Syntax Highlighter

Syntax Highlighter MT is a WordPress plugin that provides a simple way to use the Syntax Highlighter tool from http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter.
This plugin works like many of the others that enable the use of the Syntax Highlighter tool. The main difference this plugin has is that you can disable any of the code styling JavaScript files that you are not using in order to reduce page loading sizes and times.

Requires at least: 2.7.1
Tested up to: 2.8.5

Installation

The easiest way to install the plugin if from within your WordPress install. If you wish to install manually:

Download the plugin
Unzip the syntax-highlighter-mt directory and upload it to /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Using the Settings menu, make any desired changes to the plugin’s behavior.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I highlight code?

Take a look at http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter for the documentation on using the Syntax Highlighter tool.
Basic usage is similar to: <pre class="brush:php">...PHP code...</pre>

I get an error saying “Can’t find brush for: xxx”

The most likely issue is that you have disabled the brush required to show the type of code specified in the <pre> tag. Go to ‘Settings’ -> ‘Syntax Highlighter’ to verify the correct brush is enabled.

Why “Syntax Highlighter MT”?

There are several plugins already that are named Syntax Highlighter, or some variant. I added “MT” (for Megatome Technologies – my company) to the name to make it unique.