Best tex plugins for WordPress
The most popular tex plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. KaTeX leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Insert math (100+) and Enable Latex (50+). All 4 plugins tagged “tex” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 tex plugins
- 1.
KaTeXThe most installed tex plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 16 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Insert math100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 3.
Enable Latex50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 4.
Allow LaTeX Uploads10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
All 4 plugins tagged “tex”
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
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
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
Allow LaTeX Uploads
#32,866by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)15 years ago
Allows LaTeX and related file uploads.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day