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Github Embed

v2.2.1

Plugin that allows you to embed details from GitHub just by pasting in the URL as you would any other embed source. Currently supports:

by Lee Willis · Website

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Rank
#6,914 24h 0 · 7d -13
Est. installs
1,110 High confidence
Total downloads
31K all time
Rating
3.9 ★ 14 reviews
Official installs
1,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

2 months ago

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Version
2.2.1
Requires WP
6.2
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2013

About Github Embed

Github Embed is a WordPress plugin by Lee Willis, first published on WordPress.org in 2013. It has 1,000+ active installations and 31,138 downloads in total, and ranks #6,914 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 13 places. Users rate it 3.9 out of 5 across 14 reviews. Version 2.2.1 was released 2 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.2 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under embed, Github and oembed. Plugins with a similar focus include Embedly, Wistia WordPress Plugin and oEmbed Plus.

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