Syntax Highlighting in Descriptions and Comments
Currently, when writing code snippets in descriptions or comments, they are displayed as plain text without any syntax highlighting. This makes reading and understanding code difficult, especially for complex examples.
I would like to request the addition of syntax highlighting support in both description and comment fields. Ideally:
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Code blocks should support fenced syntax (e.g. triple backticks with language identifiers like
```js,```python). -
There should be support for selecting a syntax highlighting theme, similar to how highlight.js or Prism.js offers customizable styles.
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Users should be able to manually select the programming language used for highlighting, in case automatic language detection fails or misinterprets the code.
These improvements would greatly enhance readability and usability for users who include code in their documentation or discussions.
Great suggestion haruka8015
here a similar post you can upvote: https://help.wrike.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115000157409--Status-Launched-Code-formatting-in-task-descriptions-and-comments?page=6#comments
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Pietro Poli, thank you for referencing a similar post!
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Rohan V Wrike Team member Conosci le straordinarie funzionalità di Wrike e le best practices
I read through the thread from 2019, but I felt that there was a significant gap between the implementation and the original request. Personally, after reading the post, I couldn't help but wonder: "Was this really what users were asking for?"
Since then, I’ve reviewed the help pages, FAQs, and community forum materials, and I’ve also tried using the product directly to explore the functionality—but I haven’t been able to find any support for code block markup or syntax highlighting features.
English is not my strong suit, so it’s possible I may have missed something. However, the thread from 2017 that was referenced is now closed, and I’m no longer able to post there.
Additionally, a staff member who was assisting me kindly submitted a support ticket on my behalf. In response, the support team told us that the feature has not been implemented yet and directed us to post the suggestion on the community forum.
If this feature has indeed been implemented, could you please show me how to use it?
If it hasn’t been implemented, I would appreciate it if you could share whether it’s on the roadmap or if there are any plans to support it.
To be honest, I felt it was a bit discouraging to be pointed to a 7–8-year-old thread and asked to upvote it. I hope this feedback will be considered seriously.