Ben Marshall

<p>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.</p>
<p>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>.</p>


Parse Markdown

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

DAEXT

<p>Ultimate Markdown helps you speed up your writing workflow. Create, import, and export Markdown with tools designed for faster publishing and automation.</p>
<p>The plugin offers multiple ways to work with Markdown. After installing it, you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Create posts from Markdown files or internal Markdown documents.</li>
<li>Convert Markdown text to blocks directly in the post editor.</li>
<li>Create and manage Markdown documents in a dedicated plugin menu.</li>
<li>Import Markdown files into WordPress.</li>
<li>Export Markdown documents from the internal library as ZIP archives.</li>
</ul>
<p>We distribute the <a href="https://daext.com/ultimate-markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro version</a> of this plugin, which includes additional import and export options, automatic image uploads during import, REST API support for automation, additional Markdown parsers (7 options), extended Front Matter support, document categories, and more. See the <a href="https://daext.com/ultimate-markdown/#features" rel="nofollow ugc">feature comparison</a> for a detailed overview.</p>
<h3>Getting Started</h3>
<p>To quickly understand how the plugin works, start with the guide below:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://daext.com/kb/ultimate-markdown/quick-start-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">Quick Start Guide</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Using the Editor Panels</h3>
<p>Ultimate Markdown adds dedicated panels to the post editor:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://daext.com/kb/ultimate-markdown/import-markdown-files-in-the-post-editor/" rel="nofollow ugc">Import Markdown</a> – Upload a Markdown file and convert it into post content</li>
<li><a href="https://daext.com/kb/ultimate-markdown/load-documents-in-the-post-editor/" rel="nofollow ugc">Load Markdown</a> – Generate post content from documents stored in the plugin’s internal library</li>
<li><a href="https://daext.com/kb/ultimate-markdown/insert-markdown-in-the-post-editor/" rel="nofollow ugc">Insert Markdown</a> – Paste or type Markdown text and convert it instantly</li>
</ul>
<p>The plugin integrates with both the Block Editor and the Classic Editor. The editor panels are available in the post editor sidebar when using the Block Editor and as meta boxes when using the Classic Editor.</p>
<h3>Managing Markdown Documents</h3>
<p>Manage your Markdown content directly within the plugin using a dedicated menu.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://daext.com/kb/ultimate-markdown/introduction-to-managing-documents/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documents Overview</a> – Learn how to create, edit, and organize your Markdown documents</li>
</ul>
<h3>Front Matter</h3>
<p>The plugin supports Front Matter key-value pairs provided in the YAML language. With this feature, you can configure post settings by defining key-value pairs at the beginning of the Markdown document.</p>
<p>See the <a href="https://daext.com/kb/ultimate-markdown/using-front-matter-in-the-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Using Front Matter</a> guide for available keys and practical examples.</p>
<h3>Bulk Import and Export</h3>
<p>Use the dedicated menu to import one or more Markdown files and store them as documents in the internal library.</p>
<p>You can also export the Markdown documents created within the plugin as downloadable files.</p>
<h3>Learn More</h3>
<p>Want to explore the plugin in more detail? See the full documentation:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://daext.com/kb/ultimate-markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Documentation</a></li>
</ul>


Ultimate Markdown – Markdown Editor, Importer, & Exporter

Using Markdown with Gutenberg is quite difficult. Markdown block from Jetpack is very limited, plugins proposing to edit in Markdown in a separate editor miss blocks philosophy.
As I prefer to work with my favorite Markdown Editor, Ultimate Markdown is a nice solution : it can import Markdown text in the post and convert the different elements in the relative block. A text paragraph will be a block text, a list a block list and so on. So the result is a real Gutenberg content.

The downside : you cannot convert back to Markdown the post content but it’s not a big deal for me.

Interesting management of Markdown


UPDATE: Turns out it was the use of three dashes for an <hr> tag that caused the problem. Apparently that means something else in this markdown plugin. Changing it to "***" worked perfectly. Five stars now!



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I really wanted to like this plugin. Unfortunately, it has a fatal flaw. When I import a markdown file, it randomly skips chunks of the file. Can't use it that way. If and when this gets fixed, I'll update the review.


Serious bug: skips large sections of input

Generate articles from a Markdown file, bulk import and export Markdown documents, create Markdown documents from an editor, and more.

Parse Markdown vs Ultimate Markdown – Markdown Editor, Importer, & Exporter