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Simple Markdown is a lightweight WordPress plugin that adds a custom Gutenberg block for rendering Markdown content directly in your posts and pages. Perfect for developers, writers, and anyone who prefers writing in Markdown format.
NEW in 1.3.0: Professional Code Beautification 
* Automatic code formatting and indentation for all supported languages 
* Professional copy buttons positioned as elegant tabs outside code blocks 
* Language-aware beautification (JavaScript, PHP, CSS, JSON, Bash) 
* Smart preservation of ASCII art and tree structures in copy-only blocks
Core Features:
<ul>
<li>Custom Gutenberg block for Markdown content</li>
<li>Support for common Markdown syntax:
<ul>
<li>Headers (H1-H6)</li>
<li>Bold and italic text</li>
<li>Inline code and code blocks with copy functionality</li>
<li>Links</li>
<li>Unordered and ordered lists</li>
<li>Blockquotes</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Professional code block rendering with:
<ul>
<li>Automatic beautification and proper indentation</li>
<li>One-click copy functionality with visual feedback</li>
<li>Language labels (JavaScript, PHP, CSS, JSON, Bash)</li>
<li>Tight line spacing optimized for code readability</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Clean HTML output with semantic markup</li>
<li>Theme-resistant styling with robust CSS overrides</li>
<li>Easy to use interface</li>
</ul>
This is the core version with all essential markdown features plus professional code handling. A Pro version with syntax highlighting and other advanced features will be available in the future.
Supported Markdown Syntax:
<ul>
<li><code># Header 1</code> through <code>###### Header 6</code></li>
<li><code>**bold text**</code> and <code>*italic text*</code></li>
<li><code>`inline code`</code> and code blocks with triple backticks</li>
<li><code>[link text](URL)</code> for links</li>
<li><code>- item</code> for unordered lists</li>
<li><code>1. item</code> for ordered lists</li>
<li><code>> quote</code> for blockquotes</li>
</ul>
Advanced Code Block Syntax:
<ul>
<li><code>```javascript copy</code> – Beautified JavaScript with copy button</li>
<li><code>```php copy</code> – Beautified PHP with copy button</li>
<li><code>```css copy</code> – Beautified CSS with copy button</li>
<li><code>```json copy</code> – Beautified JSON with copy button</li>
<li><code>```bash copy</code> – Bash commands with copy button</li>
<li><code>```copy</code> – Copy button without beautification (preserves ASCII art)</li>
<li><code>```</code> – Plain code block (no beautification, no copy button)</li>
</ul>

Simple Markdown

Simple and fast plugin to render markdown with a custom Gutenberg block. Professional code beautification and copy functionality included.

rob1n

Got a bug report or want to contribute? Please do so on the <a href="https://github.com/robinadr/parsedown-wp/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub issue tracker</a> or <a href="https://github.com/robinadr/parsedown-wp/pulls" rel="nofollow ugc">submit a pull request</a>.
<a href="http://parsedown.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Parsedown</a> is an efficient, modern PHP implementation of the <a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/" rel="nofollow ugc">Markdown</a> syntax originally developed by John Gruber. This plugin runs your posts and comments through the <a href="https://github.com/erusev/parsedown-extra" rel="nofollow ugc">Parsedown Extra</a> version, which has additional features that are part of the <a href="https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/" rel="nofollow ugc">Markdown Extra</a> extension by Michel Fortin.
Michel wrote the <a href="https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/classic/" rel="nofollow ugc">original Markdown plugin for WordPress</a>, and this aims to be a 100% compatible drop-in replacement for that. Michel’s original plugin is no longer supported as of February 1, 2014.
So why Parsedown? It’s <a href="http://parsedown.org/speed" rel="nofollow ugc">faster</a>, <a href="http://parsedown.org/consistency" rel="nofollow ugc">more consistent</a> and is being <a href="https://github.com/erusev/parsedown" rel="nofollow ugc">actively developed</a>.
Development of this WordPress plugin <a href="https://github.com/robinadr/parsedown-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">takes place over on GitHub</a>. If you have any support requests, I do monitor the support forums on here, or you can <a href="http://robinadr.com/contact" rel="nofollow ugc">contact me directly</a>.

Parsedown for WordPress

I really love Parsedown, I created a web app with it recently to host Markdown files on my server. I was really impressed with Parsedown's speed. This plugin is exactly what I was looking for, so I could store my posts as Markdown in WordPress yet display them as HTML on the front-end.

Love this plugin

This plugin processes your posts and comments using the Parsedown library. It is a direct replacement for PHP Markdown Extra by Michel Fortin.

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