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GitHub Repos

WordPress plugin to display your public GitHub repositories as cards using the GitHub API.

by supertiluca.it · github.com/supi99/wordpress-github-repo

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/supi99/wordpress-github-repo/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/supi99/wordpress-github-repo ↗

A WordPress plugin to display your public GitHub repositories as cards using the GitHub API.

GitHub Repos screenshot

Features

  • Displays all your public repositories (forks excluded) as a responsive card grid
  • Each card shows the repo name, description, and a link to GitHub
  • Results cached for 10 minutes to stay within GitHub API rate limits
  • Optional Personal Access Token support to raise the rate limit from 60 to 5000 requests/hour
  • Pure vanilla JS — no dependencies

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.8+
  • PHP 7.4+
  • A public GitHub account

Installation

  1. Download or clone this repository into your wp-content/plugins/ directory:
    git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/github-repos wp-content/plugins/github-repos
  2. Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin panel under Plugins.
  3. Go to Settings → GitHub Repos and enter your GitHub username.
  4. Add the shortcode [github_repos] to any page or post.

Configuration

Option Required Description
GitHub Username Yes Your GitHub username
Personal Access Token No Increases API rate limit from 60 to 5000 req/hour. Create one at github.com/settings/tokens with public_repo scope

Usage

Place the shortcode anywhere on your site:

[github_repos]

File structure

github-repos/
├── github-repos.php   # Plugin backend (WordPress + GitHub API)
├── github-repos.js    # Frontend UI
├── github-repos.css   # Styles
└── README.md

License

MIT