Title: Parsedown Importer Author: foresthoffman Published: March 15, 2017 Last modified: September 12, 2017 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/parsedown-importer/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1617528) # Parsedown Importer By [foresthoffman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/foresthoffman/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/parsedown-importer.1.0.8.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parsedown-importer/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parsedown-importer/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parsedown-importer/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parsedown-importer/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/) ## Description This plugin allows users to import Markdown files into posts. Prior to importing, settings for post status, post type, and post author can be set. Post status settings: 1. Draft (default) 2. Publish 3. Private Post type settings: 1. Post (default) 2. Page Post author settings: 1. Current user (default) 2. All other users with the ability to edit posts This plugin utilizes the [Parsedown](http://parsedown.org) PHP library by [Emanuil Rusev](http://erusev.com), which is mostly compliant with the [CommonMark](http://spec.commonmark.org/0.27/) spec. It also extends up the Parsedown library, by allowing: * checkboxes; ‘[ ]’, ‘[]’, and ‘[x]’ are translated into unchecked/checked checkbox inputs ## Installation 1. Upload `parsedown-importer.zip` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ Q: Usage _Note: Only accounts with the ability to import will see the ‘Tools’ > ‘Parsedown Import’ sub-menu._ 1. Navigate to the ‘Tools’ > ‘Parsedown Import’ sub-menu 2. Click the ‘Select Files’ button, and select one or more Markdown (.md, .markdown, or .mdown) files from the prompt 3. Optionally change the import settings 4. Click the ‘Import’ button Installation Instructions 1. Upload `parsedown-importer.zip` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1fbc4294248746127b7c694268511ad94c87998a4a80f0b7326d0b642863d6dc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Imported 2500 posts smoothly, thanks a ton!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imported-2500-posts-smoothly-thanks-a-ton/)󠁿 [fofen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fofen/) June 25, 2022 This great plugin is very helpful, run smoothly on WP 6.0. [ Read all 0 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Parsedown Importer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ foresthoffman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/foresthoffman/) [Translate “Parsedown Importer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/parsedown-importer) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/parsedown-importer/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/parsedown-importer/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/parsedown-importer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/parsedown-importer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.8 * Update file type validation to deal with Windows 10 silliness. #### 1.0.7 * Update readme and tags. #### 1.0.5 * Updated successful import file list header content #### 1.0.4 * Updated successful import file list width #### 1.0.3 * Removed node_modules from .gitignore #### 1.0.2 * Updated readme #### 1.0.1 * Updated checkbox regex to allow brackets with no space in between. #### 1.0.0 * Updated readme(s) and plugin details. * Init repo ## Meta * Version **1.0.8** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.8.28** * Tags * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[importer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/importer/) [pages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages/)[posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parsedown-importer/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parsedown-importer/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ foresthoffman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/foresthoffman/) ## Support Got something to say? 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