Pierre-Henri Lavigne

<p>This plugin replaces the Gutenberg block editor (or the classic TinyMCE) on the edit screen with <a href="https://github.com/Ionaru/easy-markdown-editor" rel="nofollow ugc">EasyMDE</a>, a markdown editor based on CodeMirror, fine-tuned to work smoothly with the WordPress admin panels.</p>
<p>The content is saved with the markdown syntax in the database and is rendered on the frontend thanks to the <a href="https://parsedown.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Parsedown</a> PHP library after being sanitized via WordPress native filters.</p>
<p>That’s pretty all you should know. It’s under active development, keep in touch and feel free <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markup-markdown/" rel="ugc">to drop a line on the forum</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markup-markdown/reviews/" rel="ugc">to let a rating</a> or even support me by buying a coffee !</p>


Markup Markdown


Just a fact: all the main AI GPTs generate Markdown by default. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! I LOVE this plugin, as I can now create AI style websites on the WordPress platform. If you notice: all the main commercial AI sites have a similar "A.I. Style". Which is - dark or light mode, a chat box, and the most important thing: Markdown. Anyway, I'm using this plugin. Great stuff!



My one nitpick - The plugin generates configuration files in wp-content. This is bad news and there is no reason for it. On many sites wp-content is publicly exposed to the internet. Anyway, this data should be move to site options in the database.


AI responds in Markdown

Disable Wordpress's native Gutenberg or TinyMCE editor in favor of a Markdown editor.

Pavel Sherer

<p><strong>Simple Export to Markdown</strong> adds a small, useful panel inside the WordPress block editor.<br />
With a single click, you can export the current post or page to Markdown — either download a <code>.md</code> file or copy it directly to the clipboard.</p>
<p>The plugin uses the <a href="https://github.com/mixmark-io/turndown" rel="nofollow ugc">Turndown</a> library to accurately convert Gutenberg blocks into Markdown syntax, preserving headings, paragraphs, images, lists, quotes, and other standard content.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Export any Gutenberg post or page directly to Markdown.</li>
<li>Two modes: <strong>Download .md</strong> or <strong>Copy to Clipboard</strong>.</li>
<li>Auto-generated YAML front matter (<code>title</code>, <code>slug</code>, <code>date</code>, <code>categories</code>, <code>tags</code>).</li>
<li>Works natively inside the block editor — no admin pages or complex settings.</li>
<li>Lightweight (under 14 KB of JS), no tracking, no external API calls.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.0 or newer.</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or newer.</li>
<li>Active Gutenberg (block) editor.</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is open-source software licensed under the GPLv2 (or later).<br />
© 2025 <a href="https://sherer.pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Pavel Sherer</a></p>


Simple Export to Markdown

Adds a Gutenberg editor panel to export any post or page content to Markdown format (.md file or clipboard).

Markup Markdown vs Simple Export to Markdown