WordPress plugin comparison
Gist API Code insert vs Gist GitHub Shortcode
Gist API Code insert
by pinchoalex
Fewer than 10 installs
Gist GitHub Shortcode
by Claudio Sanches
200+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Gist GitHub Shortcode has more active installs: 200+, against fewer than 10 for Gist API Code insert.
- On a typical day, Gist GitHub Shortcode is downloaded about 5 times, Gist API Code insert about 3.
- Gist API Code insert has no reviews yet.
- Gist API Code insert was updated more recently: Oct 17, 2025, against Aug 10, 2020 for Gist GitHub Shortcode.
- Gist API Code insert is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.3.14, against 5.5.24 for Gist GitHub Shortcode.
- Gist GitHub Shortcode has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Gist API Code insert.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Gist API Code insert | Gist GitHub Shortcode |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #49,011 | #12,665 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 76 | 95 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(6) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 5.5.24 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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