paul1999

Instead of embedding a <a href="http://gist.github.com" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Gist</a> (a <a href="http://pastie.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">pastie</a> like service on steroids) by copying and pasting HTML you can simple embed it with a [gist] shortcode.
For example, to embed the <a href="http://gist.github.com/30948" rel="nofollow ugc">gist: 30948</a> enter this in a post or page:
<pre><code>[gist id=30948]
</code></pre>
It is that simple.
One problem with gists is that a search engine spiders (and users with javascript disabled) will not see your code in a blog entry. This plugin allows you to get around this by including text, such as content of the gist inside the shortcode. The text is wrapped inside these tags:
<pre><code><noscript><code class="gist"><pre>
</code></pre>
You would use it like this:
<pre><code>[gist id=30948]
puts hello_world_test;
i = 0
5.times do
 i = i + 1
 puts i
end
[/gist]
</code></pre>
The content inside a gist shortcode is optional.
View the <a href="http://svn.wp-plugins.org/github-gist-shortcode/trunk/CHANGELOG" rel="nofollow ugc">CHANGELOG</a> to see what has changed between versions.

GitHub Gist Shortcode Plugin

Allows the use of a simple shortcode to embed GitHub Gists in a post or page.

Gist

Jose Sotelo

Simple solution for users of Gist and Elementor that do not wish to modify the functions.php file of their theme. This plugin will allow you to send form submissions made via Elementor’s Pro form widget to your Gist workspace.

Gist for Elementor

Simple plugin that integrates Elementor Pro form widget with Gist via API.

GitHub Gist Shortcode Plugin vs Gist for Elementor