A simple WordPress plugin for replacing backticks with code
, asterisks with emphasis, and double-asterisks
with strong tags in the content of posts, pages, and other post types.
The Markdown Code For WordPress archive includes the following files:
- This
README
- A
ChangeLog
to track the changes as the plugin is developed LICENSE.txt
the includes the software license under which this plugin is released- The
markdown-code-for-wordpress.php
plugin file
Download the current version.
- Navigate to the 'Add New' Plugin Dashboard
- Select
master.zip
from your computer - Upload
- Activate the plugin on the WordPress Plugin Dashboard
- Extract
master.zip
to your computer - Upload the
markdown-code-for-wordpress
directory to yourwp-content/plugins
directory - Activate the plugin on the WordPress Plugins dashboard
This plugin supports three features of markdown all of which can be applied to the post content:
- Single asterisks (*) wrapped around a word for emphasis.
- Double asterisks (**) wrapped around a word for bold.
- Back ticks (`) wrapped around a word for
code
.
Note that a previous verion did have support for comments, but that has been removed. See the ChangeLog for more information as to why.
This plugin uses the GitHub Updater, so if you have that plugin installed in your WordPress installation, then you should receive updates whenever updates are released.