A lightweight frontend text highlighter for WordPress. Highlights are saved per user and post, with a simple yellow color and delete option.
| Author: | sacredwp (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 5.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.8.1 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.0 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 09-06-2025 |
| Last updated: | 09-06-2025 |
| Rating, %: | 100 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
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| Total downloads: | 354 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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Highlite is a minimal, easy-to-use WordPress plugin that lets logged-in users highlight text directly on the frontend. Designed for content-rich websites like educational blogs, documentation, and reader-friendly platforms.
Key Features:
- ????️ Highlight text in yellow with a single click
- ???? Highlights are saved per user and post
- ???? Supports inline and block (e.g., paragraphs, list items) selections
- ❌ Click to delete highlights
- ⚙️ Enable or disable on specific post types via settings
- ???? Only logged-in users can highlight (guests are prompted to log in)
- ???? Automatically deactivates if Highlite Pro is active (no conflict)
Looking for advanced features like custom colors, notes, DOCX export, print, and shortcode-based highlight lists? Check out Highlite Pro
Usage
- On the frontend, select any text on supported posts or pages.
- Click the floating ????️ Highlight button to highlight the text.
- Click on the highlight to see the delete option.
- Highlights are saved automatically for logged-in users.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
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