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Markdown Shortcode

by JHoppe on WordPress.org

Damn simple markdown for wordpress via shortcode, uses parsedown (parsedown.org) and highlight.js (highlightjs.org).

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Blog post written in markdown.

Damn simple [markdown]#via shortcode[/markdown] for wordpress.
This plugin uses parsedown and highlight.js. Zero configuration.

Write this into the editor:

[markdown]  
#h1

h2

text  
____source code (two ore more underscores will be replaced by empty spaces)  
____source code (two ore more underscores will be replaced by empty spaces)  

    `javascript
source code
    `
[/markdown]

and the shortcode content will be parsed with parsedown. Syntax highlighting will appear for the source codes.

This plugin is available at github, too.
Please report issues at github, pull requests are welcome, too!

Active installations30+
Weekly downloads
17+240.00%
Version0.2.3
Last updated9/21/2025
WordPress version
Tested up to6.7.3
Tags
highlight.jsmarkdownparsedownshortcode
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