bahiirwa / latest-github-release

Automatically add a download link to the latest Github repo release zips with a shortcode like [latest_github_release user="Github" repo="years-since"]

Latest Github Release

Automatically add a download link to the latest Github repo release zips with a shortcode [latest_github_release user="github" repo="hub"]

Usage

Add the shortcode [latest_github_release user="github" repo="hub"] to desired post/page/widget and save to have the code working.

Options

One can add some customization to the shortcode such as

• Name of the button = [latest_github_release name="Desired Name"]

Filter

Filter Name: latest_github_release_link

add_filter( 'latest_github_release_link', 'gmlatest_github_release_link', 10, 3 );

function gmlatest_github_release_link( $html, $atts, $zip_url ) {

    // Add another class to the <a>.
	$atts['class'] .= ' another-class';

    // Add <h2> around the tag.
	$html = (
		'<h2><a href="' . esc_attr( $zip_url ) . '"'
		. ' class="' . esc_attr( $atts['class'] ) . '">'
		. esc_html( $atts['name'] )
		. '</a></h2>'
	);

	return $html;
}

Note:

1. Name attribute defaults to the word "Download"
2. Name is usedin combination with the other attribbutes user & repo.

Contribute/Issues/Feedback

If you have any feedback, just write an issue. Or fork the code and submit a PR on Github.

Changelog

** 2.1.0 **

• Test for WP 6.0
• Fix missing $zip_url in filter.

** 2.0.0 **

• Updates the plugin to use static functions and to have code that is re-usable by other plugins.

** 1.2.0 **

• Fix Caching errors.
• Better docs.
• Coding style/consistency fixes.

** 1.1.0 **

• Code improvements.

** 1.0.0 **

• Initial Release.