Title: Simple Export to Markdown Author: Pavel Sherer Published: 2. Dezember 2025 Last modified: 28. Juni 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-export-md/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3408245) ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-export-md/assets/icon.svg?rev=3408245) # Simple Export to Markdown By [Pavel Sherer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/skreep/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-export-md.0.1.3.zip) [Live Preview](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/?preview=1) * [Details](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/#description) * [Reviews](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/#reviews) * [Installation](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/#installation) * [Development](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/) ## Description **Simple Export to Markdown** adds a small panel inside the WordPress block editor. With one click, editors can download the current post or page as a `.md` file or copy the generated Markdown to the clipboard. The plugin uses the bundled Turndown library to convert serialized Gutenberg blocks in the browser. It does not create server-side export files, make external API calls, add REST/AJAX endpoints, or store exported content. ### Features * Export Gutenberg content directly to Markdown. * Download `.md` files or copy Markdown to the clipboard. * Auto-generated YAML front matter for `title`, `slug`, `date`, `categories`, and` tags`. * Uses the edited post state, including unsaved title, slug, date, category, tag, and block changes. * Loads only in the block editor for users with `edit_posts`. * PHP and JavaScript translations are loaded from the plugin language files. ### Requirements * WordPress 6.0 or newer. * PHP 7.4 or newer. * Active Gutenberg/block editor. ### License This plugin is open-source software licensed under the GPLv2 or later. ## Screenshots [⌊Gutenberg editor with the Export to Markdown panel in the right sidebar.⌉⌊Gutenberg editor with the Export to Markdown panel in the right sidebar.⌉[ Gutenberg editor with the **Export to Markdown** panel in the right sidebar. [⌊Example Markdown file with generated YAML front matter.⌉⌊Example Markdown file with generated YAML front matter.⌉[ Example Markdown file with generated YAML front matter. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install it through the WordPress Plugins screen. 2. Activate the plugin through the «Plugins» menu in WordPress. 3. Open any post or page in the block editor. 4. Find the **Export to Markdown** panel in the editor sidebar. 5. Click **Download .md** or **Copy Markdown**. ## FAQ ### Does this work in the Classic Editor? No. The plugin is designed for the WordPress block editor. ### Does it save files on the server? No. Conversion, download, and clipboard copy happen locally in the browser. ### Can it export custom blocks? Custom blocks are serialized by WordPress before Turndown converts the resulting HTML to Markdown. ### Why are the JavaScript translation files named with the script handle? PHP translations use `simple-export-md-{locale}.mo`. JavaScript translations use the `simple-export-md-{locale}-simple-export-md.json` pattern so translations work for both the source and minified editor scripts. ### How should release builds be verified? Run `npm ci`, `npm run build`, `npm test`, `npm audit --audit-level=low`, and `php- l simple-export-md.php`. The minified editor script should only be committed as the Terser output from `npm run build`. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f8836eece576026e99b8d35323043da4431ffd244efa961fa07f52ea414c2811? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Solid!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/solid-177/)󠁿 [Danny van Kooten](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/) 4. Juni 2026 Solid plugin. Works perfectly, code looks good. Thanks Pavel! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/192e057957b3aabb478f8714f872d7c7b0e6949707a0af97b806067fb326b7ca? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fantastic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-3504/)󠁿 [nineplanetsllc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nineplanetsllc/) 21. Mai 2026 Works great! Recommend 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fbfe05056553c8734d4ecf78fc58966f7d4ba06c664f21a67288f72413d4754f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works as expected](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-956/)󠁿 [Kevin Dees](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kevindees/) 20. Mai 2026 Works as expected. Simple and clean.Would be great to see a bulk action added for exporting all posts at once as a zip file. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Export to Markdown” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Pavel Sherer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/skreep/) “Simple Export to Markdown” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-export-md/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Simple Export to Markdown” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-export-md) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-export-md/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-export-md/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-export-md/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-export-md/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.1.3 * Hardened editor asset loading. * Fixed JavaScript translation file names. * Improved Markdown export reliability and filename sanitization. ## Meta * Version **0.1.3** * Last updated **2 Tagen ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/) und [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-export-md) * Tags * [clipboard](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/clipboard/)[content](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content/) [editor](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)[export](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/) [markdown](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/markdown/) * [Advanced View](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-export-md/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 von 5 Sternen. * [ 3 5-Sterne-Rezensionen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-Sterne-Rezensionen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-Sterne-Rezensionen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-Sterne-Rezensionen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-Sterne-Rezensionen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-export-md/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Pavel Sherer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/skreep/) ## Support Got something to say? 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