This will show you how to get syntax highlighting in wordpress posts using the code tag.

you need to install the ‘Syntax Highlighter MT 2.0’ plugin

• goto the wp-admin
• goto plugins > install new
• search for ‘Syntax Highlighter MT 2.0’
• install it.

to highlight code in the front end you can use a
<code></code>
or a
<pre></pre>
tag
<pre></pre>