Rich Tabor

<h3>Comments that only render in the block editor</h3>
<p>I honestly enjoy drafting articles either locally in Ulysses, or on <a href="https://richtabor.com" rel="nofollow ugc">my blog</a> using the <a href="https://useiceberg.com/?utm_source=wp-org&utm_medium=markdown-comment-block&utm_campaign=readme-description" rel="nofollow ugc">Iceberg Editor</a>. While I do love Iceberg, once I publish an article I typically bring back the default Gutenberg experience — thus removing any comments I previously added.</p>
<p>Having the ability to add, and keep, any relevant editing comments within my posts, without rendering them on the front-end, means that I am freed up to mentally jot any idea down without thinking about it. It is simply natural and convenient.</p>
<p><a href="https://richtabor.com/markdown-comments/?utm_source=wp-org&utm_medium=markdown-comment-block&utm_campaign=readme-learnmore" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about Markdown Comment →</a></p>
<h3>What’s interesting about Markdown Comment:</h3>
<h4>1. Editor only</h4>
<p>The block only renders within the editor. For developers reading this, that means there’s no save function. I don’t want my unfinished ideas, reminders, and notes rendered within my post – even if they’re hidden by CSS.</p>
<h4>2. Helpful block transforms</h4>
<p>I added a couple transforms, to and from headings and paragraphs, and a raw shortcut when you type <code>%%</code> and hit the [space] key. This lets me quickly add comments, and even convert whole paragraphs or headings to a comment.</p>
<h4>3. Easily resolve comments</h4>
<p>To support that path towards simplicity, I wanted a method to quickly resolve — i.e. banish — a comment entirely. So, I added a toolbar control to quickly resolve the comment, removing the block entirely.</p>
<h4>4. No rich text support</h4>
<p>Comments need to have minimal impact on editing, and feel as natural as possible. That’s why there are no typical RichText controls (although you can still bold, italicize and add hyperlinks). And while you <em>can</em> change the color of the comment — there are no other typographic controls.</p>
<h4>5. Entirely CSS Variable ready</h4>
<p>Global styles and full site editing are opening the door for themes to be heavily powered by CSS variables. Blocks should be designed with that same mentality, which is exactly what I did here. I added simple CSS variables with fallbacks that are the default values. To further theme the comment, there’s no need to override any styles with classes, just write a few CSS variables.</p>


Markdown Comment Block

Add markdown inspired comments to posts that render only within the block editor.

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<p>Import Markdown lets you easily generates posts based on Markdown files.</p>
<h4>Ultimate Markdown</h4>
<p>We also run a WordPress plugin that integrates Markdown in the block editor. For more information, check out <a href="https://daext.com/ultimate-markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ultimate Markdown</a>.</p>
<h4>Video Tutorial</h4>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Import Markdown - Import a Markdown File" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3EhQ4Xjzg6s?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h4>Speed up you workflow with Markdown</h4>
<p>Markdown is a lightweight and easy-to-use syntax for creating HTML. Let’s see some of the advantages of using this emerging format with the Import Markdown plugin:</p>
<ul>
<li>Markdown is extremely easy to use, the tokens available with the Markdown syntax can be learned in less than 30 minutes.</li>
<li>Markdown translates to perfect HTML. No missing closing tags, no improperly nested tags, no blocks left without containers.</li>
<li>The Markdown files are simple text files editable with any text or code editor, on any operative system.</li>
<li>The Markdown files are extremely lightweight text files which don’t need to be compressed to be transported or sent on the internet.</li>
<li>Writing with the Markdown syntax requires and average of 25% less characters than writing HTML.</li>
<li>You can stop thinking about html and focus on what’s important, the content.</li>
<li>You can start writing your posts in your personal distraction free editor, like a simple text/code editor customized for your needs or one of the specific Markdown editors available on the market.</li>
<li>Programmers no longer need to manually convert to HTML entities the problematic characters present in code snippets. The Markdown parsers do this job for you.</li>
<li>With five included parser and three Markdown variations supported, this plugin can certainly satisfy even a Markdown expert who make use of any possibility provided by the syntax.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Five Markdown parsers and three markdown flavors</h4>
<p>At this time there isn’t a clearly defined Markdown standard and different implementations are currently used on the web. For this reason this plugin doesn’t force you to adopt a specific Markdown syntax, but instead allows you to select your favorite parser between the five available.</p>
<p>In the Import Markdown options you will be able to selected one of these five parser. In this list for each parser you have a reference to the supported syntax.</p>
<p>Parsedown (<a href="https://help.github.com/categories/writing-on-github/" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>)<br />
Parsedown Extra (<a href="https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/" rel="nofollow ugc">Extra</a>)<br />
Cebe Markdown (<a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax" rel="nofollow ugc">Traditional</a>)<br />
Cebe Markdown GitHub (<a href="https://help.github.com/categories/writing-on-github/" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>)<br />
Cebe Markdown Extra (<a href="https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/" rel="nofollow ugc">Extra</a>)</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>This plugin make use of the following resources:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/erusev/parsedown" rel="nofollow ugc">Parsedown</a> licensed under the <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php" rel="nofollow ugc">MIT License</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cebe/markdown" rel="nofollow ugc">Cebe Markdown</a> licensed under the <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php" rel="nofollow ugc">MIT License</a></li>
<li><a href="https://getcomposer.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Composer</a> licensed under the <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php" rel="nofollow ugc">MIT License</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/harvesthq/chosen" rel="nofollow ugc">Chosen</a> licensed under the <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php" rel="nofollow ugc">MIT License</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Legal Note</h4>
<p>The name “Markdown” is used with the only purpose of making clear to the users the type of syntax supported by this plugin. You should not assume that the original author of the “Markdown” syntax, <a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax" rel="nofollow ugc">defined in 2004 with this post</a>, endorses this plugin.</p>


Import Markdown – Versatile Markdown Importer

Import Markdown lets you easily generates posts based on Markdown files.

Markdown Comment Block vs Import Markdown – Versatile Markdown Importer