Title: Markdown Shortcode Author: JHoppe Published: September 10, 2015 Last modified: September 21, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/markdown-shortcode/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1242839) ![](https://ps.w.org/markdown-shortcode/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1242839) # Markdown Shortcode By [JHoppe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jhoppe/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/markdown-shortcode.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-shortcode/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-shortcode/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-shortcode/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-shortcode/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/) ## Description Damn simple [markdown]#via shortcode[/markdown] for wordpress. This plugin uses [parsedown](http://parsedown.org/) and [highlight.js](http://highlightjs.org). 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](https://github.com/JohannesHoppe/markdown-shortcode), too. Please **report issues at github**, pull requests are welcome, too! ## Screenshots * [[ * Blog post written in markdown. * [[ * Same blog post on front end. ## Installation 1. Upload the `markdown-shortcode` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the plugins menu in WordPress. 3. Use it by wrapping text in the shortcode ## FAQ ### Will it work in the Visual Editor? Yes. You can switch between Visual and Text(HTML) mode. The plugin converts html entities back to the original characters. ### The WYSIWYG editor (TinyMCE) is removing empty spaces! Indeed, TinyMCE is well-known for destroying markup. Replace empty spaces with underscores __ . Underscores will be converted to empty spaces right before markdown conversion. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8920510ed620e2a612eadf47d3a73e831ded3780cd0ed88d8acec9ac725a7296? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-useful-172/)󠁿 [shouldsee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shouldsee/) June 30, 2017 It parses pasted text perfectly. Remember to edit the post in “plain text” and not in “visual” mode!! Best of best! Thanks so much for creating it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bcdd01d95e1c78b9c6b054fc426a18758d7abe6d5d8029949cba7f2fe173ec93? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[best markdown plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-markdown-plugin/)󠁿 [xXZ3R0x](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xxz3r0x/) September 3, 2016 Does what it says and does it cleanly. Had an issue with conflicting plugins dev fixed it very quickly. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fe1c3dc440e1b618d828aac447440c8d4e3dceda895db34677bff654508ea253? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just do what it says](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-do-what-it-says/)󠁿 [nyl_auster](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nyl_auster/) September 3, 2016 Work as expected , thank you, simple and efficient. (just write “[markdown] blabla[/ markdown] with your wysiwyg as “text” ) [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Markdown Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ JHoppe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jhoppe/) [Translate “Markdown Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/markdown-shortcode) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/markdown-shortcode/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/markdown-shortcode/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/markdown-shortcode/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/markdown-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.2.3 * Security fix: Added wp_kses_post() sanitization to prevent XSS vulnerability ( CVE-2025-10180) * Fixed stored XSS vulnerability where contributors could inject malicious scripts through markdown content #### 0.1 * see https://github.com/JohannesHoppe/markdown-shortcode/releases for a list of all releases ## Meta * Version **0.2.3** * Last updated **6 months ago** * Active installations **70+** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-shortcode/) * Tags * [highlight.js](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/highlight-js/)[markdown](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/markdown/) [parsedown](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/parsedown/)[shortcode](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-shortcode/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/markdown-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ JHoppe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jhoppe/) ## Support Got something to say? 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