GitHub Release Downloads
Get the download count, links and more information for releases of GitHub repositories.
4.8(4 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, GitHub Release Downloads is a WordPress Github plugin with 70 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Github Embed.
4.8/54 reviews
70active installs
5.9K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
GitHub Release Downloads allows you to get the download count, links and more information for releases of GitHub repositories.
Download count
The shortcode is [grd_count]. It returns a number corresponding to the sum of all download count values for the selected releases. For instance, you can get the number of total downloads for one GitHub repository.
Attributes
user: the GitHub username.repo: the GitHub repository name.latest: only gets information about the latest published release for the repository.tag: only gets information about the release with the specified tag name.prereleases: includes draft releases and prereleases. Default value isfalse.
Examples
- All repository downloads:
[grd_count user="IvanRF" repo="MassiveFileRenamer"] - Latest release downloads:
[grd_count use…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.84 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.3.1
- Added Authorization HTTP header, since access_token query parameter is deprecated.
- Minor fix for a PHP warning.
Contributors
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