# Bulk Export of Raw Post Sources with Markup

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-export-of-raw-post-sources-with-markup/381447
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 3, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-export-of-raw-post-sources-with-markup/381447 "2025-09-03T15:52:55Z")
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### Author: ![sren-1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sren-1/32/575182_2.png) [@sren-1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sren-1)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-export-of-raw-post-sources-with-markup/381447/1 "2025-09-03T15:52:55Z")

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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**.

ℹ 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

➡ 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

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