Github Embed vs Show Your GitHub Activities (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Github Embed

3.9(14)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago

View Github Embed

Show Your GitHub Activities

0(0)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 13 years ago

View Show Your GitHub Activities

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Github Embed has a higher user rating (3.9/5 from 14 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Github Embed has accumulated 28K+ total downloads while Show Your GitHub Activities has 1.7K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Github Embed		Show Your GitHub Activities
Rating	3.9/5	◄	N/A
Total Reviews	14	◄	0
Active Installs	1.0K+	◄	10
Total Downloads	28K+	◄	1.7K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	4 months ago	◄	13 years ago
First Released	2013		2012
Age	13 years		14 years
WP Requires	6.2+		3.4.1+
PHP Requires	false+		false+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	2.2.1		0.0.6

Rating

3.9/5Github Embed

◄

Show Your GitHub ActivitiesN/A

Total Reviews

14Github Embed

◄

Show Your GitHub Activities0

Active Installs

1.0K+Github Embed

◄

Show Your GitHub Activities10

Total Downloads

28K+Github Embed

◄

Show Your GitHub Activities1.7K+

Support Resolution

N/AGithub Embed

Show Your GitHub ActivitiesN/A

Last Updated

4 months agoGithub Embed

◄

Show Your GitHub Activities13 years ago

First Released

2013Github Embed

Show Your GitHub Activities2012

Age

13 yearsGithub Embed

Show Your GitHub Activities14 years

WP Requires

6.2+Github Embed

Show Your GitHub Activities3.4.1+

PHP Requires

false+Github Embed

Show Your GitHub Activitiesfalse+

Business Model

FreeGithub Embed

Show Your GitHub ActivitiesFree

Latest Version

2.2.1Github Embed

Show Your GitHub Activities0.0.6

Rating Breakdown

Github Embed

3.9/5(14 reviews)

71%

29%

Show Your GitHub Activities

0/5(0 reviews)

Download Trends

Recent Reviews

Github Embed Reviews

by Ted Thompson

Does seem to work, with this 1 simple trick

http instead of https. Posting the URL (which should trigger an embed in Gutenberg) using https seems to be hit or miss, but using http worked for all URLs I tried.

by sighallgone

Sadly not working

Doesn’t seem to work sadly. Trying to add my public repos to a page and they are not showing up like in the screenshots. I don’t think I am doing anything wrong, but perhaps a bit of better documentat

by lordmatt

Not working at all for me

I’ve tried on two separate multisite installs and I cannot get any GitHub URL to embed at all.

Show Your GitHub Activities Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Github Embed or Show Your GitHub Activities more popular?

Github Embed has 1.0K+ active installations while Show Your GitHub Activities has 10. Github Embed is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — Github Embed or Show Your GitHub Activities?

Github Embed has a 3.9/5 rating from 14 reviews, while Show Your GitHub Activities has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.

Are Github Embed and Show Your GitHub Activities free?

Github Embed is free and Show Your GitHub Activities is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Github Embed or Show Your GitHub Activities?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

Github Embed was last updated 4 months ago and Show Your GitHub Activities was last updated 13 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.