WordPress plugin comparison

Github Embed vs Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads

Github Embed

by Lee Willis

1K+ installs3.9

Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads

by Artem Semkin

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Github Embed has more active installs: 1K+, against fewer than 10 for Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads.
On a typical day, Github Embed is downloaded about 21 times, Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads about 2.
Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads has no reviews yet.
Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Github Embed.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Github Embed has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads.

Github Embed leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Github Embed	Release Deploy for Easy Digital Downloads
Popular rank	#6,940	#60,264
Active installs	1K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	555	55
Rating	3.9(14)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.56	×0.05
Last release	2 months ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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