Github README

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1. ★★★★★ Odyno

   9.7y ago

   As described… it work fine and very well! One suggestion: from the guide https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/ the relative images are resolved with absolute path on the github repository.

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2. ★★★★★ 5reyreyr5ey5rey5re5rey5reyr

   11.0y ago

   Just what I was looking for at short notice – does exactly what it’s supposed to do, no fuss. Thank you for taking the time to make this available; appreciated.

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3. ★★★★★ Bruno Kos

   11.0y ago

   Outputs any .md file from GitHub repo and doing it great.

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4. ★★★★★ ianmjones

   11.4y ago

   This is a neat plugin that does what it says it does without any hassle. It allows me to pull in the readme for my open source projects so that they can be found easier and I don’t have to remember to update my site when I update the readmes. The trimming feature is great, and means the imported text nicely integrates into my site with title and excerpt (cribbed from top of readme already) left intact. Big thumbs up.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-10 10+ → 20+ up after 73 days in tier
2. 2026-04-28 20+ → 10+ down after 196 days in tier
3. 2025-10-14 30+ → 20+ down after 58 days in tier
4. 2025-08-17 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2025-08-14 30+ → 40+ up after 12 days in tier
6. 2025-08-02 40+ → 30+ down after 41 days in tier
7. 2025-06-22 30+ → 40+ up after 6 days in tier
8. 2025-06-16 40+ → 30+ down after 17 days in tier

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).

• Advanced iFrame 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• I Insert Pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Spreaker Shortcode 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
• Simple YouTube Responsive 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• G Github Embed 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Podbean Shortcode 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Github README: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/github-readme