Simple Markdown
by Floris-Jan on WordPress.org
Simple and fast plugin to render markdown with a custom Gutenberg block. Professional code beautification and copy functionality included.
Simple Markdown is a lightweight WordPress plugin that adds a custom Gutenberg block for rendering Markdown content directly in your posts and pages. Perfect for developers, writers, and anyone who prefers writing in Markdown format.
NEW in 1.3.0: Professional Code Beautification
* Automatic code formatting and indentation for all supported languages
* Professional copy buttons positioned as elegant tabs outside code blocks
* Language-aware beautification (JavaScript, PHP, CSS, JSON, Bash)
* Smart preservation of ASCII art and tree structures in copy-only blocks
Core Features:
- Custom Gutenberg block for Markdown content
- Support for common Markdown syntax:
- Headers (H1-H6)
- Bold and italic text
- Inline code and code blocks with copy functionality
- Links
- Unordered and ordered lists
- Blockquotes
- Professional code block rendering with:
- Automatic beautification and proper indentation
- One-click copy functionality with visual feedback
- Language labels (JavaScript, PHP, CSS, JSON, Bash)
- Tight line spacing optimized for code readability
- Clean HTML output with semantic markup
- Theme-resistant styling with robust CSS overrides
- Easy to use interface
This is the core version with all essential markdown features plus professional code handling. A Pro version with syntax highlighting and other advanced features will be available in the future.
Supported Markdown Syntax:
# Header 1through###### Header 6**bold text**and*italic text*`inline code`and code blocks with triple backticks[link text](URL)for links- itemfor unordered lists1. itemfor ordered lists> quotefor blockquotes
Advanced Code Block Syntax:
```javascript copy– Beautified JavaScript with copy button```php copy– Beautified PHP with copy button```css copy– Beautified CSS with copy button```json copy– Beautified JSON with copy button```bash copy– Bash commands with copy button```copy– Copy button without beautification (preserves ASCII art)```– Plain code block (no beautification, no copy button)
