Ultimate Markdown – Markdown Editor, Importer, & Exporter

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

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25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 18 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 2K.

At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 127 days.

1. ★★★★★ area9

   10mo ago

   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.

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2. ★★★★★ Scott Thomason

   1.2y ago

   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. This topic was modified 10 months, 3 weeks ago by Scott Thomason.

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3. ★★★★★ George

   1.4y ago

   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.

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4. ★★★★★ andybrandt

   1.5y ago

   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.

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5. ★★★★★ hupsakee

   2.0y ago

   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!

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6. ★★★★★ januszkowal

   2.7y ago

   Unfortunately, the plugin doesn’t import code block language, e.g. assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected);

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7. ★★★★★ Robbie Link

   3.4y ago

   Just tried with an Obsidian note that had blockquotes and lists. Worked great with no editing.

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8. ★★★★★ acon

   4.1y ago

   I use Obsidian markdown note-taking software and always wondered how I could convert my notes into WordPress posts. This plugin is the missing link. There is still room for improvement but it pretty much does the job. Now I can convert an MD file to blocks and keep editing with Gutenburg. Well done!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.26 April 15, 2026 Updated links to the Quick Start Guide and plugin documentation. 1.26
2. — Version 1.25 March 18, 2026 The Pro version upgrade banner previously displayed at the bottom of all plugin menu pages is now shown only in the Options menu. Added a notices manager class used to display documentation resources and a 1.25
3. — Version 1.24 March 8, 2026 The post editor tools added by the plugin are now also available as meta boxes in the Classic Editor. Improved the UI of the Block Editor tools. Updating the post status via front matter is now restricted t 1.24
4. — Version 1.23 December 21, 2025 Improved Front Matter stripping logic to ensure it is removed only when located at the beginning of the document. 1.23
5. — Version 1.22 July 28, 2025 Improved normalization of Front Matter date field during Markdown imports in the block editor. Bug fix: Categories and tags in the block editor are now correctly updated based on the imported Front Matter d 1.22
6. — Version 1.21 July 11, 2025 Added the League CommonMark and League CommonMark GitHub Markdown parsers. Added Editor and Live Preview Markdown parser options. The Live Preview feature in the Documents menu editor can now use PHP-based 1.21

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-14 1K+ → 2K+ up after 545 days in tier
2. 2025-01-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 30 days in tier
3. 2024-12-16 800+ → 900+ up after 17 days in tier
4. 2024-11-29 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-11-27 800+ → 900+ up after 76 days in tier
6. 2024-09-12 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-09-11 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-09-10 700+ → 800+ up after 199 days in tier

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Ultimate Markdown – Markdown Editor, Importer, & Exporter: 2K+ active installs, 4.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ultimate-markdown