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asmbs/wp-parsedown
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Parsedown wrapper for WordPress with a live preview editor

v4.2.1(3y ago)1519MITJavaScriptPHP >=7.2.0

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WP Parsedown
============

[](#wp-parsedown)

> Parsedown wrapper for WordPress with a live preview editor

This plugin serves two purposes:

- Replaces the classic WP editor with a Markdown editor with live preview ([SimpleMDE](https://github.com/sparksuite/simplemde-markdown-editor))
- Forces all content to be rendered through [Parsedown](https://github.com/erusev/parsedown), converting saved Markdown content to HTML

This is a fork and a departure from the original [friartuck6000/wp-parsedown](https://github.com/friartuck6000/wp-parsedown).

The goal is to allow your site editors to use simplified, clean, familiar formatting.

An `[image]` shortcode is also included for optional use, as Markdown only allows for crude image insertion. See the `docs` folder for more information.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.2+
- Composer
- "Classic Editor" plugin (if using WP v5+)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Install with Composer:

    ```
    composer require asmbs/wp-parsedown

    ```
2. Activate the plugin.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

#### Requirements

[](#requirements-1)

- NPM

#### Getting Started

[](#getting-started)

To install the development dependencies, run:

```
composer install
npm install

```

To rebuild the assets, run:

```
npx webpack

```

(Requires [npx](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npx))

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 60.7% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~113 days

Recently: every ~335 days

Total

22

Last Release

1331d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.8 → v2.0.02016-05-06

v2.0.1 → v3.0.02018-10-19

v3.0.6 → v4.0.02019-05-06

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e6de7011699502f50fd28d8e68b0ec5fd626d9d86a17cafe9933e3676bc0d78e?d=identicon)[asmbs](/maintainers/asmbs)

---

Top Contributors

[![friartuck6000](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4365821?v=4)](https://github.com/friartuck6000 "friartuck6000 (130 commits)")[![maxwellmc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25797126?v=4)](https://github.com/maxwellmc "maxwellmc (78 commits)")[![jamost](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2086843?v=4)](https://github.com/jamost "jamost (6 commits)")

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