GitHub Gist Shortcode

raphil · Member · Jan 31, 2011 at 9:08 pm
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The source code formatting shortcode in WordPress.com blogs is nice and useful, but it’s language support is limited. It would be great if you could just embed a GitHub gist, perhaps like this: [gist 801520] or maybe [gist https://gist.github.com/801520], or something, which would embed the gist right into one’s blog, complete with source code highlighting for the much more extensive list of languages supported by GitHub gist.

Posterous users can do this by merely placing the gist url by itself on one line.
timethief · Member · Jan 31, 2011 at 10:36 pm
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Woul you like to submit this shortcode request directly to Staff? If so here’s the link for you. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/
raphil · Member · Feb 1, 2011 at 2:29 am
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@timethief: I already did, and Matthew suggested I post it here.
aaronius · Member · Feb 12, 2011 at 9:51 pm
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Two thumbs up. Way up. I would absolutely love this feature.
timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2011 at 9:56 pm
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@raphil
lol :D
timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2011 at 9:59 pm
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@aaronius
I amd posting just in case you are confused and are posting to the wrong support forum as many do, because I have noticed that the site linked to your username is not a free blog from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM.

Reference link > https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-read-me-first-before-posting?replies=1
o2platform · Member · Mar 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm
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Any updates on this?

There is a WP plugin that does this, can it be used on a WordPress.com blog?
timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2011 at 7:13 pm
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Nope. There are no updates.

Also note that there is no FTP access to free hosted wordpress.COM blogs so we cannot install individual plugins into our blogs. WordPress.com and wordpress.org run on different software.

This is a multi-user blogging platform so only Staff can install site wide plugins as once they do they are installed on all free hosted blogs.
tautologico · Member · Apr 28, 2011 at 1:39 am
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This would be very useful.
shiyung · Member · May 22, 2011 at 5:09 pm
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Gist is a very useful tools when I wrote some programming articles. Really hope wordpress.com could support this as soon as possible.

PS: Although there already had shortcode could do the same thing, but it’s not that easily to use.
plamere · Member · Jun 25, 2011 at 12:43 pm
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+1
nevermind0000 · Member · Jul 7, 2011 at 6:46 pm
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+1
gasstationwithoutpumps · Member · Jul 15, 2011 at 1:40 am
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I too would love to have GIST-formatted source code. I’ve been very frustrated trying to talk about programming on a wordpress.com blog. The code tag does not work properly as it throws away indenting. Try doing Python when the indenting is messed up!
digulla · Member · Jul 20, 2011 at 8:42 am
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+1 Editing source code with wordpress is a pain and it’s really hard to maintain the result, even with [sourcecode]
bryanhunt · Member · Jul 20, 2011 at 6:35 pm
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+1 It’s rare that I create a post without source code. I would much prefer to embed a gist.
nevermind0000 · Member · Jul 20, 2011 at 6:38 pm
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I left wordpress for this reason.
mcaleaa · Member · Aug 12, 2011 at 10:10 am
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I don’t want to leave WordPress, but I’m about to go to Posterous for this reason.
plamere · Member · Sep 4, 2011 at 11:29 am
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I am writing another code laden blog post this morning. I really wish I could use gist. Please?
mjbellantoni · Member · Sep 13, 2011 at 9:39 pm
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Same here. Pretty please!
marrowboy · Member · Oct 21, 2011 at 10:31 pm
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Bump! This would be very useful, maybe a dealbreaker for coders looking to blog.

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