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Glyphwell

Glyphwell – Visual Equation Editor

by Ethan Lin · WordPress.org page

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 8.0+

Glyphwell has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 164 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Glyphwell at a glance

Active installs
fewer than 10
Total downloads
164
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Glyphwell well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Standalone Equation block for display equations
  • Inline equation format for Paragraph, Heading, List, and Table content
  • WYSIWYG editing — type or point-and-click
  • Tabbed symbol palette: Basic, Greek, Operators, Relations & Sets, Arrows, Symbols, and Matrix
  • Visual matrix builder with adjustable size, bracket styles, and row/column controls
  • Show LaTeX toggle for editing the raw source
  • Left, center, and right alignment for standalone equations
  • Fast, high-quality KaTeX rendering on the front end
  • Sanitized MathML stored alongside each equation
  • 100% local assets — no CDN, no external calls, no tracking
  • Front-end assets load only on pages that contain equations
  • Translation-ready with a bundled .pot template

Details

Author beautiful math in the WordPress block editor with a WYSIWYG editor, symbol palette, matrix builder, and crisp rendering.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • equation
  • katex
  • latex
  • math
  • mathml

More from Ethan Lin

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
First published
Jul 18, 2026
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Glyphwell FAQ

What does Glyphwell do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Glyphwell offers Standalone Equation block for display equations, Inline equation format for Paragraph, Heading, List, and Table content, WYSIWYG editing — type or point-and-click, Tabbed symbol palette: Basic, Greek, Operators, Relations & Sets, Arrows, Symbols, and Matrix and Visual matrix builder with adjustable size, bracket styles, and row/column controls.

How many active installs does Glyphwell have?

WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for Glyphwell as of September 7, 2026.

Is Glyphwell still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Glyphwell free?

Glyphwell is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.