GitHub Gist WordPress Plugin
GitHub Gist Wordpress Plugin allows you to embed GitHub Gist snippets with a [gist] tag, instead of copying and pasting HTML.
Plugin info
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 5579 days ago
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Possibly abandoned (last update 5579 days ago).
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Description
GitHub Gist WordPress Plugin allows you to embed GitHub Gist snippets with a [gist] tag, instead of copying and pasting HTML. For example, to embed the github_gist_wordpress_plugin_test.txt file from gist: 447298, fill in the id and file attributes in the [gist] tag:
[gist id=447298 file=github_gist_wordpress_plugin_test.txt]
or
copy the embedding JavaScript code from GitHub and directly paste it in the body of the [gist] tag:
[gist][/gist].
The [gist] tag also expands the content of the embedded Gist and wraps it with “
Installation
1) Download the plugin zip file.
2) Unzip.
3) Upload the github_gist_wordpress_plugin directory to your wordpress plugin directory (/wp-content/plugins).
4) Activate the plugin.
5) Use the [gist] tag in your posts or pages
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Changelog
1.0
- quote a Gist with id and file attribute.
- quote a Gist with the embedded JavaScript code.
- expand a Gist’s content and wrap it with
<code>
1.1
- fixed margin of the display when JavaScript is disabled.
- added branding information.

