October 11, 2025
Sample blog post
This is a sample blog post to test the capabilities of blog posts!
Here’s a complete Markdown example demonstrating every major element your Directus editor supports — text styles, links, lists, code, images, quotes, and horizontal rules.
A Complete Markdown Example
Welcome to the Directus Blog Demo Post.
This sample shows every content type you might use when writing a blog.
1. Text Styles
Bold text emphasizes importance.
Italic text adds subtle stress.
Bold and italic can combine.
Strikethrough marks removed ideas.
Normal text continues as usual.
2. Headings
H1 — Main Title
H2 — Section
H3 — Subsection
H4 — Minor Section
3. Paragraphs and Line Breaks
A paragraph ends with a blank line.
You can break a line
without starting a new paragraph
by ending a line with two spaces.
4. Lists
Unordered
- Beaches
- Mountains
- Forests inside them
- Rivers crossing through
- Cities
Ordered
- Wake up early
- Brew some coffee
- Watch the sunrise
5. Blockquote
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
— Gustave Flaubert
Nested quote:
Inspiration
Comes from everywhere.
6. Links
Inline link: Visit Sri Lanka
Reference link: Read more
7. Code
Inline code looks like console.log("Hello world")
.
Code Block
function greet(name) {
return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
console.log(greet("Traveler"));
HTML Block
<section>
<h2>Example Section</h2>
<p>This is an HTML snippet inside markdown.</p>
</section>
8. Horizontal Rule
9. Images
10. Tables
Place | Highlight | Rating |
---|---|---|
Trincomalee | Beaches | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
Kandy | Temples | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
Ella | Mountains | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |