Export WordPress content to Markdown for GatsbyJS.
As of April 2026, WP Gatsby Markdown Exporter is a WordPress export plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to….
The plugin creates zip files containing posts converted to Markdown. A WP-CLI command exists to handle exporting sites with a large amount of content.
Reminder: always keep a backup of the WordPress database and files in case your export doesn’t work as expected!
If you’re just getting started with Gatsby, we recommend experimenting with a Markdown based Gatsby starter like Tina Grande. Installation is as easy as:
git clone https://github.com/tinacms/tina-starter-grande.git
cd tina-starter-grande
yarn install && gatsby de…| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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