Before: let g:vim_markdown_folding_style_pythonic = 1 source ../after/ftplugin/markdown.vim After: setlocal foldexpr=0 setlocal foldmethod=manual Given markdown; # Title ## Chapter 1 ``` This is code block # This is just a comment ``` ## Chapter 2 foobar Execute (fold level # in code block): AssertEqual foldlevel(1), 0, '# Title' AssertEqual foldlevel(3), 1, '## Chapter 1' AssertEqual foldlevel(7), 1, '# This is just a comment' AssertEqual foldlevel(8), 1, '```' AssertEqual foldlevel(10), 1, '## Chapter 2' AssertEqual foldlevel(12), 1, 'foobar' Given markdown; ==+ Fold Level 1 --+ Fold Level 2 Execute (fold level ==+, --+): AssertEqual foldlevel(2), 0, '==+' AssertEqual foldlevel(4), 1, '--+'