Embed files and gist from Github in your blog posts or pages.
As of April 2026, WP Github Gist is a WordPress Gist plugin with 40 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gist All-In-One Marketing – Live Chat….
WP Github Gist WordPress Plugin, provides the ability to embed gist and files from Github in your blog posts or pages. Even though Github doesn’t provide a way to embed files, this Plugin still works by using the gist-it service.
To embed a gist you have to use the following shortcode
[gist id = "{GIST_ID}" file = "{GIST_FILE}" width = "{WIDTH}" height = "{HEIGHT}"]
The following are the different attributes that you can use in the shortcode
id – Id of your gist.file – File inside gist that you want to display. If there is only one file in the gist, then you can ignore this.width – Width of the code wrapper. Default is 100%.height – Height of the code wrapper. Default is 100%.eg: [gist id = "12345" file = "myfile" width = "100%" hei…
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 5.8.13 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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