Best latex plugins for WordPress
The most popular latex plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MathJax-LaTeX leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of WP QuickLaTeX (4K+) and Simple Mathjax (4K+). All 20 plugins tagged “latex” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 latex plugins
- 1.
MathJax-LaTeXThe most installed latex plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 11 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.
WP QuickLaTeX4K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 31 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 3.
Simple Mathjax4K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 14 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
KaTeX2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 16 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
WP LaTeX700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
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WP-KaTeX700+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
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WPMathPub300+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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LaTeX2HTML200+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 9 reviews, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
Youngwhan's Simple Latex200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 10.
Insert math100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 20 plugins tagged “latex”
MathJax-LaTeX
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,106by knowledgeblog5 days ago
This plugin enables MathJax (http://www.mathjax.org) functionality for WordPress (http://www.wordpress.org).
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(11)
- Downloads
- 84/day
WP QuickLaTeX
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,383by advanpix2 years ago
Advanced LaTeX plugin. Native LaTeX syntax. Allows custom preamble, TikZ and other packages. Zoom-independent visual quality (SVG).
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.6(31)
- Downloads
- 26/day
Simple Mathjax
Down in the last 7 days:8#3,547by Samuel Coskey1 year ago
Yet another plugin to add MathJax support to your wordpress blog. Just wrap your equations inside $ signs and MathJax will render them visually.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.7(14)
- Downloads
- 23/day
KaTeX
Down in the last 7 days:3#4,192by Tom Churchman1 year ago
Use the fastest math typesetting library on your website.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Downloads
- 24/day
WP LaTeX
Up in the last 7 days:6#7,822by Michael Adams (mdawaffe)11 months ago
WP LaTeX creates PNG images from inline $\LaTeX$ code in your posts and comments.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP-KaTeX
Down in the last 7 days:25#7,869by ascom7 years ago
Integrates the super-fast KaTeX LaTeX equation typesetting engine with WordPress. Create beautiful, yet performant math in your posts and pages.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WPMathPub
Up in the last 7 days:49#10,987by Ron Fredericks6 months ago
Render mathematical equations in WordPress as PNG images using pmath native syntax or LaTeX input with server-side rendering.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LaTeX2HTML
Up in the last 7 days:11#11,256by Van Abel5 months ago
LaTeX2HTML makes you write blog like in LaTeX doc.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.8(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Youngwhan's Simple Latex
Down in the last 7 days:9#12,520by breadncup2 years ago
The usage is simple.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Insert math
Down in the last 7 days:85#13,307by CMTV9 years ago
Fast and handy insert any math formulas in your posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Codecogs Latex Equation Editor
Down in the last 7 days:110#20,055by Sam15 years ago
Adds codecogs WYSIWYG LaTex equation popup editor to wordrpess TinyMCE editor.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 2.3(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Enable Latex
Up in the last 7 days:124#20,556by KaizenCoders10 years ago
Insert LaTeX formulas in your posts.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Direct math input with MathQuill
Up in the last 7 days:259#24,527by eoghanmcilwaine4 years ago
Type complex math expressions easily into your wordpress page using MathQuill (http://mathquill.com/). This plugin adds a new block editor called  …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Glyphwell
Up in the last 7 days:1,550#31,363by Ethan Lin13 days ago
Author beautiful math in the WordPress block editor with a WYSIWYG editor, symbol palette, matrix builder, and crisp rendering.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Allow LaTeX Uploads
Down in the last 7 days:150#32,408by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)15 years ago
Allows LaTeX and related file uploads.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Latex Everything
#33,068by divinenephron13 years ago
Produce PDF documents of everything on your site with Latex.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Google Equation for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:4,467#45,654by tigerlihao17 years ago
Using Google chart API for LaTeX to add mathematical equations as images.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ozeki Markdown Documents
Up in the last 7 days:6,489#62,332by Ozeki29 days ago
Manage Markdown as reusable WordPress documents with live preview, import/export, Mermaid diagrams, and LaTeX or AsciiMath formulas.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KaTeX Math Rendering
Up in the last 7 days:4,873#66,816by Ella Van Durpe1 month ago
Renders the math of the Math block and the inline math format with KaTeX.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day