# lonekorean/wordpress-export-to-markdown

Converts a WordPress export XML file into Markdown files.

Repository: https://github.com/lonekorean/wordpress-export-to-markdown
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wordpress-export-to-markdown
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-05T13:16:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2880, "days_push": 59, "days_rel": 59, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1601, forks 273 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.585033+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js command-line tool that converts a WordPress export XML file into Markdown files with frontmatter, downloading images and updating references. It is designed to ease migration from WordPress to static site generators like Eleventy, Gatsby, and Hugo.

## Use cases
- migrate a WordPress blog to Eleventy
- convert WordPress export XML to markdown files
- move blog posts from WordPress to Hugo
- download WordPress images and rewrite links to local paths
- export WordPress posts with frontmatter for Gatsby
- bulk convert WordPress pages and drafts to markdown

## When to choose
- you are leaving WordPress for a static site generator
- you want posts split into individual markdown files with frontmatter
- you need images downloaded locally with references updated
- you want a guided wizard plus CLI flags for output structure

## When to avoid
- you need a live WordPress-to-static sync rather than a one-time export
- your source is not a WordPress export XML file
- you need a GUI or non-Node.js tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: parser, markdown, cli, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: cms, web-development, files, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: wordpress, migration, static-site-generator, xml-parsing, content-conversion, markdown, nodejs

## Member repositories
- lonekorean/wordpress-export-to-markdown (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.585033+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:52:48.247778+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lonekorean/wordpress-export-to-markdown (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.585033+00:00, sha 2f8911a31975)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/wordpress-export-to-markdown (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:40.063951+00:00, sha f6ab8cc2d40d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.