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WP Github Commits

Displays the latest commits of a github repo in the sidebar.

By Sudar Muthu·Github·Free
4.5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 4 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Github Commits is a WordPress Github plugin with 10 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Github Embed.

4.5/52 reviews
10active installs
3.1K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Displays the latest commits of a github repo in the sidebar.

Features

Sidebar Widget

The Plugin provides a sidebar widget which can be configured to display commits from a github repo in the sidebar. You can have multiple widgets with different repo configured for each one of them.

Template function

In addition to using the widget, you can also use the following template function to display the commits of a github repo, anywhere in the theme

get_github_commits($user, $repo, $count);

The following options can be passed in the $options array

  • $user (string) – Github user name.
  • $repo (string) – Github repo name.
  • $count (int) – default 5 – Number of recent commits to show

Custom field

You can also specify the repo for each post or page as a custom field. You can add…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.5+ requiredTested up to 5.8.13
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

v0.6 – (2016-11-13) – (Dev Time: 0.5 hour)

  • Tweak: Trimmed commit messages to 30 characters
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Sudar MuthuSudar Muthu
Plugin Info
Version
0.6
Last Updated
Oct 13, 2021
WP Requires
3.5+
Tested Up To
5.8.13
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.1K+
Added
Feb 12, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

githubwidgetcommits

Developer

S
Sudar Muthu
17 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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