Github Embed

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Ted Thompson

   2.7y ago

   http instead of https. Posting the URL (which should trigger an embed in Gutenberg) using https seems to be hit or miss, but using http worked for all URLs I tried.

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2. ★★★★★ sighallgone

   3.6y ago

   Doesn’t seem to work sadly. Trying to add my public repos to a page and they are not showing up like in the screenshots. I don’t think I am doing anything wrong, but perhaps a bit of better documentation and screenshots on how to actually add stuff would resolve the confusion if it is actually working.

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3. ★★★★★ lordmatt

   4.1y ago

   I’ve tried on two separate multisite installs and I cannot get any GitHub URL to embed at all.

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4. ★★★★★ gk8s

   5.2y ago

   Tested with WordPress 5.7.2 Plugin works only for public repositories. It would be great to also support private repositories. This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by gk8s. This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by gk8s.

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5. ★★★★★ laresistenciadelbit

   5.3y ago

   This doesn’t embed anything and is listed as the first embed plugin for github. I even made my own embeding plugin for embed github content (repos,files,readmes…) years ago, and this plugin of yours is the first of the list even if doesn’t embed anything, just the name of the repository ? wtf This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by laresistenciadelbit. This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by laresistenciadelbit.

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6. ★★★★★ Alessandro

   6.6y ago

   Very useful and simple plugin to add a repo in a WordPress post.

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7. ★★★★★ Christopher Sem

   7.3y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for.

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8. ★★★★★ xfx

   9.5y ago

   Had a couple of issues making it work but it was all a PEBKAC. Great support from author!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Translated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Embed PDF Viewer 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Disable Embeds 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• oEmbed Plus 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• Embedly 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• W Wistia WordPress Plugin 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Embed Block for TikTok 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Github Embed: 1K+ active installs, 3.9★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/github-embed