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Static Site Exporter

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By Ben Balter·Yaml·Free
3.5(12 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, Static Site Exporter is a WordPress yaml plugin with 500 active installations and a 3.5/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 41K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: SyntaxHighlighter Evolved: Yaml Brush.

3.5/512 reviews
500active installs
41K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Features

  • Converts all posts, pages, and settings from WordPress to Markdown and YAML for use in Jekyll (or Hugo or any other Markdown and YAML based site engine)
  • Export what your users see, not what the database stores (runs post content through the_content filter prior to export, allowing third-party plugins to modify the output)
  • Converts all post_content to Markdown
  • Converts all post_meta and fields within the wp_posts table to YAML front matter for parsing by Jekyll
  • Generates a _config.yml with all settings in the wp_options table
  • Outputs a single zip file with _config.yml, pages, and _posts folder containing .md files for each post in the proper Jekyll naming convention
  • Selective export: Export only specific categories, tags, or post types using WP-CLI
  • No settings. Just a single clic…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.2+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

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Contributors

Ben BalterBen Balter
Plugin Info
Version
3.1.1
Last Updated
Feb 9, 2026
WP Requires
4.4+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.2+
Active Installs
500
Downloads
41K+
Added
Dec 12, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

yamlexportgithubjekyllgithub pages

Developer

B
Ben Balter
7 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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