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Simple Export to Markdown

by Pavel Sherer · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.1.3 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Simple Export to Markdown has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,896 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 28, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Simple Export to Markdown at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
1,896
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Simple Export to Markdown well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 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

Simple Export to Markdown reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Solid!

    Solid plugin. Works perfectly, code looks good. Thanks Pavel!

    Danny van Kooten

  • Fantastic

    Works great! Recommend :)

    nineplanetsllc

  • works as expected

    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.

    Kevin Dees

Details

Adds a Gutenberg editor panel to export post or page content to Markdown format.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • clipboard
  • content
  • editor
  • export
  • markdown

More from Pavel Sherer

Version
0.1.3
Last updated
Jun 28, 2026
First published
Dec 2, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Simple Export to Markdown FAQ

What does Simple Export to Markdown do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple Export to Markdown offers 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 and Loads only in the block editor for users with edit_posts.

How many active installs does Simple Export to Markdown have?

WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for Simple Export to Markdown as of September 7, 2026.

Is Simple Export to Markdown still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Simple Export to Markdown free?

Simple Export to Markdown is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.