Title: Should i prettify the code first?
Last modified: January 29, 2019

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# Should i prettify the code first?

 *  Resolved [roeeyossef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roeeyossef/)
 * (@roeeyossef)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-prettify-the-code-first/)
 * Hi Guys,
 * I’me using the plugin on a custom wp theme to show JSON code. It looks great 
   on the frontend when i add a prettified JSON to the backend, but if i add a minified
   JSON it looks bad as it is minified on the frontend as well.
 * Should i expect the plugin to show it correctly although i add a minified code
   or i do something not correctly?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fshould-i-prettify-the-code-first%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Andi Dittrich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andi-dittrich/)
 * (@andi-dittrich)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-prettify-the-code-first/#post-11144951)
 * Hi roeeyossef,
 * EnlighterJS is a **Syntax Highlighter** – **not an IDE** which includes language
   specific AST rules to parse/format the code!
 * it’s designed to copy+paste the code from your existing IDE into your blog
 * best regards, Andi
 *  Thread Starter [roeeyossef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roeeyossef/)
 * (@roeeyossef)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-prettify-the-code-first/#post-11144953)
 * appreciate the quick respnose. Thanks!
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [roeeyossef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roeeyossef/).

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 * [json](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/json/)
 * [prettify](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/prettify/)

 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [roeeyossef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roeeyossef/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-prettify-the-code-first/#post-11144953)
 * Status: resolved