Claudio Sanches

This plugin adds Github Gists in your posts via shortcode.
Examples
Add a full gist:
<pre><code>[gist id="3837669"]
</code></pre>
Add a specific file in a gist:
<pre><code>[gist id="3837669" file="index.php"]
</code></pre>
<h3>License</h3>
Gist GitHub Shortcode is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published 
by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Gist GitHub Shortcode is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Gist GitHub Shortcode. If not, see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a>.

Gist GitHub Shortcode

Adds Github Gists in your posts via shortcode

Bainternet

This plugin lets you embed Github’s Gists in your posts or pages, but the main deference then all others is that this plugin also enables you to create Gists without leaving your WordPress. 
that’s right you can create gists from within your WordPress admin. 
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q_dBkGQSU7g?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe>
Features
<ul>
<li>Updated to the latest GitHub API V3</li>
<li>Create Gists from your WordPress Admin panel</li>
<li>Internal cache built-in</li>
<li>Built in Tinymce (editor) button.</li>
<li>Works with all posts types (post,page,custom).</li>
</ul>
any feedback or suggestions are welcome.
check out my <a href="http://en.bainternet.info/category/plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">other plugins</a>

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