As of April 2026, Markdown Shortcode is a WordPress markdown plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: Markup Markdown.
5/53 reviews
70active installs
3.1K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Damn simple [markdown]#via shortcode[/markdown] for wordpress.
This plugin uses parsedown and highlight.js. Zero configuration.
Write this into the editor:
[markdown]
#h1
h2
text
____source code (two ore more underscores will be replaced by empty spaces)
____source code (two ore more underscores will be replaced by empty spaces)
`javascript
source code
`
[/markdown]
and the shortcode content will be parsed with parsedown. Syntax highlighting will appear for the source codes.
This plugin is available at github, too.
Please report issues at github, pull requests are welcome, too!
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Ratings & Reviews
53 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.2.3
- Security fix: Added wp_kses_post() sanitization to prevent XSS vulnerability (CVE-2025-10180)
- Fixed stored XSS vulnerability where contributors could inject malicious scripts through markdown content
Contributors
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