Direct math input with MathQuill
by eoghanmcilwaine · Blocks
Type complex math expressions easily into your wordpress page using MathQuill (http://mathquill.com/). This plugin adds a new block editor called  …
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
+95%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “block”, “equation” and “latex” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1696 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1696 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 17d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 17d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| mathquill your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| equation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| latex your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| math your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block”, “equation” and “latex” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 164 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
4.6y ago
latest release · v0.2.4 · 10 Mar 2022
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 17 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ novakpeter4.4y ago
Really great idea, together with LaTeX parser as also other plugins have, this has extremely simple way to write equations almost like in wysiwyg fashion. EDIT: I had to uninstall, it broke my page. Hopefully, this will be corrected and I could edit this review (see Support for this plugin)
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Type complex math expressions easily into your wordpress page using MathQuill (http://mathquill.com/). This..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,697 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "equation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 30+ → 20+ down after 251 days in tier
- 2026-02-20 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 30+ → 40+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 40+ → 30+ down after 131 days in tier
- 2025-10-05 50+ → 40+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2025-05-14 60+ → 50+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-05-01 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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KaTeX 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
MathML Block 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C - W WP LaTeX 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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