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Embed GitHub Gist

Description

This project is available for forking on GitHub:

  • https://github.com/dflydev/embed-github-gist

Embed GitHub Gists into
WordPress. Provides a shortcode for posts and pages but also has the ability
to embed by hand in the event that a Gist needs to be embedded somewhere in
the page that does not pass through the shortcode filters.

Examples:

[gist id=546764]
[gist id=546764 file=file.txt]
[gist id=546764 file=file.txt bump=1]
[gist]http://gist.github.com/546764[/gist]

Cache is implemented with the Transients API to minimize delay on loading
content. Default TTL (time to live) is 86400 seconds or one day.

Upcoming features:

  • Option for setting default TTL
  • Option to bypass cache entirely
  • Implement admin interface to control options

Installation

  1. Download the plugin zip file
  2. Unzip contents of plugin zip file
  3. Upload the embed-github-gist directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  5. Start using the plugin by adding Gists to posts!

FAQ

How can I fix rate limit exceded errors?

Define EMBED_GISTHUB_USERNAME and EMBED_GISTHUB_PASSWORD in wp-settings.php.

Can the cache be broken?

Yes. Use a unique bump value to force cache to update. For instance, if you have
the following:

[gist id=546764]

The cache can be broken by specifying a bump value:

[gist id=546764 bump=1]

To break the cache again later, change to a new unique bump value:

[gist id=546764 bump=2]
Can I change the TTL on a Gist-by-Gist basis?

Yes. Specify a TTL (in seconds) like this:

[gist id=546764 ttl=3600]
Can I embed a Gist outside of a post or a page?

Yes.

<?php echo embed_github_gist(546764); ?>
Can I display a specific file from my gist?

Ues. You can use the file parameter:

[gist id=546764 file=file.txt]

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Contributors & Developers

“Embed GitHub Gist” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

0.13

  • Looks at EMBED_GISTHUB_USERNAME and EMBED_GISTHUB_PASSWORD for API requests

0.12

  • Bump release (“same as 0.11”)
  • Added upgrade notes

0.11

  • Updated to account for recent changes to Gist.

0.10

  • Bump release (“same as 0.9”)

0.9

  • Fix js link bug. Thanks to wrightlabs.

0.8

  • Better handle SSL errors. Thanks to gabesumner and CaioProiete.

0.7

  • Edit to also include $file in cache key (thanks https://github.com/troufster)

0.6

  • Embed stylesheet is now cached locally by default
  • Fixed small file-bug when using json

0.5

  • Updates from oncletom (change default settings, works with new HTTPS URL from Gist)

0.4

  • Bump release (“same as 0.2”)

0.3

  • Bump release (“same as 0.2”)

0.2

  • Added to support passing a Gist URL as the content of the [gist] shortcode.

0.1

  • First release.