Markdown: Installing my favorite tools

Markdown: Installing The Tools

First: Install Sublime Text

https://www.sublimetext.com/

Get Sublime Text 2

Install it Start it

Install Package Control

Go to https://packagecontrol.io/installation#st2

Copy this insanity:

In Sublime Text, click view > show console

Paste that long command here

Let Sublime do its thing

Now you have the ability to install packages You’re going to install Markdown

Start the command palette

Type ‘package’ and pick:

You’ll get a list

Install MarkdownEditing SmartMarkdown

(others if you want)

You’re ready to go

Create a new file

Save with *.md extension

Voila

Finally: Install a Markdown Viewer/Converter

On the Mac, use Marked marked2app.com

😍Yes, I used an emoji

You can use an online previewer

http://dillinger.io/

You’ll have to delete <html><head></head><body></body>

But not bad

Doesn’t do smart quotes But not bad

But it’s great for viewing/export

The process

Write in Sublime Text

Paste or open in Dillinger and preview

Export to HTML

or

Open in Marked and preview

Copy HTML source

Then paste into WordPress (or whatever)

A few people have pointed out there are different tools/combinations of tools that can remove steps. You could export directly from Sublime Text. You can use a specialized Markdown editor and save a tool.

The Sublime Text to Marked workflow is my favorite because:

1.  Sublime is my favorite text editor. Totally personal preference

2.  Sublime works on Windows and OS X

3.  Marked provides HTML code without a head element, and with smart quotes

4.  Marked provides HTML that’s ready to paste into Wordpress

Lots of other ways to do this. Try other stuff!!!

Why do it this way?

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