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Simple Export to Markdown

by Pavel Sherer · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.1.4 Tested up to WP 7.0.7 PHP 7.4+

Simple Export to Markdown has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,502 downloads all time. It was downloaded 551 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 8, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Simple Export to Markdown at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
2,502
Downloads, last 30 days
551
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

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 7.0.7, not yet with the current 7.1.3

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 tables export as GFM; complex tables retain sanitized HTML
  • Missing block content is reported in the panel while available content is exported
  • Incomplete category or tag loading blocks export and offers a retry action

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

Download and install history

628 downloads over the last 40 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Simple Export to Markdown downloads per day050100150200Sep 5Sep 24Oct 14Downloads per day
Active installs
Simple Export to Markdown active installs0125250375500Sep 5Sep 24Oct 14Active installs
Rating out of 5
Simple Export to Markdown rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 24Oct 14Rating out of 5
Reviews
Simple Export to Markdown review count01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 24Oct 14Reviews

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
0.1.4
Last updated
Oct 8, 2026
First published
Dec 2, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.7
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 October 14, 2026.

Is Simple Export to Markdown still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 8, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

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.