Hi,
our company runs Discourse to support our customers and strengthen customer relationships. For staff onboarding, we created documentation using [Doc Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376) and [DiscoTOC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discotoc-automatic-table-of-contents/111143), which works great.
However, I'd like to request a feature that would allow exporting the documentation sources – specifically the **raw text including markup** – to a **plain text file**.
:information_source: I am aware of the browser’s PDF print option, which doesn’t help when raw sources are needed rather than parsed ones. I also know about the built-in backup function and database queries, but these are not practical solutions for frontend administration.
For now, my workflow is: *Edit the post* → `STRG-A`, `STRG-C` → *create / open a text file* → `STRG-V`, `STRG-S` → *Discard Editing*... next post.
A built-in bulk export option would provide several benefits:
* much easier maintenance for knowledge bases
* better backup and versioning workflows for admins in the frontend
* flexible reuse of content outside of Discourse
:right_arrow: Such a feature would be a real productivity gain for communities that use Discourse as a documentation hub, not only for support.
I’d be curious to hear your thoughts.
Cheers