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Exporting Posts to Markdown

With the Export section you can generate a compressed archive (.zip) containing Markdown files created from your WordPress posts. Use this feature to create portable, structured Markdown versions of your WordPress content.

To begin:

  1. Proceed to the Tools menu
  2. In the export section set the Source to Posts

After selecting Posts, additional filtering options become available.

Filter the Exported Content

You can refine which posts are included in the export using the following options:

  • Post Types – Select the post types to include (e.g., Posts, Pages, or custom post types)
  • Categories – Filter posts by category (leave empty to include all)
  • Tags – Filter posts by tag (leave empty to include all)

Once you have configured your selection, click the Export button.

Tools menu with Posts selected as the export source, two post types selected as filters, and an arrow highlighting the Export button.

Depending on the number of posts included, the export process may take a few seconds.

After completion:

  • Your browser will download a ZIP archive
  • The file will be available in your default downloads folder

The generated archive contains Markdown files for each exported post.

The file extension used for these files is defined in:

Options → Advanced → Export → File Extension

Including Front Matter

If you need to include metadata in your exported files, you can enable Front Matter.

Go to:

Options → Advanced → Export

Available options:

  • Add Front Matter – Adds metadata such as title, slug, and date
  • Include Empty Front Matter Fields – Includes empty fields when enabled
Ultimate Markdown advanced settings showing the Export section with two Front Matter options.

These options are useful when working with:

  • Static site generators
  • Headless CMS workflows
  • External content pipelines