Github Embed
by Lee Willis · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 41.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin that allows you to embed details from GitHub just by pasting in the URL as you would any other embed source. Currently supports:
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “gist” and “milestones” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 31.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| github your tag | #1 | #3 | up 2 |
| github embed | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| gist | #9 | #15 | down 1 |
| embed your tag | #24 | #21 | down 2 |
| oembed your tag | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| milestones | #20 | #22 | up 1 |
| url embed | #13 | #18 | — |
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “gist” and “milestones” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 963 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.2.1 · 18 May 2026
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.8 years ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ted Thompson2.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sighallgone3.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lordmatt4.3y ago
I’ve tried on two separate multisite installs and I cannot get any GitHub URL to embed at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gk8s5.4y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ laresistenciadelbit5.5y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alessandro6.7y ago
Very useful and simple plugin to add a repo in a WordPress post.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christopher Sem7.5y ago
Exactly what I was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xfx9.6y ago
Had a couple of issues making it work but it was all a PEBKAC. Great support from author!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Plugin that allows you to embed details from GitHub just by pasting in the URL as you would any other embed..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 601 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "oembed" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-01-10 600+ → 1K+ up after 906 days in tier
- 2017-07-18 300+ → 600+ up
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).
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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
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Embed Block for TikTok 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Github Embed into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/github-embed" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Github Embed — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Github Embed: 1K+ active installs, 3.9★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/github-embed
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