How to use markdown to format posts

[LazyCarrot]

Hi - My first attempt to post on Sitepoint - and it’s proving a bit of a trial.

Currently my attempts at posting code are nonsensical!
Can’t figure out how the whole markdown thing works
Can anyone please point me to an explanation of how to use this…

[cpradio]

First off, the best resource is http://commonmark.org/help/

However, more to the question, you simply put them inside three backticks.

```
your code here
```

[LazyCarrot]

Thanks cpradio - that helped a lot and at least enabled me to get my question posted.
I’ll check out the link you supplied and learn more about it

Many thanks

[TechnoBear]

There are a couple of “help” topics you might find useful, @LazyCarrot.

Discourse Cheat Sheet

Forum Posting Basics