Title: ERA Markdown Importer
Author: eraai
Published: <strong>June 21, 2026</strong>
Last modified: June 21, 2026

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# ERA Markdown Importer

 By [eraai](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eraai/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/era-markdown-importer.1.0.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/era-markdown-importer/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/era-markdown-importer/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/era-markdown-importer/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/era-markdown-importer/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/era-markdown-importer/)

## Description

ERA Markdown Importer is a lightweight, secure, and developer-friendly tool designed
to streamline your content creation workflow. If you write your articles in Markdown-
based applications like Obsidian, Notion, VS Code, or Typora, this plugin completely
eliminates the need for manual copy-pasting, manual formatting, and layout adjustments.

The plugin converts standard Markdown elements (headings, paragraphs, lists, blockquotes,
tables, and code blocks) into native, editable Gutenberg Blocks instantly.

### Core Features

 * **Drag-and-Drop Uploader:** Beautiful, minimalist administration interface inspired
   by modern design principles (shadcn/ui style).
 * **Gutenberg Blocks Conversion:** Automatically generates native Gutenberg block
   comments (such as `wp:paragraph`, etc.) instead of inserting raw HTML, ensuring
   clean and native editing inside the block editor.
 * **YAML Front-Matter Support:** Automatically parses settings like title, status(
   draft/publish), post type, categories, and tags directly from your file header.
 * **Table Spacing Auto-Fix:** Automatically pre-processes Markdown tables to ensure
   they parse and align correctly in the WordPress table block.
 * **Enhanced Security Hardening:**
    - Enabled Parsedown **Safe Mode** to automatically escape and strip raw HTML
      tags, inline scripts, and unsafe protocols (e.g. `javascript:` links).
    - Explicit sanitization of custom and extracted post titles via `sanitize_text_field()`.
    - Enforced 500KB maximum file size limits to prevent server memory exhaustion(
      DoS).
    - Enforced strict nonces, capability checks, and file validation.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `era-markdown-importer` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory,
    or upload the ZIP file through the WordPress admin panel.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Access the tool under **Tools > Markdown Importer** in your WordPress sidebar.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin support custom post types?

Yes, you can choose to import files as standard Posts, Pages, or any public Custom
Post Type registered on your site.

### Does it support YAML Front Matter?

Yes, it automatically parses YAML headers at the beginning of the file to map the
post title, status, categories, and tags.

### Is it Gutenberg compatible?

Yes, it converts Markdown elements into native, editable block editor blocks.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“ERA Markdown Importer” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ eraai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eraai/)

[Translate “ERA Markdown Importer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/era-markdown-importer)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/era-markdown-importer/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/era-markdown-importer/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/era-markdown-importer/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/era-markdown-importer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2

 * **Compliance & Security:** Removed debug logging logic and resolved a potential
   mock backdoor in developer mode.
 * **Uninstall Routine:** Integrated database cleanup for custom plugin options.

#### 1.0.1

 * **Security Hardening:** Activated Parsedown Safe Mode to prevent Stored XSS and
   HTML injection.
 * **Input Sanitization:** Added explicit title sanitization using `sanitize_text_field()`.
 * **Resource Optimization:** Reduced maximum file size limit from 2MB to 500KB 
   to prevent memory exhaustion.
 * **UI/UX Updates:** Reflected the 500KB limit in the admin UI drag-and-drop zone.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release. Core drag-and-drop uploader, Parsedown parser, and HTML-to-Gutenberg
   block converter.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **10 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)[importer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/importer/)
   [markdown](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/markdown/)[markdown importer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/markdown-importer/)
   [obsidian](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/obsidian/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/era-markdown-importer/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ eraai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eraai/)

## Support

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