PrettyCode • Code syntax highlighting with CodeMirror Plugin

A simple block to highlight code with 20+ languages and 50+ themes, for the WordPress editor.

The prettiest syntax highlighting block for the WordPress editor.
Live edit your code snippets in the admin with bracket matching, customize colors with more thant 50 themes (Base16, Monokai, Material, Zenburn, Hopscotch…).
Compatible with major languages: HTML, CSS, JS, JSX, Stylus, Sass, PHP, Python, C, C++, C#, Java, XML, Shell, JSON, Go, Swift…

This block uses CodeMirror. You may have seen this block before on the Advanced Gutenberg Blocks plugins few years ago. It’s now an updated and standalone block.

Third Party

This plugins uses some third party libraries:

WordPress create-block by gziolo – https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wordpress/create-block
CodeMirror – https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror
react-codemirror2 by scniro – https://github.com/scniro/react-codemirror2

A big thanks to their respective creators and maintainers!

Installation

Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/prettycode directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
Go to a post and click on ‘Add block’
Search for ‘PrettyCode’

Screenshots

FAQ

Which languages are available?

All major language are available: HTML, CSS, JS, JSX, Stylus, Sass, PHP, Python, C, C++, C#, Java, XML, Shell, JSON, Go, Swift…

Can I add more languages ?

Yes, by using the filter prettycode_languages_list.

Can I customize the appearance?

Sure! You have access to 50+ dark and light themes like Base16, Monokai, Material, Zenburn, Hopscotch…

Can I contribute?

Yep! The public repository is right here: https://github.com/maximebj/prettycode.plugin

Changelog

1.0.7

Fixed code editor line height

1.0.6

Added translation for JS files
Fixed a bug with PHP block

1.0

Initial release