Title: QH Markdown Exporter Author: quyettran298 Published: April 27, 2026 Last modified: April 29, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/qh-markdown-exporter.svg) # QH Markdown Exporter By [quyettran298](https://profiles.wordpress.org/quyettran298/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/qh-markdown-exporter.zip) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/qh-markdown-exporter/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/qh-markdown-exporter/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/qh-markdown-exporter/#installation) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/qh-markdown-exporter/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qh-markdown-exporter/) ## Description QH Markdown Exporter lets you export any combination of post types and statuses as Markdown files — perfectly formatted for [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) and other Markdown-based note-taking apps. **Key features:** * **YAML frontmatter** — title, source URL, author, published date, description, tags, and full hierarchical categories * **Extended metadata** (optional, on by default) — adds `word_count`, `outline`( ordered H2–H4 heading list), and `internal_links` (structured list of links to other exported posts) to each file’s frontmatter — ideal for AI/SEO tooling * **Clean content** — strips sidebars, widgets, navigation, related-posts blocks, social-share plugins, and other injected noise * **GFM tables** — converts HTML tables to GitHub-Flavored Markdown pipe tables * **Bulk export** — export your entire site at once or filter by post type, status, and date range * **Large-site support** — chunked AJAX export with live progress bar handles sites with thousands of posts * **Sitemap export** — optional `sitemap.json` bundled in the ZIP: hierarchical pages tree, posts grouped by category, and custom post types — ready for AI/LLM ingestion * **No dependencies** — pure PHP with no external libraries required **Output format:** Each post becomes a `.md` file named `YYYY-MM-DD_Post Title.md` containing: ` title: “Post Title” source: “https://yoursite.com/post-slug/” author: – “[[Author Name]]” published: 2024-01-15 created: 2024-06-01 description: “Post excerpt or auto-generated summary…” tags: – tag-name categories: – “Parent > Child” word_count: 1250 outline: – “## What This Post Covers” – “### Step One” – “## Conclusion” internal_links:– slug: “related-post-slug” anchor: “related post title” url: “https://yoursite.com/related-post-slug/” Post Title Post body in Markdown… ` The `word_count`, `outline`, and `internal_links` fields are added when **Include extended metadata** is ticked (default: on). `internal_links` only lists links to other posts included in the current export — external links and links to non-exported content are excluded. All files are bundled into a single ZIP archive named `{sitename}_md_export_YYYY- MM-DD.zip`. ## Installation 1. Upload the `qh-markdown-exporter` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install directly through the WordPress plugin screen. 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** screen in WordPress. 3. Go to **Tools MD Exporter**. 4. Select the post types and statuses you want to export, optionally set a date range, and click **Export & Download ZIP**. ## FAQ ### Which post types are supported? All public post types registered on your site are available. The `attachment` post type is excluded by default. ### How does it handle large sites? For exports above 100 posts the plugin automatically switches to a chunked AJAX export. You will see a live progress bar. Each batch of 100 posts is processed separately to avoid server timeouts. ### Does it export images? Image tags are converted to Markdown `![alt](src)` format pointing to the original URLs on your site. The image files themselves are not downloaded or included in the ZIP. ### What capability is required to use the exporter? Users must have the `export` capability (Editor role and above by default). ### Will it conflict with page-builder plugins? The exporter reads raw `post_content` and processes it through `do_blocks()` (Gutenberg) then converts HTML to Markdown. It intentionally bypasses `the_content` filters to avoid injected content from page builders and other plugins. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “QH Markdown Exporter” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ quyettran298 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/quyettran298/) [Translate “QH Markdown Exporter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/qh-markdown-exporter) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qh-markdown-exporter/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/qh-markdown-exporter/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/qh-markdown-exporter/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/qh-markdown-exporter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6.0 * Added **Include extended metadata** option (enabled by default) — appends three new fields to each file’s YAML frontmatter: - `word_count` — integer word count of the post body (plain text, no HTML). - `outline` — ordered list of H2, H3, and H4 headings with Markdown prefix (`##`,`###`,`####`). - `internal_links` — structured list of links that point to other posts included in the same export, each with `slug`, `anchor` text, and canonical `url`. Links to pages, categories, or posts outside the export set are excluded, preventing false “broken link” reports in downstream tools. * Extended metadata can be disabled by unchecking the option — the export then produces the same output as previous versions. #### 1.5.1 * Refactored sitemap.json output for cleaner AI/LLM consumption. * Replaced `posts_by_category` object (dynamic keys) with a `categories` array — each category has `id` (slug), `name`, and `posts`. * Deduplicated posts: each post now appears only once, under its primary category. * Decoded HTML entities in all titles (`&` `&`, etc.). * Filtered out internal builder CPTs (Elementor library, Gutenberg reusable blocks, etc.) using the `show_in_nav_menus` flag. * Converted `custom_post_types` from a slug-keyed object to a typed array `{ type, label, posts }`. * Added `metadata` block: site URL, generation date, `total_pages`, `total_categories`,` total_posts`. #### 1.5.0 * Added optional sitemap.json export — tick “Include sitemap.json” in the export form to bundle a site structure file into the ZIP. * Sitemap includes: hierarchical pages tree (parent child), posts grouped by category, and public custom post types. * Sitemap reflects the live site and intentionally ignores any date-range filters set on the export form. #### 1.4.0 * Renamed plugin to “QH Markdown Exporter” with slug `qh-markdown-exporter` for WordPress.org compliance. * Renamed all internal prefixes from `pme_`/`PME_` (3 chars) to `qhmaex_`/`QHMAEX_`( 6 chars) to meet the 4+ character prefix requirement. * Updated text domain from `post-markdown-exporter` to `qh-markdown-exporter` across all files. * Fixed upload directory path to use `wp_upload_dir()` instead of hardcoded `WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/ uploads/'`. #### 1.3.0 * Renamed plugin to “Post Markdown Exporter” for WordPress.org compliance. * Fixed output escaping to meet WordPress coding standards. * Replaced unlink() with wp_delete_file() and file_put_contents() with WP_Filesystem. * Added wp_unslash() to all sanitized input handling. * Fixed i18n placeholder ordering in translatable strings. * Updated “Tested up to” to WordPress 6.9. #### 1.2.0 * Added chunked AJAX export with live progress bar for large sites. * Added date range filter. * Improved filename sanitization with Unicode support. * Added hierarchical category paths (Parent > Child). #### 1.1.0 * Added GFM pipe-table conversion. * Added junk-node removal (navigation, sidebars, social share widgets). * Added YAML frontmatter with author, tags, and categories. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. Basic HTML-to-Markdown export with ZIP download. ## Meta * Version **1.6.0** * Last updated **1 week ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qh-markdown-exporter/) * Tags * [backup](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backup/)[export](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/) [markdown](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/markdown/)[posts](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) * [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/qh-markdown-exporter/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qh-markdown-exporter/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qh-markdown-exporter/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ quyettran298 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/quyettran298/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? 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