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Github Ribbon

Adds "Fork me on Github" ribbons to your WordPress posts

By Sudar Muthu·Git·Free
5(1 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 4 years ago
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As of April 2026, Github Ribbon is a WordPress git plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gitium.

5/51 reviews
30active installs
7.0K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

Github Ribbons is a WordPress Plugin that allows you to add “Fork me on Github” ribbons to your WordPress posts or pages. You can enable the ribbon per post/page level or at global level.

Features

The following are some of the features of the Plugin

  • You can choose between image based ribbons or CSS3 based ribbons.
  • You can choose whether to show the ribbon on the right side or on the left side.
  • You can choose whether the link has to open in a new tab or not.
  • You can choose any one of the 6 different colours that are available.
  • Configuration can be set either globally or on a post by post basic.

Styling using CSS

If you want to style the ribbon yourself or add additional CSS styles to it (like adding z-index etc) then add it to the .robbon-holder CSS class.

Development

The dev…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.8+ requiredTested up to 5.8.13
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

v1.2.1 (2015-07-26) (Dev time: 1 hour)

  • Tweak: Add z-index to the ribbon. (Thanks https://github.com/vivex)
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Sudar MuthuSudar Muthu
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.1
Last Updated
Oct 13, 2021
WP Requires
3.8+
Tested Up To
5.8.13
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30
Downloads
7.0K+
Added
Sep 7, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

gitgithubribbon

Developer

S
Sudar Muthu
17 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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