Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg
By WebHat
- Category rank
- #459 in Gutenberg
- Listing audit
- 48/100
Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by WebHat. With a rating of 4.5★ from 2 reviews, it currently ranks #459 in the Gutenberg category.
Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg is the #459 ranked Gutenberg app on WordPress, with a 4.5 average rating from 2 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
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Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg ranks #459 of 696 in Gutenberg on WordPress. It holds a 4.5★ average from 2 reviews on WordPress.
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- No standout positives in the measured data.
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- −Only 2 reviews — the average can still move with a few new ratings
How Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg works
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Vaaky Highlighter is a lightweight syntax highlighter plugin for the WordPress Gutenberg editor. Add beautiful code blocks with line numbers, a copy-to-clipboard button, optional filename label, automatic language detection, and 35+ themes. Powered by Highlight.js — a fast, dependency-free alternative to Prism.
Syntax highlighting is powered by Highlight.js, a fast and dependency-free JavaScript library that supports multiple programming languages and themes.
Vaaky Highlighter is ideal for developers, bloggers, technical writers, and documentation sites who want elegant syntax-highlighted code without unnecessary bloat.
Using it is simple: add the Vaaky Highlighter Sourcecode block in Gutenberg, paste your code, and publish — the plugin handles everything automatically.
View the live demo of all supported themes:
Demo Page
What’s new in 1.2.0
Line numbers for code blocks
Floating copy-to-clipboard button on every block
Optional filename label (renders as a tab above the code)
Word-wrap toggle per block + global default
Visual theme picker (no more guessing from a dropdown)
Modernized build using @wordpress/scripts
Drops PHP 5.6 / WordPress 6.0 support — now requires PHP 7.4 / WordPress 6.5
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