WP-KaTeX

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1. ★★★★★ walterzelhofer

   5.4y ago

   It works perfectly! If you don’t know how to use it, then read the documentation first and quit whining. Fantastic work! A+ from me. Thank you! This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by walterzelhofer.

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2. ★★★★★ Daniel Kielmann

   5.4y ago

   Wow, I didn’t think, thats so easy to use and so nice looking. Very powerful and helpful. Thanks

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3. ★★★★★ giannit

   6.8y ago

   This plugin is amazing since doesn’t generate images, the big downside of katex is that it doesn’t load packages such as tikz. To use all latex packages not loaded by katex we can use quicklatex plugin. Since it uses the [latex] shortcode too, I suggest to edit the katex plugin shortcode from [latex] to [katex]. This can be done simply by editing the file wp-content\plugins\wp-katex\scripts\frontend.php at line 41, changing add_shortcode( 'latex', 'katex_handler' ); to add_shortcode( 'katex', 'katex_handler' );.

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4. ★★★★★ jtivazquez

   6.9y ago

   fantastic plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ vsemargl

   7.0y ago

   Wordpress 5.2.2. The plugin does not work at all!!!

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6. ★★★★★ zulqadar

   8.7y ago

   Its works fine with wordpress

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7. ★★★★★ Jeff McNeill

   9.3y ago

   Thanks!

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8. ★★★★★ questionsolutions

   10.2y ago

   This is an amazing plugin. I tried many other LaTeX plugins, even the one provided by jetpack. None of them produce the elegant beautiful math symbols like this plugin. It works beautifully, it’s very easy to use, and over all, I highly recommend it over other LaTeX plugins. Well done to the author of this plugin, truly an amazing job.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-07 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-06 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-08-05 800+ → 700+ down after 174 days in tier
4. 2026-02-12 900+ → 800+ down after 10 days in tier
5. 2026-02-02 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-01-30 900+ → 800+ down after 153 days in tier
7. 2025-08-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-08-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 14 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).

• KaTeX 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags B
• Youngwhan's Simple Latex 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
• Direct math input with MathQuill 30+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
• M MathJax-LaTeX 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• W WP QuickLaTeX 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• S Simple Mathjax 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B

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WP-KaTeX: 700+ active installs, 4.6★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-katex