Plugins That We Recommend – SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

This is the best and easiest to use code highlighter plugin to display and highlight code in your WordPress posts. Most of the WordPress code highlighter plugins need the WYSIWYG editor to be disabled and in most cases these plugins will not work if the WYSIWYG editor is enabled. It is an annoying and time-consuming job to keep enabling and disabling the editor for the plugin work properly.

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved allows you to easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. It uses the SyntaxHighlighter JavaScript package by Alex Gorbatchev to do the highlighting and supports all of the package’s parameters via short-code attributes. You can easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without losing its formatting or making any manual changes and with minimal editing.

Features

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved is a WordPress plugin that we think is a must-have and we strongly recommend it for its varied features and functionality.

• SyntaxHighlighter Evolved supports a wide range of syntax highlighting for loads of different languages
• It enables line numbering with the ability to highlight certain lines
• There is a toolbar, ability to print, copy to clipboard or view the source from the menu in the top right (Hover over top right corner to enable it)
• The plugin presents code in a clean and organized fashion
• SyntaxHighlighter Evolved does not cause any performance issues with your server

Why Use SyntaxHighlighter Evolved?

We recommend that you use SyntaxHighlighter Evolved if you have a website or blog that is powered by WordPress and is one that is about website development or programming, since it is especially useful with posts that include code snippets, tutorials, articles and so on. This plugin is indispensable for arranging clear, clean and well-organized code neatly in your posts. We find that SyntaxHighlighter Evolved makes it totally easy to post syntax-highlighted code by just a small statement and this in turn makes it easier for the reader. The plugin has the ability to make code snippets simpler to understand and interpret than the standard display method.

The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved method looks better, is cleaner and is much less work than the standard method. The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin also has some useful features which can also be used to get the best out of your syntax-highlighted code snippets. It supports most program language including PHP, CSS, HTML, C, Javacript and others.

Benefits

The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved has some special features that enable certain functions in a much less complex way than the earlier methods. These are:

1. No modification needed , especially to your theme.
2. It’s much easier to discuss or refer to particular line of code, if there are line numbers and the The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved supports these numbers with a little modification.
3. The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved supports the WordPress Visual Editor.

The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved can be installed from the WordPress plugin admin panel and there is no need to change any default settings. You just open your Visual Editor and write your new post and if you need to insert a piece of code in the post, all you have to do is write it in the correct format. Along with the simplicity and ease of use, it is the functionality of this plugin that makes us recommend it so strongly for any kind of Internet marketing project.

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