Automatically add a download link to the latest Github repo release zips with a shortcode [latest_github_release user="github" repo="hub"]
As of April 2026, Latest Github Release is a WordPress zip plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: BackUpWordPress.
Automatically add a download link to the latest Github repo release zips with
a shortcode [latest_github_release user=”github” repo=”hub”]
Add the shortcode [latest_github_release user="github" repo="hub"] to desired post/page/widget and save to have the code working.
One can add some customization to the shortcode such as
[latest_github_release name="Desired Name"]`
add_filter( ‘latest_github_release_link’, ‘gmlatest_github_release_link’, 10, 3 );
function gmlatest_github_release_link( $html, $atts, $zip_url ) {
// Add another class to the <a>.
$atts['class'] .= ' another-class';
// Add <h2> around the tag.
$html = (
'<h2><a href="' .…| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
** 2.1.0 **
– Test for WP 6.0
– Fix missing $zip_url in filter.
** 2.0.0 **
– Updates the plugin to use static functions and to have code that is re-usable by other plugins.
** 1.2.0 **
– Fix Caching errors.
– Better docs.
– Coding style/consistency fixes.
** 1.1.0 **
– Code improvements.
** 1.0.0 **
– Initial Release.
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