Gutenberg Slider Blocks and Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.

Where Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) leads

Ranks higher in Block-enabled: #206 vs #391 of 427.

How this is generated

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Read each app's audit: Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider audit • Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider	Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	themantiko	Weston Ruter

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)

Shared

Block-enabled#391 of 427

Block-enabled#206

3. App details

Long-form description

Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider

Candy Slider is the collection of slider blocks for the new Gutenberg WordPress block editor. See Demo COMPANION THEME We also created the DO theme in the Themantiko theme shop as the perfect companion for Candy Slider.

Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)

This plugin extends the Code block in WordPress core to add syntax highlighting which is rendered on the server. Pre-existing Code blocks on a site are automatically extended to include syntax highlighting. Doing server-side syntax highlighting eliminates the need to enqueue any JavaScript on the frontend (e.g. Highlight.js or Prism.js) and this ensures there is no flash of unhighlighted code (FOUC?). Reducing script on the frontend improves frontend performance, and it also allows for the syntax highlighted code to appear properly in AMP pages as rendered by the official AMP plugin (see also ampproject/amp-wp#972) or when JavaScript is turned off in the browser. This extended Code block uses language auto-detection to add syntax highlighting, but you can override the language in the block’s settings sidebar. (There is currently no syntax highlighting of the Code block in the editor, but see #8.) The plugin supports all programming languages that highlight.php supports (being a port of highlight.js). The Code block also is extended to support specifying lines to highlight which get marked up with mark elements (including in RSS feeds). There is also a checkbox for whether to show line numbers on the frontend (with the numbers being non-selectable). Lastly, given inconsistencies across themes regarding whether lines in a Code block should be wrapped, this plugin adds styling to force them to no-wrap by default, with a checkbox to opt in to wrapping when desired. For advanced usage, please see the plugin wiki. This plugin is developed on GitHub. See list of current issues with the plugin. Please feel free to file any additional issues or requests that you may come across. Pull requests are welcome. See contributing information. Credits This is a fork of Code Syntax Block by Marcus Kazmierczak (mkaz), which is also available on WordPress.org. Copyright (c) 2018 Marcus Kazmierczak. Licensed under GPL 2.0 or later. highlight.php is released under the BSD 3-Clause License. Copyright © 2006-2013, Ivan Sagalaev (maniac@softwaremaniacs.org), highlight.js (original author). Copyright © 2013, Geert Bergman (geert@scrivo.nl), highlight.php

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider or Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)?

Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider (5.0★, 1 reviews) and Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) (5.0★, 26 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider or Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) does carry the larger published review base (26 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider or Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (26 vs 1).

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WordPress Plugin Directory data. What it can show: Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider has 1 published reviews; Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) has 26 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider and Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)?

Migration support varies by app and category. Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider and Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Gutenberg Slider Blocks – Candy Slider vs Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)