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.

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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