Mark It Down WordPress!
by Wasseem Khayrattee · Uncategorized
Helping you write posts/pages in plain-text Markdown syntax, while switching-off Visual Editor. It sits on the shoulders of a giant, namely Jetpack.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,380 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3394 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
12
now · peak 53
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.3y ago
latest release · v2.0.1
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,376 observations
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rtkcloud9.3y ago
Thank you Wasseem for this plugin. Helping us on all our extranet mini sites. Good job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ heiglandreas9.3y ago
I just replaced JP Markdown (which is abandoned by now) with this plugin. The switch was easy and painless: Install this plugin and activate it Deactivate JP Markdown Set the flags under “Settings => Writing” and “Settings => Comments” Done! The posts written in Markdown are still written in markdown and still rendered as HTML as before, so a smooth transition from my POV. Thanks! This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by heiglandreas.
Read on wp.org ↗
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- P Parsedown for WordPress 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Carve Markup — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - D Djot Markup — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
- P Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Import Markdown – Versatile Markdown Importer 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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