Markdown for WordPress and bbPress

Installation

WordPress

PHP Markdown works with WordPress, version 1.2 or later. PHP Markdown is already bundled with WordPress. Still, you can find here the latest version that may be newer than the latest WordPress version.

1. To use Markdown-WPBB with WordPress, place the markdown.php” file in the plugins” folder.
   This folder is located inside wp-content” at the root of your site:

   (site home)/wp-content/plugins/
   

2. Activate the plugin with the administrative interface of WordPress. In the Plugins” section
   you will now find Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.” To activate the plugin, click on the Activate” button on the same line as Markdown. Your entries will now be formatted with Markdown.

3. To post Markdown content, you’ll first have to disable the visual” editor in the User
   section of WordPress.

You can configure Markdown-WPBB to not apply to the comments on your WordPress weblog. See the FAQ” section below.

bbPress

1. To use Markdown-WPBB with bbPress, place the markdown.php” file in the plugins” folder.
   This folder is located inside wp-content” at the root of your site:

   (site home)/my-plugins/
   

   If you don’t have a /my-plugins/ directory in your bbPress installaltion, create it on the
   root level of your bbPress installation.

2. Activate the plugin with the administrative interface of bbPress. Find Markdown for
   WordPress and bbPress” on the Plugins” screen and hit Activate.”