Best math plugins for WordPress
The most popular math plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP QuickLaTeX leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of KaTeX (2K+) and MathML Block (1K+). All 26 plugins tagged “math” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 math plugins
- 1.
WP QuickLaTeXThe most installed math plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 31 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 2.
KaTeX2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 16 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
MathML Block1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
WP LaTeX700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 5.
WP-KaTeX700+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 6.
WPMathPub300+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
BuddyPress Security Check200+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
Youngwhan's Simple Latex200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 9.
Insert math100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 10.
Elemental Calculator100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
All 26 plugins tagged “math”
WP QuickLaTeX
Down in the last 7 days:7#3,384by 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
- 27/day
KaTeX
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,196by Tom Churchman1 year ago
Use the fastest math typesetting library on your website.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Downloads
- 23/day
MathML Block
Down in the last 7 days:20#6,646by Adam Silverstein1 year ago
A MathML block for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 17/day
WP LaTeX
Down in the last 7 days:15#7,827by 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
Up in the last 7 days:3#7,852by 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:60#10,983by 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
BuddyPress Security Check
Up in the last 7 days:25#11,340by Shea Bunge8 years ago
Combat spam registrations for a BuddyPress-powered site using Google's reCAPTCHA
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.1(14)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Youngwhan's Simple Latex
Down in the last 7 days:72#12,542by breadncup2 years ago
The usage is simple.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Insert math
Down in the last 7 days:63#13,300by CMTV9 years ago
Fast and handy insert any math formulas in your posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Elemental Calculator
Down in the last 7 days:226#15,913by Amaury RAMBAUD5 months ago
Insert a simple calculator in your WordPress website with a widget or the shortcode [elemental_calculator].
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CodeArt Units Converter
Down in the last 7 days:31#18,893by CodeIsArt.NET7 months ago
Easily add unit converters and calculators (basic & scientific) to your WordPress site using shortcodes.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Enable Latex
Up in the last 7 days:51#20,502by KaizenCoders10 years ago
Insert LaTeX formulas in your posts.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Direct math input with MathQuill
Down in the last 7 days:117#24,708by 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
Funny Equations
#29,370by oleksandr874 years ago
This is a simple mathematical equation game.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Glyphwell
Up in the last 7 days:1,049#31,134by 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
LazyCaptcha
Down in the last 7 days:244#33,245by tuxlog11 months ago
LazyCaptcha is a small and lazy plugin to prevent bots from spamming your comments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Khan Exercises for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:308#34,647by psimakov14 years ago
Brings Khan Academy exercises into your WordPress blogs.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Calculator U.
Up in the last 7 days:8,878#39,057by oleksandr874 years ago
Simple and convenient calculator on the site. Simply enter the [uwp_calc] shortcode in a post or page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Math
Down in the last 7 days:3,809#41,762by Mikoviny15 years ago
This is just Beta version of this Plugin with some Bugs, but I need to report them (http://wpmath.g6.cz/).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Calculator
Down in the last 7 days:5,787#45,303by levani0117 years ago
WP Calculator is a free simple calculator for your blog. Originaly developed from http://www.bmgadg.com/calculator.php script.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-Math-2
#46,015by ggggqqqqihc15 years ago
WP-Math-2 is a plugin that can convert LaTeX math formula to HTML of images, so that the formula could be shown in browser.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WeBWorK Q&A
#55,053by Boone Gorges3 months ago
WeBWorK Q&A creates a community forum where users can ask and answer questions about WeBWorK problems.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CalcForm Calculator
Down in the last 7 days:1,112#55,361by Alan theautomizer8 months ago
A scientific calculator (Casio-style) that you can embed anywhere via a shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KaTeX Math Rendering
Up in the last 7 days:347#70,482by 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
Command Palette Tools
Up in the last 7 days:1,308#70,690by Kevin Batdorf2 months ago
A collection of productivity tools for the WordPress Command Palette
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day