Mark Jaquith

<p>This plugin allows you to compose content in Markdown on a per-item basis. The markdown version is stored separately (in the <code>post_content_filtered</code> column), so you can deactivate this plugin and your posts won’t spew out Markdown, because HTML is stored in the <code>post_content</code>, just like normal. This is also much faster than doing on-the-fly Markdown conversion on every page load. It’s only done once! When you re-edit the post, the markdown version is swapped into the editor for you to edit. If something external updates the post content, you’ll lose the Markdown version.</p>
<p>Note: this plugin assumes you’re using the Classic editor.</p>


Markdown on Save

Allows you to compose content in Markdown on a per-item basis. The markdown version is stored separately, so you can deactivate this plugin any time.

DAEXT

<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 on Save vs Import Markdown – Versatile Markdown Importer