlighter
Author: mrvitaminp
Published: <strong>October 5, 2009</strong>
Last modified: October 29, 2009

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# WP-SimpleSyntaxHighlighter

 By [mrvitaminp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrvitaminp/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter.1.0.9302.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/)

## Description

Simple SyntaxHighlighter for WordPress adds Alex Gorbatchev’s JavaScript [SyntaxHighlighter](http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter)
to your blog.

Alex Gorbatchev’s SyntaxHighlighter is a fully functional self-contained code syntax
highlighter developed in JavaScript. To get an idea of what SyntaxHighlighter is
capable of, have a look at the [demo page](http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter:Demo).

The plugin itself only wraps this functionality and provides some basic configuration
through the WordPress Admin panel.

Features:

 * Adds code syntax highlighting to blog
 * Includes syntax brushes for the following languages: ActionScript, BashShell,
   C/C++, C#, ColdFusion, CSS, Delphi/Pascal, Diff, Erlang, F#, Groovy, Java, JavaFX,
   JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Plain, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Scala, SSIS Expressions,
   SQL, VB.net, and XML/HTML
 * Syntax brush availablity configurable by admin
 * Includes CSS Theme support

## Installation

 1. Upload the entire ‘wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

To configure use the ‘Simple SyntaxHighlighter’ menu item in the ‘Settings’ section
of the WordPress Admin Panel.

## FAQ

#### Where can I see examples of the code syntax highlighter?

You can see examples at the SyntaxHighlighter author’s [demo page](http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter:Demo).

#### I have installed the plugin and it doesn’t see to do anything, what am I doing wrong?

The plugin only adds the needed JavaScript and Stylesheets to perform the syntax
highlighting. Please visit the [usage guide](http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter:Usage)
for details on how to use this plugin in your posts.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“WP-SimpleSyntaxHighlighter” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ mrvitaminp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrvitaminp/)

[Translate “WP-SimpleSyntaxHighlighter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.9302

 * Updated to use version 2.0.364 of Alex Gorbatchev’s JavaScript SyntaxHighlighter.
 * Detailed changelog can be found [here](http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter:Changes:2.1.364).

#### 1.0.9278

 * Updated to use version 2.0.320 of Alex Gorbatchev’s JavaScript SyntaxHighlighter.
 * Detailed changelog can be found [here](http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter:Changes:2.0.320).

#### 1.0.9122

 * Initial version. Wraps version 2.0.296 of Alex Gorbatchev’s JavaScript SyntaxHighlighter.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.9302**
 *  Last updated **17 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.0.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.8.4**
 * Tags
 * [syntax highlight](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/syntax-highlight/)[SyntaxHighlighter](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/syntaxhighlighter/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simplesyntaxhighlighter/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ mrvitaminp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrvitaminp/)

## Support

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