Pastacode for WordPress Plugin Directory
Pastacode is a WordPress app, with a 4.9 average rating from 14 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Pastacode is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Willy Bahuaud. With a rating of 4.9★ from 14 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Pastacode is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 14 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Willy Bahuaud — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (14) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Pastacode works
With Pastacode, you can easily add code into your posts with the awesome PrismJs coloration library.
You can insert source code into the post editor, wrinting it directly in the editor (using a gutenberg bloc or classic editor), from a file, or from webservices like GitHub, Gitlab, Gist, Pastebin, BitBucket or BitBucket snippets. Webservices responses are cached in order to avoid too many HTTP requests.
It also work in comments and bbPress topics and replies.
Don’t worry about posts updates while upgrading codes!
Pastacode allows to enhance your snippets using PrismJs plugins (highlightning lines, link functions…).
Third Party Pastacode use some third party components
PrismJS – by Lea Verou, Golmote, James DiGioia, Michael Schmidt & other contributors
WordPress create-block
CodeMirror 6
CodeMirror6 Component for React
He.js – by Mathias Bynens
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pastacode?
Pastacode is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 14 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Willy Bahuaud.