GedShow
by colinsp · WordPress.org page
GedShow has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,506 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 30, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.
GedShow at a glance
Is GedShow well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Only one gedcom can be uploaded, the previous one will be deleted if a new one is uploaded
- UTF-16 gedcom files, native to Family Historian V6, are not supported. Export as utf-8 format gedcom for use in this plugin
- Large gedcom files with >25000 individuals are unlikely to load due to webserver timeouts (this may be a smaller number on free / shared webhosts
GedShow reviews and ratings
8 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Clumsy
Provides a nice set of views for presentation of genealogy data from GEDOM files. However, the conflict with the Media Library Assistant plugin appears unnecessary as the RootsPersona plugin has no such problems in the same environment. In addition, problems which appear and disappear when using double versus single quotes to provide shortcode parameters again seem to be unnecessary complications in usage. I generally like to difference in presentation, but environmental restrictions do not warrant a 5 star rating. Needing to deactivate and re-activate MLA in order to upload GEDCOM files are problematic. Very nice supplementary, or alternative, views if the MLA issue is not a concern.
joevansteen -
Great One
Do what I need, and it's great. Thanks for your job !I have few questions, for a project I'm trying to do : - when could we have a french version?- when I Import a gedcom from heredis, i have some dates converted in 1970-01-01, why?
flk73 -
Nice work!
Just found this and so far I like it!
jrereeves -
Simple, but so powerful
Installed this and realised that under the simplicity is so much power. If you want to get your family tree into WordPress, then you probably need to look no further. Maybe the best feature is the links to WordPress pages from (what is essentially) an embedded GED site. So if you set up WP pages for each ancestor, from a template, you can use (for instance) Elementor or Blocks to fill that page with galleries of certificates, photos, slideshows of their life etc. The short-codes also mean that you can embed more GED info into those pages. Excellent plugin.
Alperian -
Excellent Plugin
After many months of entering family tree data into a Windows program, I exported this as a GED file. The import to GEDShow worked seamlessly in my Wordpress admin panel. It was a thrill to see the data appear on my Wordpress website accordingly. Thank you so much, guys! There is of course room for further styling options for this plugin. However, I prefer a plugin that is kept up-to-date regarding important basics instead of one that has all the bells and whistles but no updates or support further down the road as Wordpress evolves.
nielsk61 -
Love this plugin!
Doing a family website, and wanted to include a family tree. I have a GedCom of about 700 people and I was going to just pull out one branch of the family for the site. But then I realized how well the surname-sort short-code works and I uploaded the full file; and created four separated surname pages, each focused on major branches of the family. I also have one major index. This has worked well for me - and I love that I can choose to display full names - with PW protection - or conceal names of living members for privacy. I had a question and support was terrific too!
tzie
Details
GedShow creates a shortcode to display the contents of an uploaded gedcom file to show the family history of individuals in the file.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- ancestors
- family
- family history
- GEDCOM
- genealogy
- Version
- 2.1.0
- Last updated
- Mar 30, 2024
- First published
- Jan 8, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.9
- Tested up to
- 6.5.10
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
GedShow FAQ
What does GedShow do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, GedShow offers Only one gedcom can be uploaded, the previous one will be deleted if a new one is uploaded, UTF-16 gedcom files, native to Family Historian V6, are not supported. Export as utf-8 format gedcom for use in this plugin and Large gedcom files with >25000 individuals are unlikely to load due to webserver timeouts (this may be a smaller number on free / shared webhosts.
How many active installs does GedShow have?
WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for GedShow as of September 7, 2026.
Is GedShow still maintained?
The last release was on March 30, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is GedShow free?
GedShow is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.