Integrate Markdown into WordPress. Simple, no configuration-required, standards-driven plugin allowing commenters to use Markdown in their comments.
As of April 2026, Parse Markdown is a WordPress code plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 7.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
Integrate Markdown 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.
For more information on how it works and how to integrate in other plugins or themes, see the Parse Markdown documentation.
| WordPress | 5.2+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | 7.1+ required |
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