Gist

Gist is a way to share snippets and pastes with others. All gists are git repositories, so they are automatically versioned, forkable and usable as a git repository.

In this guide

Embedding with a URL

To embed a Gist, copy the gist’s URL from your web browser’s address bar while viewing the gist.

Screenshot showing a GitHub Gist URL in the browser's address bar. — Gist URL in browser’s address bar.

Paste it on a line by itself in the editor. Make sure that the Gist URL is not hyperlinked.

We take care of the rest! The gist will look something like this:

	<?php

	$query_args = array(
	'foo' => 'bar',
	'apple' => 'orange',

	'posts_per_page' => 50,
	'offset' => 0,
	);

	$some_posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );

	while ( $some_posts->have_posts() ) {

	/*
	* Do some stuff here
	*/

	// Get more posts
	$query_args['offset'] = $query_args['offset'] + $query_args['posts_per_page'];
	$some_posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );
	}

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Embedding with a Shortcode

You can also embed a gist by using a shortcode. You can do this by first copying the gist URL from your web browser’s address bar while viewing the gist.

Then create a shortcode using the format below. Be sure to replace the URL listed here with the URL of your gist, and the code is on a line by itself.

[gist https://gist.github.com/Viper007Bond/2314628 /]

You can add a shortcode to any page or post using a shortcode block.

	<?php

	$query_args = array(
	'foo' => 'bar',
	'apple' => 'orange',

	'posts_per_page' => 50,
	'offset' => 0,
	);

	$some_posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );

	while ( $some_posts->have_posts() ) {

	/*
	* Do some stuff here
	*/

	// Get more posts
	$query_args['offset'] = $query_args['offset'] + $query_args['posts_per_page'];
	$some_posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );
	}