Best github plugins for WordPress
The most popular github plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Github Embed leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of WP Plugin Info Card (400+) and Pastacode (400+). All 99 plugins tagged “Github” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 github plugins
- 1.
Github EmbedThe most installed github plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 14 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
WP Plugin Info Card400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 23 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Pastacode400+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 14 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Embed Block for GitHub400+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Documents from Git200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 6.
Gist GitHub Shortcode200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 7.
Git it Write100+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Embed Repo for GitHub100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 9.
Embed GitHub Gist100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 10.
Canvas-Nest.js80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
All 99 plugins tagged “Github”
Github Embed
Down in the last 7 days:19#6,940by Lee Willis2 months ago
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+
- Rating
- 3.9(14)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Plugin Info Card
Down in the last 7 days:54#9,254by Brice Capobianco7 days ago
Add beautiful, customizable cards to showcase plugins, themes, and projects from WordPress.org, GitHub repos, EDD, and third-party plugins.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(23)
- Downloads
- 49/day
Pastacode
Down in the last 7 days:61#9,611by Willy Bahuaud8 months ago
Use Pastacode to add code into your posts with the awesome PrismJs coloration library. So, past'a code!
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.9(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Embed Block for GitHub
Down in the last 7 days:30#9,697by Jb Audras2 months ago
Easily embed GitHub repositories in Gutenberg Editor.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Documents from Git
Down in the last 7 days:71#12,268by nilsnolde5 years ago
A plugin to inject and render files in a WordPress post or page directly from most popular Git platforms. Currently supported file types: Markdown, J …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Gist GitHub Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:29#12,665by Claudio Sanches6 years ago
Adds Github Gists in your posts via shortcode
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Git it Write
Up in the last 7 days:93#13,452by vaakash1 month ago
Publish markdown files present in a GitHub repository as posts to WordPress automatically
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Embed Repo for GitHub
#13,960by bPlugins3 days ago
Embed GitHub repositories in WordPress posts and pages with a Gutenberg block – customizable layouts, masonry grid, and pagination.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Embed GitHub Gist
Down in the last 7 days:7#14,323by dflydev14 years ago
Embed GitHub Gists into WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Canvas-Nest.js
#18,121by wzwahl3610 years ago
[正版]A wordpress plugin for canvas-nest.js | 一个很炫酷网页背景效果（canvas-nest.js）的wordpress插件。
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub Release Downloads
Down in the last 7 days:84#19,641by IvanRF6 years ago
Get the download count, links and more information for releases of GitHub repositories.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Markdown Renderer for GitHub
Up in the last 7 days:150#20,362by wakalab1 month ago
Render GitHub Flavored Markdown in WordPress: Shiki code highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, and Chart.js charts. For documentation and dev blogs.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Pusher Slack Notifications
#22,598by petersuhm10 years ago
Get a notification in Slack every time something is deployed from Git with WP Pusher.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Github Gist
Down in the last 7 days:169#23,678by Sudar Muthu5 years ago
Embed files and gist from Github in your blog posts or pages.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mytory Markdown
Down in the last 7 days:150#24,449by An, Hyeong-woo4 years ago
The plugin get markdown file URL like github raw content url. It convert markdown file to html, and put it to post content.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Github Ribbon
Down in the last 7 days:349#26,568by Sudar Muthu5 years ago
Adds "Fork me on Github" ribbons to your WordPress posts
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Writing On GitHub
#29,948by litefeel6 years ago
A WordPress plugin to allow you writing on GitHub (or Jekyll site).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Github README
Down in the last 7 days:861#31,507by Jason Stallings10 years ago
Easily embed GitHub READMEs in pages/posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Deploy Trigger for GitHub
Down in the last 7 days:364#32,931by Facundo1 year ago
Trigger GitHub Actions workflows from WordPress when content changes. Perfect for headless WordPress setups.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-Git-Embed
#33,994by Guilherme Baptista13 years ago
Embed GitHub, Gist or Bitbucket files.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Blocks for GitHub
#34,142by Devin Walker1 year ago
Easily display your GitHub profile, organization, repositories, and more within the WordPress Block Editor aka "Gutenberg".
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Social Medias Connect
#34,273by qiqiboy12 years ago
提供wordpress与其它社交媒体(Social Media)网站的账号绑定、连接登陆及文章同步、评论同步转发功能。
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub Gist WordPress Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:12,720#35,322github-gist16 years ago
GitHub Gist Wordpress Plugin allows you to embed GitHub Gist snippets with a [gist] tag, instead of copying and pasting HTML.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GetGit
Up in the last 7 days:6,601#36,494by claycarpenter13 years ago
Embeds syntax-highlighted GitHub repo content into your blog posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sync Footer Widget
Up in the last 7 days:11,232#36,675by natthasath1 year ago
This plugin allows you to sync and display footer content from a GitHub Page URL in a widget area on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gist for Robots WordPress Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:3,200#36,726by Pedro Elsner13 years ago
Makes embedding Github.com gists SEO friendly and super awesomely easy.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Show Your GitHub Activities
Up in the last 7 days:8,253#38,323by kyokutyo13 years ago
http://syga.kjirou.net/
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP GitHub Tools
#38,423by vilmosioo10 years ago
A plugin that inserts dynamic updates for any GitHub repository.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Gist Embed
#39,963by Bainternet15 years ago
This plugin lets you embed Github's Gists in your posts or pages, but the main deference is that this plugin also enables you to create Gists wit …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Gist Embed
Down in the last 7 days:1,715#40,525by James Robinson9 years ago
This plugin provides Gist embedding via shortcode as well as adding Gist embed buttons to the visual and text editors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Github Commits
#40,650by Sudar Muthu5 years ago
Displays the latest commits of a github repo in the sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP GitHub Sync Meta
#40,960by lite39 years ago
A WordPress plugin to sync meta, tags and categories with a GitHub via wp-github-sync
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fancy Github Activity
Up in the last 7 days:3,780#41,923by stopspazzing8 years ago
Displays Github activity in a fancy way via shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub Mini Profile Widget
#42,427by f13dev8 years ago
Add a snapshot of your GitHub profile to your website with with this widget.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter)
Up in the last 7 days:3,613#42,623by Oleg Soromin11 years ago
Use PCSH to add code into your posts with the awesome SyntaxHighlighter plugin. So, past'a code!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub Gists Sidebar Widget
Down in the last 7 days:3,695#42,842by Andrew Norcross11 years ago
A sidebar widget to display your public gists from GitHub.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub Repository Shortcode
#43,132by f13dev8 years ago
Add a snapshot of your GitHub repository to any page or post on your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments
#43,285by Evan Solomon13 years ago
WordPress plugin to let commenters use (GitHub-flavored) Markdown, and turn it into HTML.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DX GitHub Badge
#45,478by Stanko Metodiev10 years ago
Display simple GitHub profile badge. Works with widget or placing a shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Repo Showcase
Up in the last 7 days:429#46,063by Abdul Samad2 years ago
Display GitHub repositories on Website using Repo Showcase's shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
My Github
#46,751by Ratul Hasan2 years ago
A simple and nice WordPress plugin that can track your github's profile.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Reposidget (GitHub 仓库挂件)
Down in the last 7 days:8,633#47,153by Leo Deng5 years ago
Insert GitHub repository widget into you posts/pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Harrix MarkdownFile
Up in the last 7 days:844#47,484by Harrix11 years ago
Display Markdown files with syntax highlighting in Wordpress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Front Page to Category
Down in the last 7 days:4,817#47,632by Broadstreet13 years ago
Make front page links go to the post's category page instead. Useful for increasing page views.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub & BitBucket Project Lister
#47,809by Kenny13 years ago
This is a Wordpress plugin that will list your open source projects from github or bitbucket in-page or via sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub Code Viewer
Down in the last 7 days:7,808#47,923github18 years ago
GitHub Code Viewer automatically pulls a file from and displays it in a blog post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stronger GitHub Widget
Down in the last 7 days:1,277#48,320by Potsky12 years ago
A plugin to display your Github informations.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Widget Shortcodes for Github
#48,330by jamqes7 years ago
Lightweight widget shortcodes to display GitHub buttons and gists on your blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Github Contributors
Down in the last 7 days:7,040#48,362by Pippin Williamson14 years ago
Provides a simple short code for displaying a list of contributors from any Github repository.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GitHub User Repo Widget
#48,498by Jared Atchison14 years ago
A simple widget that will show a list of repos for a specified GitHub user.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day