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You don’t have to be a full-time programmer to learn how to display code on your WordPress site.<\/p>\nYou don’t have to be a full-time programmer to learn how to display code on your WordPress site.<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019ve just found out a good tutorial that you want to share? Maybe you\u2019ve written about different tips and tricks, some of which require minor code modifications?<\/p>\n
Or maybe you really are<\/em> a programmer who wants to highlight or showcase a particular piece of code?<\/p>\n The problem with all these cases is that displaying raw code in a WordPress post or page can be quite difficult.<\/p>\n And that is why we\u2019ve surfed the Internet and found out the best plugins for displaying code snippets.<\/p>\n With their help, you will be able to effortlessly display all sorts of code anywhere on your WordPress site.<\/p>\n Snipplr is more of a platform than a plugin. You can post a piece of code on their website and later on embed it in your page or post, much in the same way you embed a tweet or an Instagram post.<\/p>\n The downside of this approach is that the code snippets are not actually available on your site and if something happens to Snipplr, they will all be gone.<\/p>\n There is also an unofficial plugin that allows you to embed code from Snipplr based on the snippet ID. However, this plugin was last updated 8 years ago, so you are probably better off just using the embed code.<\/p>\n CodeColorer is, as its name suggests, a plugin that allows you to not only post snippets of code on your website, but also to highlight them properly.<\/p>\n It’s based on the GeSHi library and currently supports more than 250 different programming languages.<\/p>\n It also allows you to limit the box size. This means that if you post a particularly large snippet, instead of additional height atop the content on your web page, a handy mini-scroll bar will appear.<\/p>\n On top of that, you can also add inline code snippets if you just want to post a specific line or a single comment. They too will appear highlighted.<\/p>\n And actually adding code to your site is simple. All you have to do is add the simple shorttag [cc lang=”lang”] [\/cc], where “lang” will be replaced with the programming language you are using.<\/p>\n A quick example with PHP code will look like this:<\/p>\n CodeColorer also offers 9 color themes. You will be able to customize each one of them via CSS.<\/p>\n This is one of the most popular plugins for displaying code snippets and for good reason.<\/p>\n In order to work, it only requires that you put two simple tags at the beginning – [lang], and at the end of the given code snippet – [\/lang], where “lang” is the name of the programming language being used.<\/p>\n Here is an example:<\/p>\n \n[ php] And that’s it. Your code will now show up and will be properly highlighted.<\/p>\n For more advanced users, there is a whole host of snippet customization options.<\/p>\n What makes it different from other plugins is the underlying technology. Instead of the GeSHi library, SyntaxHighlighter Evolved uses the SyntaxHighlighter JavaScript library.<\/p>\n This script library is also used by default on WordPress.com – the WordPress creators\u2019 free blogging platform.<\/p>\n SyntaxHighlighter Evolved comes with 7 themes. You will be able to modify them additionally or to even build your own theme using CSS classes.<\/p>\n WP Code Highlight.js uses the same library as SyntaxHighlighter Evolved does. However, there is one big difference – you don’t have to specify the programming language. All you need to do is put your code between the\u00a0<pre><code> and <\/pre><\/code> tags and that’s it.<\/p>\n The plugin will do all the rest – it will guess the programming language being used and will apply adequate highlighting.<\/p>\n Another advantage is that WP Code Highlight.js can be hosted both locally and on a CDN. The local hosting option allows you to choose exactly which language packages you need. If you only post PHP and CSS code, you probably won’t need the C or C# packages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Looking to showcase some code on your WordPress blog, but wondering what the best tools are? 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CodeColorer<\/h2>\n
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[cc lang=\"php\"]\r\n\/\/ your actual code\r\n[\/cc]<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\nSyntaxHighlighter Evolved<\/h2>\n
\n\/\/ your actual code
\n[\/ php]\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWP Code Highlight.js<\/h2>\n