Title: Github README
Author: Jason Stallings
Published: <strong>January 1, 2015</strong>
Last modified: June 7, 2016

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Github README

 By [Jason Stallings](https://profiles.wordpress.org/octalmage/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/github-readme.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/github-readme/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/github-readme/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/github-readme/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/)

## Description

Github README is a plugin that allows you to embed markdown from GitHub in a page
or post using a simple shortcode.

Usage:

**github_readme**

This shortcode embeds the project’s readme.

[github_readme repo=”octalmage/Marknote”]

You can also trim lines from the top of the readme using the “trim” option:

[github_readme repo=”octalmage/Marknote” trim=”3″]

This is useful for removing titles since your page/post will most likely already
have one.

**github_markdown**

This shortcode embeds any markdown file found in the repository.

[github_markdown repo=”octalmage/Marknote” file=”README.md”]

trim, branch, and cache (seconds to cache) also supported.

**github_wikipage**

This shortcode embeds pages from a project’s wiki.

[github_wikipage repo=”octalmage/Marknote” page=”Syntax”]

trim and cache also supported.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0be55fa25959854681627b0d9595d1b4e0fe00bf4fd4dcb29f2ca71c3dc2fb07?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Very Good!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-good-1797/)󠁿

 [Odyno](https://profiles.wordpress.org/odyno/) January 2, 2017

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.

 [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Github README” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Jason Stallings ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/octalmage/)
 *   [ olensmar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olensmar/)
 *   [ ianmjones ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ianmjones/)
 *   [ nlenkowski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nlenkowski/)

[Translate “Github README” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/github-readme)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/github-readme/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/github-readme/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/github-readme/) 
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/github-readme/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.2.0

 * Improved markdown rendering with MarkdownExtra.

Special thanks to nlenkowski!

#### 0.1.1

 * Add “cache” attribute to the github_readme shortcode.
 * Add “branch” attribute to the github_readme shortcode.
 * Add the ability to use the `shortcode_atts_{$shortcode}` filter.
 * Fix transients so they are properly referenced when attributes are changed.

Special thanks to ianmjones!

#### 0.1.0

 * Added new github_markdown and github_wikipage shortcodes (thanks olensmar!).

#### 0.0.3

 * Fixed plugin name.

#### 0.0.2

 * Fixed plugin header.

#### 0.0.1

 * First Version. Stable so far!

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2.0**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.5.33**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/github-readme/)
 * Tags
 * [embed](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/embed/)[Github](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/github/)
   [markdown](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/markdown/)[readme](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/readme/)
   [shortcode](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/github-readme/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  4 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/?filter=1)

[Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ Jason Stallings ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/octalmage/)
 *   [ olensmar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olensmar/)
 *   [ ianmjones ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ianmjones/)
 *   [ nlenkowski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nlenkowski/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/github-readme/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](http://jason.stallin.gs)