Markdown Easy 2.0.0 for Drupal: New Flavor, Simplified Setup, and Better Markdown Support

A new major version of the Drupal contrib module Markdown Easy has been released, introducing new features, streamlined configuration, and a documented breaking change for developers. The update, version 2.0.0, was officially announced August 17 by maintainer Michael Anello on DrupalEasy.

The release's headline feature is Markdown Smörgåsbord, a preconfigured Markdown flavor that extends GitHub-flavored Markdown with support for footnotes and description lists. Other improvements include a power-user option that allows disabling security guardrails such as validation checks and HTML stripping, and enhanced table support with alignment features.

For site-builders, Markdown Easy now provides configuration feedback that checks compatibility between allowed HTML tags and the module's Markdown output. The update also includes a breaking change in one hook implementation, fully documented in release notes, and a renewed focus on comprehensive test coverage–nearly 70% of the code is dedicated to tests.

First introduced in 2023, Markdown Easy was designed to be a secure, easy-to-use text filter for Drupal. Anello credited James Shields (lostcarpark) for ongoing feedback and reviews, along with contributors Amit Asaravala, Bram Driesen, Dries Buytaert, Deepali Sardana, Tyler Staples (nexusnovaz), Roland Obermair (roromedia), and David Hagen (warped) for their support in shaping this release.

Looking ahead, the maintainer said feature requests are under review, but the project will continue to prioritize its original mission: "easy-to-use, easy-to-maintain, and secure-by-default."