Best mathjax plugins for WordPress
The most popular mathjax 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 Simple Mathjax (4K+) and KaTeX (2K+). All 7 plugins tagged “MathJaX” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 mathjax plugins
- 1.MathJax-LaTeX
The most installed mathjax plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 11 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.Simple Mathjax
4K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 14 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.KaTeX
2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 16 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
WP-KaTeX700+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 5.
LaTeX2HTML200+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 9 reviews, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.Youngwhan's Simple Latex
200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 7.Markdeep Block
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
All 7 plugins tagged “MathJaX”
MathJax-LaTeX
Up in the last 7 days:4#2,104by 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
- 70/day
Simple Mathjax
Down in the last 7 days:9#3,545by 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: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

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

LaTeX2HTML
Up in the last 7 days:22#11,243by 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:72#12,542by breadncup2 years ago
The usage is simple.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Markdeep Block
Down in the last 7 days:3,469#60,619by neffff3 years ago
Markdeep Block is a WordPress plugin for adding Gutenberg blocks supporting Markdeep syntax.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day