Title: IZ MD Pages Author: Ivan Tsoma Published: August 27, 2026 Last modified: August 27, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/iz-md-pages/assets/icon.svg?rev=3669634) # IZ MD Pages By [Ivan Tsoma](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivanzhuck/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/iz-md-pages.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/iz-md-pages/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/iz-md-pages/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/iz-md-pages/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/iz-md-pages/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/iz-md-pages/) ## Description **IZ MD Pages** transforms your WordPress website into a dual-format content hub by generating and serving clean, fast, and structured **Markdown** pages alongside standard HTML. Optimized for **AI search engines, LLMs, developer documentation, CLI tools, and feed readers**, IZ MD Pages enables instant retrieval of your content in plain text Markdown with zero boilerplate. ### Key Features * **Dedicated Markdown Endpoints & Query Params**: Access the Markdown version of any post or page seamlessly via clean URLs (e.g. `https://example.com/sample- post/md`) or query parameters (`https://example.com/sample-post/?md`), with automated canonical 301 redirects. * **Automatic Discovery Link Headers**: Injects standard `` into your ``, making Markdown endpoints automatically discoverable by web crawlers, AI assistants, and browser extensions. * **Advanced Gutenberg & Classic Editor Conversion**: Converts Gutenberg blocks( headings, paragraphs, lists, quotes, tables, code blocks, images, embeds) and classic HTML into clean standard Markdown. * **Flexible Post Type Templates**: Customize layout templates for each enabled post type using powerful placeholders (e.g., `# {%post_title%}\n\n{%post_content%}`). * **Universal Header & Footer Templates**: Configure global Markdown headers and footers (such as metadata banners, licensing, or call-to-actions) appended to all rendered Markdown pages. * **Rich Placeholder Engine**: - **Core Fields**: `{%post_title%}`, `{%post_content%}`, `{%post_excerpt%}`,`{% post_url%}`, `{%post_date%}`, `{%post_date_gmt%}`, `{%post_time%}`, `{%post_modified%}`,`{% thumbnail_url%}`, `{%thumbnail_id%}`. - **Author Info**: `{%author_name%}`, `{%author_email%}`, `{%author_url%}`, `{% author_bio%}`, `{%author_first_name%}`, `{%author_last_name%}`. - **Taxonomies**: `{%categories%}`, `{%tags%}`, `{%taxonomy:taxonomy_name%}` with customizable separators and prefixing (`\n*`, `\t`, `:before`, `:leading`). - **Comments & Counts**: `{%comments%}`, `{%comments_count%}`. - **Custom Fields (Post Meta)**: `{%meta:key%}` with recursive formatting for complex nested arrays and objects. * **Per-Post Granular Controls**: Dedicated meta box on edit screens to disable Markdown generation for specific posts or provide custom manual Markdown overrides with a single click reset. * **Developer-Friendly & Extensible**: Over 15 WordPress filter hooks allowing full customization of template rendering, block conversions, custom placeholder evaluation, and final page output. * **High Performance**: Pure PHP conversion with no external dependencies or remote API calls. ### How to contribute If you would like to help with the development of this plugin, please visit its GitHub repository: [https://github.com/IvanZhuck/iz-md-pages](https://github.com/IvanZhuck/iz-md-pages). The repository contains the source code and tools for development. ## Screenshots [⌊General settings page⌉⌊General settings page⌉[ General settings page [⌊Templates settings page⌉⌊Templates settings page⌉[ Templates settings page [⌊Documentation page⌉⌊Documentation page⌉[ Documentation page [⌊Markdown meta box⌉⌊Markdown meta box⌉[ Markdown meta box ## Installation ### Automatic Installation 1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Navigate to **Plugins → Add New**. 3. Search for **IZ MD Pages**. 4. Click **Install Now** and then **Activate**. ### Manual Installation 1. Download the plugin ZIP archive. 2. Upload the uncompressed `iz-md-pages` directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 3. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress. ### Post-Installation Setup 1. Go to **Settings → IZ MD Pages** to configure enabled post types, URL format (Endpoint`/ md` or Query Var `?md`), and front page options. 2. Visit **Settings → IZ MD Pages → Templates** to customize post type Markdown templates, headers, and footers. 3. Refer to **Settings → IZ MD Pages → Documentation** for detailed guides, syntax references, and developer hooks. ## FAQ ### How do visitors and AI agents access the Markdown version of a post? By default, you can append `/md` to any post or page permalink (e.g. `https://example. com/my-article/md`). You can also switch the URL format to query parameter mode (`? md`) in the plugin settings. ### Does this affect my site’s regular HTML frontend or SEO? No. Your standard HTML pages remain completely untouched. The plugin only outputs Markdown when the dedicated `/md` endpoint or `?md` parameter is requested. Furthermore, discovery tags (``) are added to your HTML head to inform crawlers of the alternate format. ### Can I disable Markdown generation for specific posts? Yes. On any post or page edit screen, locate the **Markdown Page** meta box and check **Disable Markdown generation for this post**. ### Can I write custom Markdown manually for a specific post instead of using the template? Yes. In the **Markdown Page** meta box, check **Use custom Markdown for this post** and enter your custom Markdown in the textarea. ### Are custom taxonomies and ACF / post meta supported in templates? Yes! You can use `{%taxonomy:your_tax_name%}` for any custom taxonomy, and `{%meta: your_field_key%}` for any custom post field or ACF value. ### Can I override templates or Markdown conversion in my theme code? Yes. IZ MD Pages provides extensive filter hooks such as `iz_md_post_type_template_{ $postType}`, `iz_md_post_template_{$postId}`, `iz_md_render_block_{$blockName}`,` iz_md_render_custom_placeholder_{$tag}`, and `iz_md_page_content`. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “IZ MD Pages” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ivan Tsoma ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivanzhuck/) “IZ MD Pages” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/iz-md-pages/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “IZ MD Pages” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/iz-md-pages) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iz-md-pages/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/iz-md-pages/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/iz-md-pages/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/iz-md-pages/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * The first public release. * Support for `/md` URL endpoint and `?md` query variable routing with canonical 301 redirection. * Gutenberg block renderer and HTML-to-Markdown converter. * Flexible post type templates with customizable header and footer options. * Advanced placeholder engine supporting core post attributes, author fields, taxonomies, comments, and custom post meta. * Post edit screen meta box with enable/disable toggles and manual Markdown editing. * Automatic discovery alternate link header insertion. * Complete developer filter hooks architecture. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **3 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/iz-md-pages/) and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/iz-md-pages/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/iz-md-pages) * Tags * [AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/)[content](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content/) [markdown](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/markdown/)[md](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/md/) [seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/iz-md-pages/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/iz-md-pages/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/iz-md-pages/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ivan Tsoma ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivanzhuck/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/iz-md-pages/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://izhuck.ru/)