Latest Github Release

Skildring

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.