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GitHubMarkdownExportstable · v1.5.150released Jul 29, 2026

Posts to GitHub

Exports published posts as Markdown files, with YAML front matter, to a GitHub repository.

Overview

Posts to GitHub exports published posts as Markdown files complete with YAML front matter and pushes them to a GitHub repository, keeping a version-controlled mirror of your content outside WordPress.

Key features

  • Exports published posts as Markdown with YAML front matter.
  • Pushes exported files directly to a GitHub repository.
  • Keeps a version-controlled mirror of your content.
Quick install
1cd wp-content/plugins
2git clone https://github.com/gioxx/wp-posts-to-github
3# Activate 'Posts to GitHub' and configure your repository under Settings
WordPress min6.0+
PHP compat7.4+

You can install this plugin manually over SSH — connect to your server and run these commands inside your wp-content/plugins directory:

SSH
1wget -O wp-posts-to-github-1.5.15.zip "https://github.com/gioxx/wp-posts-to-github/releases/download/v1.5.15/post-to-github-md-1.5.15.zip"
2unzip wp-posts-to-github-1.5.15.zip
3rm -rf wp-posts-to-github/
4mv gioxx-wp-posts-to-github-*/ wp-posts-to-github/
5rm wp-posts-to-github-1.5.15.zip

Alternatively, download the ZIP above and upload it from Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin in your WordPress dashboard, or via FTP/SFTP.

Changelog

Fixed

  • Taxonomy backup section: removed the em-dash separator from the intro paragraph, moving the "Back up categories and tags" link to its own line.

Added

  • "Back to top" floating button on the Export posts screen, shown once the page is scrolled down.
  • Direct links to wp-categories.json and wp-tags.json on GitHub in the taxonomy backup section.

For the full version history, see CHANGELOG.md.

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