WP-Markdown
Allows Markdown to be enabled in posts, comments and bbPress forums.
4.5(28 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, WP-Markdown is a WordPress code plugin with 400 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 28 reviews. It has been downloaded 86K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
4.5/528 reviews
400active installs
86K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This plugin allows you to write posts (of any post type) using the Markdown syntax. The plugin converts the Markdown into HTML prior to saving the post. When editing a post, the plugin converts it back into Markdown syntax.
The plugin also allows you to enable Markdown in comments and bbPress forums. In these instances the plugin adds a toolbar, and preview of the processed Markdown with Prettify syntax highlighter applied (similiar to that used in the Stack Exchange websites such as WordPress Stack Exchange).
WP-Markdown stores the processed HTML, so deactivating the plugin will not affect your posts, comments or bbPress forums.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.6.1 – 27th December 2017
- Remove test files from final build
- Removed readme.txt in favour of readme.md
1.6 – 25th December 2017
- Fixed PHP7 deprecation notices
- Load prettify.js in the footer (See #60 )
- Ensure the toolbar javascript runs as late as possible. Fixes conflict with Shortcoder which calls Qtags late on and destroys…
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