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Parsedown for WordPress

This plugin processes your posts and comments using the Parsedown library. It is a direct replacement for PHP Markdown Extra by Michel Fortin.

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Tested up to WordPress 4.2
Current version0.3
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 4.2
Minimum stackWP — · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update24 Apr 201511y ago
Active installations60Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Parsedown for WordPress version 0.3 as active, updated 11y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.2.

Overview

About this plugin

Got a bug report or want to contribute? Please do so on the GitHub issue tracker or submit a pull request.

Parsedown is an efficient, modern PHP implementation of the Markdown syntax originally developed by John Gruber. This plugin runs your posts and comments through the Parsedown Extra version, which has additional features that are part of the Markdown Extra extension by Michel Fortin.

Michel wrote the original Markdown plugin for WordPress, and this aims to be a 100% compatible drop-in replacement for that. Michel’s original plugin is no longer supported as of February 1, 2014.

So why Parsedown? It’s faster, more consistent and is being actively developed.

Development of this WordPress plugin takes place over on GitHub. If you have any support requests, I do monitor the support forums on here, or you can contact me directly.

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Plugin tags

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

  • formatting
  • markdown
  • markup
  • posting
  • writing
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 4.2

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.2.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.2
Minimum requirementsWordPress not listed · PHP not listed
Update activity24 Apr 201511y ago

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