Markdown Library

Tools for processing the Markdown language.

makeHTML()

To convert markdown text into HTML, use the makeHTML() function:

use('markdown');
...
var text = 'Markdown *rocks*.';
var html = markdown.makeHTML(text);

The Wysiwym Markdown Editor is a simple, lightweight HTML editor for blog comments, forum posts, and basic content management.

To install the editor, include wmd.js right before your closing <body> tag:

<script type="text/javascript"
        src="http://static.akshell.com/code/release/markdown/wmd/wmd.js">
</script>

By default, WMD will turn the first textarea on your page into an editor. You can modify this behavior with the wmd-ignore class, described below.

Paste this code wherever you want your live preview to appear:

<div class="wmd-preview"></div>

You can mix "wmd-preview" with your own class names to make applying CSS easier.

Example:

<div class="myClass <span class="highlight">wmd-preview</span>" id="myId"></div>

You can use the following class names to control WMD's auto-start behavior:

wmd-ignore - Add to a textarea to prevent WMD from turning it into an editor.

wmd-preview - Add to a div to turn show a live preview.

wmd-output - Add to a textarea or div to turn show the HTML output.