Ben Marshall

Integrate <a href="https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">Markdown</a> into WordPress comments with the Parse Markdown plugin. A simple, no configuration-required, standards-driven plugin that allows commenters to use Markdown markup in their comments.
For more information on how it works and how to integrate in other plugins or themes, see the <a href="https://www.benmarshall.me/parse-markdown-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Parse Markdown documentation</a>.

Parse Markdown

Integrate Markdown into WordPress. Simple, no configuration-required, standards-driven plugin allowing commenters to use Markdown in their comments.

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Djot Markup adds support for the <a href="https://djot.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">Djot</a> markup language in WordPress. Djot is created by John MacFarlane (creator of CommonMark and Pandoc) and offers cleaner syntax with more consistent parsing rules than Markdown.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full Djot Support: Headings, emphasis, links, images, code blocks, tables, footnotes, and more</li>
<li>Shortcode Support: Use <code>[djot]...[/djot]</code> in your content</li>
<li>Content Filtering: Automatically process <code>{djot}...{/djot}</code> blocks</li>
<li>Table of Contents: Automatic TOC generation from headings with configurable levels and position</li>
<li>Safe Mode: XSS protection for untrusted content</li>
<li>Syntax Highlighting: Server-side highlighting with Torchlight Engine</li>
<li>Admin Settings: Easy configuration through WordPress admin</li>
<li>Template Tags: Functions for theme developers</li>
<li>Dark Mode Support: CSS adapts to dark mode preferences</li>
</ul>
<h4>Usage</h4>
Shortcode:
<pre><code>[djot]
# Hello World

This is _emphasized_ and this is *strong*.

- List item 1
- List item 2
[/djot]
</code></pre>
Template Tags:
<pre><code><?php
$html = wpdjot_to_html('# Hello *World*!');
wpdjot_the('# _Hello_ *World*!');
?>
</code></pre>
<h4>Links</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/djot-markup/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Plugin Page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://djot.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">Djot Syntax Reference</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/php-collective/wp-djot" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/php-collective/wp-djot/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Report Issues</a></li>
</ul>

Djot Markup

Djot markup language support for WordPress. A modern, cleaner alternative to Markdown.

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