vimrc Modified

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 Plugin 'https://mcol.xyz/code/vim-misc'	    " my vimrc and misc functions 
 Plugin 'https://mcol.xyz/code/tide'	    " tmux ide 
 Plugin 'Yggdroot/indentLine'                " Show indentation lines
-Plugin 'masukomi/vim-markdown-folding'      " markdown folding
 
 call vundle#end()			    " required
 filetype plugin indent on		    " required

after/ftplugin/markdown.vim Modified

@@ -2,3 +2,76 @@
 setlocal comments+=s:<!---,e:-->
 " couldn't get this to work, so just sticking in <br> where needed
 "setlocal comments+=s:![**,e:](
+
+" Folding logic below is derived from the vim-markdown-folding plugin
+function! StackedMarkdownFolds()
+  let thisline = getline(v:lnum)
+  let prevline = getline(v:lnum - 1)
+  let nextline = getline(v:lnum + 1)
+  if thisline =~ '^```.*$' && prevline =~ '^\s*$'  " start of a fenced block
+    return ">2"
+  elseif thisline =~ '^```$' && nextline =~ '^\s*$'  " end of a fenced block
+    return "<2"
+  endif
+
+  if HeadingDepth(v:lnum) > 0
+    return ">1"
+  else
+    return "="
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function! HeadingDepth(lnum)
+  let level=0
+  let thisline = getline(a:lnum)
+  if thisline =~ '^#\+\s\+'
+    let hashCount = len(matchstr(thisline, '^#\{1,6}'))
+    if hashCount > 0
+      let level = hashCount
+    endif
+  else
+    if thisline != ''
+      let nextline = getline(a:lnum + 1)
+      if nextline =~ '^=\+\s*$'
+        let level = 1
+      elseif nextline =~ '^-\+\s*$'
+        let level = 2
+      endif
+    endif
+  endif
+  if level > 0 && HasSyntaxGroup(a:lnum, '\vmarkdown(Code|Highlight)')
+    " Ignore # or === if they appear within fenced code blocks
+    let level = 0
+  endif
+  return level
+endfunction
+
+function! HasSyntaxGroup(lnum, targetGroup)
+  let syntaxGroup = map(synstack(a:lnum, 1), 'synIDattr(v:val, "name")')
+  for value in syntaxGroup
+    if value =~ a:targetGroup
+        return 1
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+function! s:FoldText()
+  let level = HeadingDepth(v:foldstart)
+  let indent = repeat('#', level)
+  let title = substitute(getline(v:foldstart), '^#\+\s\+', '', '')
+
+  let spaces_1 = repeat(' ', level) . '   '
+  let spaces_2 = repeat(' ', 200)
+
+  return indent.spaces_1.title.spaces_2
+endfunction
+
+setlocal foldmethod=expr
+
+let &l:foldtext = expand('<SID>') . 'FoldText()'
+let &l:foldexpr = 'StackedMarkdownFolds()'
+
+if !exists("b:undo_ftplugin") | let b:undo_ftplugin = '' | endif
+let b:undo_ftplugin .= '
+  \ | setlocal foldmethod< foldtext< foldexpr<
+  \ '