Best scientific plugins for WordPress

The most popular scientific plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Plot.wp leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of GNUPlot (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “scientific” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 2 scientific plugins

1.
Plot.wp
The most installed scientific plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
2.
GNUPlot
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.

All 2 plugins tagged “scientific”

Plot.wp
#27,700
by paleolimbot10 years ago
Add JSON-based plots to posts and pages using the plotly.js API
Installs
20+
Rating
–
Downloads
0/day
GNUPlot
Down in the last 7 days:7,668#44,021
gnuplot-wordpress-plugin18 years ago
Embeds GNUPlot charts inside your Wordpress posts, without the need for GNUPlot on your webhost.
Installs
10+
Rating
–
Downloads
0/day