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Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

Quickly edit content in your WordPress site by getting an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experience with the coolest editor.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version4.2.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 6.2 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update9 Dec 202510mo ago
Active installations1K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.3 / 5 from 86 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) version 4.2.1 as active, updated 10mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

If you want to quickly edit content in WordPress without thinking about blocks, Markdown Editor is the choice for you! Get an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experience with the coolest editor – Markdown Editor.

Whether you are a Markdown fan or newbie as a Markdown writer, you will love Markdown Editor. This is the simplest plugin for a developer to write content in WordPress.

Using technology at night time can have a negative effect on your eyesight.

Markdown Editor will also darken the colors of your admin dashboard making it easier for you to work at night.

Use Markdown Editor plugin to create a stunning dark version for your WordPress admin dashboard. Dark Mode works automatically as per their preferred operating system preference.

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) Features

  • Typography Settings – You can change the typography of your editor screen, using four different fonts, and controls for font size, line height, line width, and paragraph spacing.
  • Ready-made Color Schema – Quickly choose your favourite color from the ready-made color schema available in Markdown. Highlight and edit your content the way you want.
  • Syntax Shortcuts – A Markdown cheat sheet is available for you which shows other keyboard shortcuts for heading, formatting and the interface.
  • Emoji Supported – You can make your content more interactive and attractive with emojis. Markdown Editor supports all types of emojis in your write up.
  • Custom Colors – You can customize the background text and color as you want with the custom color feature of our Markdown Editor. Pick the color schema of your preference and make it yours!
  • Makes it easy and fast – formatting in WordPress without thinking about the blocks.
  • Dark Mode Switch – You can toggle between the dark and light mode using the admin bar dark mode switch menu anytime.
  • Auto Match OS Theme – Automatically shows Darkmode if the OS preferred theme is dark.
  • Remember Dark Mode – The dark mode remains saved once you activated the dark mode.

How to use?

After activating the plugin, a new row action Edit (Markdown) will be added in the post/ page table row actions.

For editing any page/ post with the markdown editor, you need to click the Edit (Markdown) button in the post/ page row actions.

Then you will redirect to the Markdown editor and can start editing with the markdown syntax.

You can find the Markdown editor shortcuts by clicking the keyboard icon at the right-bottom side of the editor.

You can see a Dark mode switch added to the admin bar menu.

You can toggle between the dark and light mode by using that switch any time.

External services

This plugin does not connect to any third-party or external services.

Privacy Policy

Markdown Editor uses Appsero SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements.

Appsero SDK does not gather any data by default. The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data when a user allows it via the admin notice. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users.

Integrating Appsero SDK DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY start gathering data, without confirmation from users in any case.

Learn more about how Appsero collects and uses this data.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • admin theme
  • dark mode
  • dashboard
  • editor
  • markdown
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.2 · PHP 7.4
Update activity9 Dec 202510mo ago

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