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Simple Gist Embed

10+ installs · #39,963 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Gist GitHub Shortcode
Shares 2 of Simple Gist Embed's 5 tags.
Most installed
Github Embed
1K+ active installs.
Most recently updated
Markdown Renderer for GitHub
Updated on Sep 16, 2026.
  1. Gist GitHub Shortcode

    by Claudio Sanches

    Adds Github Gists in your posts via shortcode

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #12,665
    Rating
    5.0(6)
    Updated
    6 years ago

    SharesGistGithub

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  2. Embed GitHub Gist

    by dflydev

    Embed GitHub Gists into WordPress.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #14,323
    Rating
    5.0(4)
    Updated
    14 years ago

    SharesGistGithub

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  3. Markdown Renderer for GitHub

    by wakalab

    Render GitHub Flavored Markdown in WordPress: Shiki code highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, and Chart.js charts. For documentation and dev blogs.

    Installs
    50+
    Rank
    #20,362
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  4. WP Github Gist

    by Sudar Muthu

    Embed files and gist from Github in your blog posts or pages.

    Installs
    30+
    Rank
    #23,678
    Rating
    1.0(1)
    Updated
    5 years ago

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  5. Widget Shortcodes for Github

    by jamqes

    Lightweight widget shortcodes to display GitHub buttons and gists on your blog.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #48,330
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    7 years ago

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  6. 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.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #35,322
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    16 years ago

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  7. WP Gist Embed

    by James Robinson

    This plugin provides Gist embedding via shortcode as well as adding Gist embed buttons to the visual and text editors.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #40,525
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  8. GitHub Gists Sidebar Widget

    by Andrew Norcross

    A sidebar widget to display your public gists from GitHub.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #42,842
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    11 years ago

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  9. Gist for Robots WordPress Plugin

    by Pedro Elsner

    Makes embedding Github.com gists SEO friendly and super awesomely easy.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #36,726
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    13 years ago

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  10. WP-Git-Embed

    by Guilherme Baptista

    Embed GitHub, Gist or Bitbucket files.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #33,994
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    13 years ago

    SharesGistGithub

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  11. Github Embed

    by Lee Willis

    Plugin that allows you to embed details from GitHub just by pasting in the URL as you would any other embed source. Currently supports:

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,940
    Rating
    3.9(14)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    SharesGithub

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  12. Gist All-In-One Marketing

    by Gist

    A free all-in-one marketing plugin that allows you to easily use popups, live chat, site tracking and email marketing on your WordPress site.

    Installs
    500+
    Rank
    #9,003
    Rating
    3.4(5)
    Updated
    3 years ago

    SharesGist

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