Extends the Medium and Substack writer interfaces to quickly create and edit Github Gists, without having to leave the editor.
Manifest V3
- Users:
- 1,000+
- Rating:
- 4.64 (22)
- Version:
- 0.7.0 (Last updated: 2025-03-18)
- Creation date:
- 2020-03-10
- Permissions:
- identity
- storage
- scripting
- Host permissions:
- https://github.com/*
- https://gist.github.com/*
- https://*.substack.com/**
- Size:
- 830.46K
- Email:
- mh*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
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User reviews
Users praise Code Medium for significantly improving the ease of embedding and updating code snippets on Medium, enhancing the blogging experience for developers and technical writers. The extension replaces Medium's inadequate default code blocks with a more efficient and user-friendly solution. However, some users report issues such as ipynb notebook embedding failures and GitHub login hangs. Overall, Code Medium is well-received for its functionality and helpfulness in technical blogging.
Pros
- Makes embedding and updating code snippets on Medium much easier.
- Improves the overall blogging experience on Medium, especially for technical articles.
- Provides a more user-friendly alternative to Medium's default code blocks and gist embedding.
- Has good support and works as expected according to users.
- Highly appreciated by developers for simplifying code embedding and formatting.
Cons
- Some users experience issues with embedding ipynb notebooks; the code does not appear after embedding.
- Occasional problems with GitHub login causing the extension to hang before startup.
Recent reviews
very useful, love it.
by
Harry Li, 2022-07-15
Love it!
by
Fabio Nettis, 2022-01-18
Amazing! Makes thing so much easier
by
IT Bucan, 2022-01-18
Extension safety
Risk impact
Code Medium requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Request access to the following domains: github.com, substack.com
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Risk likelihood
Code Medium has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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