1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nikola/plugins/compile/markdown/__init__.py b/nikola/plugins/compile/markdown/__init__.py
index b41c6b5..1376b11 100644
--- a/nikola/plugins/compile/markdown/__init__.py
+++ b/nikola/plugins/compile/markdown/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright © 2012-2013 Roberto Alsina and others.
+# Copyright © 2012-2014 Roberto Alsina and others.
 
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any
 # person obtaining a copy of this software and associated
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ except ImportError:
     gist_extension = None
     podcast_extension = None
 
+
+try:
+    from collections import OrderedDict
+except ImportError:
+    OrderedDict = None  # NOQA
+
 from nikola.plugin_categories import PageCompiler
 from nikola.utils import makedirs, req_missing
 
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ class CompileMarkdown(PageCompiler):
     """Compile markdown into HTML."""
 
     name = "markdown"
+    demote_headers = True
     extensions = [gist_extension, nikola_extension, podcast_extension]
     site = None
 
@@ -75,7 +82,10 @@ class CompileMarkdown(PageCompiler):
             out_file.write(output)
 
     def create_post(self, path, onefile=False, **kw):
-        metadata = {}
+        if OrderedDict is not None:
+            metadata = OrderedDict()
+        else:
+            metadata = {}
         metadata.update(self.default_metadata)
         metadata.update(kw)
         makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))