Embed GitHub Gist
Embed GitHub Gists into WordPress.
5(4 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Embed GitHub Gist is a WordPress Gist plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gist All-In-One Marketing – Live Chat….
5/54 reviews
100active installs
13K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This project is available for forking on GitHub:
- https://github.com/dflydev/embed-github-gist
Embed GitHub Gists into
WordPress. Provides a shortcode for posts and pages but also has the ability
to embed by hand in the event that a Gist needs to be embedded somewhere in
the page that does not pass through the shortcode filters.
Examples:
[gist id=546764]
[gist id=546764 file=file.txt]
[gist id=546764 file=file.txt bump=1]
[gist]http://gist.github.com/546764[/gist]
Cache is implemented with the Transients API to minimize delay on loading
content. Default TTL (time to live) is 86400 seconds or one day.
Upcoming features:
- Option for setting default TTL
- Option to bypass cache entirely
- Implement admin interface to control options
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8.6+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.13
- Looks at EMBED_GISTHUB_USERNAME and EMBED_GISTHUB_PASSWORD for API requests
Contributors
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