Ultimate Markdown
Ultimate Markdown – Markdown Editor, Importer, & Exporter
by DAEXT · WordPress.org page
Ultimate Markdown has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 32,795 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Ultimate Markdown at a glance
Is Ultimate Markdown well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Create posts from Markdown files or internal Markdown documents
- Convert Markdown text to blocks directly in the post editor
- Create and manage Markdown documents in a dedicated plugin menu
- Import Markdown files into WordPress
- Export Markdown documents from the internal library as ZIP archives
Ultimate Markdown reviews and ratings
10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Doesn't actually export
The description claims this exports to markdown, but that's not entirely accurate. What it actually does is export documents to markdown ... that you've already created in markdown.
area9 -
Serious bug: skips large sections of input
UPDATE: Turns out it was the use of three dashes for an <hr> tag that caused the problem. Apparently that means something else in this markdown plugin. Changing it to "***" worked perfectly. Five stars now! --- I really wanted to like this plugin. Unfortunately, it has a fatal flaw. When I import a markdown file, it randomly skips chunks of the file. Can't use it that way. If and when this gets fixed, I'll update the review.
Scott Thomason -
The UMD Pro plugin and developer support are great!
This review is for the UMD Pro paid version. I previously had good success with the free version and decided to tryout the personal paid version (for 1 site). I am a retired Linux software developer who is learning how to develop websites (just for fun). So I am not the expert, but I can share my experience with the plugin. I am currently using a static site generator that uses Markdown for its content. I really like creating/updating my content on my Mac, using the bbedit app. Coming from the Linux world, I also use vi a lot. WordPress offers a lot of interesting capabilities that I want to try out, but I must be able to edit my content offline, using Markdown. I have research and tried several options for using Markdown with WordPress. So far, the UMD Pro plugin has proved to be the best option for me. The plugin support is excellent! As a former developer, I really appreciate the support. I always receive a quick, detailed response to my questions or comments. The plugin feature that I use the most is the post/page sidebar Markdown import. I have been able to import my posts perfectly, after setting the Front Matter to match the UMD Pro front matter requirements. I am currently using my staging site to port my current static website to WordPress. I am also learning how to use WordPress. The UMD Pro Markdown plugin is saving me a lot of time. And it's enabling me to create/edit my content on my Mac.
George -
Free version absolutely useless
Free version has no useful capabilities, it is a fake plugin that just advertises the paid version. As such I feel it should not be here.
andybrandt -
Great tool to export all your WordPress posts and pages to Markdown
The Pro version of Ultimate Markdown lets you export all your Wordpress posts and pages to single Markdown files in one go. Great for when you want a backup of all your articles in .md format. I also use it to export single posts to Markdown after I update them in WordPress. This works great as well.(I have not used the import option.) Also, as other have said as well, the developer is very responsive and attentive. Thanks for a great plugin, Danilo!
hupsakee -
Code block language missing
Unfortunately, the plugin doesn't import code block language, e.g. assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected);
januszkowal
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Details
Generate articles from a Markdown file, bulk import and export Markdown documents, create Markdown documents from an editor, and more.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- export markdown
- front matter
- import markdown
- markdown
- markdown editor
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- Version
- 1.26
- Last updated
- May 20, 2026
- First published
- Nov 4, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 5.3
- Pricing
- Free, paid version available
Ultimate Markdown FAQ
What does Ultimate Markdown do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Ultimate Markdown offers Create posts from Markdown files or internal Markdown documents, Convert Markdown text to blocks directly in the post editor, Create and manage Markdown documents in a dedicated plugin menu, Import Markdown files into WordPress and Export Markdown documents from the internal library as ZIP archives.
How many active installs does Ultimate Markdown have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Ultimate Markdown as of September 7, 2026.
Is Ultimate Markdown still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on May 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Ultimate Markdown free?
Ultimate Markdown is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.