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"]

Use latest_github_release_link filter Hook

` 

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”
1. 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.