Floris-Jan

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.

Terry L.

Generation of diagrams and flowcharts from text in a similar manner as markdown by using <a href="https://mermaid.js.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">mermaid.js</a>
WP Mermaid is smart enough that loads mermaid.js only when your posts contain Mermaid syntax, by detecting the use of shortcode and block. So it will not be loaded on your website everywhere.
= See also
If you are looking for a <a href="https://github.com/terrylinooo/githuber-md" rel="nofollow ugc">Markdown editor</a> supporting Mermaid, you can also check out my WordPress plugin called the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-githuber-md/" rel="ugc">WP Githuber MD</a>, which provides a variety of features not just Mermaid, it is worth to try.
<h3>Translations</h3>
Chinese (zh_TW) by <a href="https://terryl.in/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terry L.</a>. 
Japanese (ja_JP) by <a href="https://colocal.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Colocal</a>.
<h3>Copyright</h3>
WP Mermaid, Copyright 2020 TerryL.in 
WP Mermaid is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or 
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 
GNU General Public License for more details.

WP Mermaid

Generation of diagrams and flowcharts from text in a similar manner as markdown by using mermaid.js

Simple Markdown vs WP Mermaid