Latest Github Release

Automatically add a download link to the latest Github repo release zips with
a shortcode [latest_github_release user=”github” repo=”hub”]

Usage

Add the shortcode [latest_github_release user="github" repo="hub"] to desired post/page/widget and save to have the code working.

options

One can add some customization to the shortcode such as

• Name of the button = [latest_github_release name="Desired Name"]

Use latest_github_release_link filter Hook

`

add_filter( ‘latest_github_release_link’, ‘gmlatest_github_release_link’, 10, 3 );

function gmlatest_github_release_link( $html, $atts, $zip_url ) {

// Add another class to the .
$atts['class'] .= ' another-class';

// Add 
 around the tag.
$html = (
    '
'
    . esc_html( $atts['name'] )
    . '
'
);

return $html;

}
`

Note:
1. Name attribute defaults to the word “Download”
1. Name is usedin combination with the other attribbutes user & repo.

Contribute/Issues/Feedback

If you have any feedback, just write an issue. Or fork the code and submit a PR on Github.

** 2.1.0 **
– Test for WP 6.0
– Fix missing $zip_url in filter.

** 2.0.0 **
– Updates the plugin to use static functions and to have code that is re-usable by other plugins.

** 1.2.0 **
– Fix Caching errors.
– Better docs.
– Coding style/consistency fixes.

** 1.1.0 **
– Code improvements.

** 1.0.0 **
– Initial Release.