Static Site Exporter
3.5/5 (12 ratings) 400 active installs Updated Nov 7, 2026
Choose Export to Static Site from the Tools menu, pick a format, and click Export to download your site as a zip file.
Export your WordPress posts and pages to Markdown in a couple of clicks, ready for Jekyll, Hugo, or any other static site generator.
Features
- One screen, no settings. Choose Export to Static Site from the Tools menu, click Export, and download a zip. Nothing to configure first.
- Your content, as Markdown. Posts, pages, and drafts become Markdown files. Each one starts with its title, date, author, categories, tags, and custom fields.
- Images come along. Your uploaded images and files are included, and links to them keep working.
- Jekyll, Hugo, Astro, or Eleventy. Jekyll is the default; pick another generator and the export uses its folders and config.
- Old links keep working. On Jekyll, Hugo, and Eleventy, each post keeps its original web address.
Usage
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins Add New, search for Static Site Exporter, then install and activate it.
- Choose Export to Static Site from the Tools menu.
- Pick your static site generator (Jekyll is the default), then click Export.
- Unzip the download into your site. Output formats says where each generator’s files go.
That’s it. Need more control? You can export from the command line, pick which posts to export, include custom post types, and customize the output.