MathML Block
by Adam Silverstein · Blocks
Also makes 13 other plugins · 12K+ installs across the portfolio →
A MathML block for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “block”, “block editor” and “gutenberg” 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.
59 health vs 71 average across 2,523 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 539 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 539 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mathml your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| math your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 6 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”, “block editor” and “gutenberg” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v123e · 10 May 2025
10
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Feb 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ glgeorgiou3.1y ago
I instaled and tried to use this plugin. I visits all provided urls by searching the documetation on how can i use the math formulas into the inline syntax that the plugin requires. Unfortunatelly i did not find anything usefull for a simple user, only for developers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ javcardenas4.1y ago
It is an excellent plugin. I have been using it for 2 years and it has worked well for me. It had some bugs related to amp, for example, some arrays weren’t displaying properly but with this update, everything seems to be fixed. In good time they updated it. Thank you!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martouf7.1y ago
The best way I have found to write math formulas on the web. I just need to remember the LaTex syntax I haven’t used in 15 years!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spartan98027.5y ago
Really too greedy the MathJax js files are loaded everywhere, even outside the editor and pages, it makes the website too heavy, but it is very clean visually and very simple certainly one of the easiest to use!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A MathML block for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg)."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,349 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-04-08 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2022-11-30 800+ → 900+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 800+ up after 150 days in tier
- 2022-05-07 600+ → 700+ up after 95 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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