KaTeX
by Tom Churchman · WordPress.org page · Website
KaTeX has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 42,199 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 21, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
KaTeX at a glance
Is KaTeX well maintained?
KaTeX reviews and ratings
16 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Updates again
Thanks to Tom for reopening this plugin for updates. It must have been a chore to satisfy the "administrators" but the result is great. I have been using KaTeX all the time. Wordpress complained about lack of updates where there was no real reason other than administrative. I am sure also in the future, updating only means adapting to new rules. Ger
gkoper -
Rendering inline
Is it possible to render KaTeX for inline mode in a paragraph (Gutenberg preview)? Please consider this in next update.
Difa -
RTL equation in RTL websites!
This plugin have no options at all! and sets its direction by global direction that means RTL equations in RTL websites!
مرتضی رستگار -
Great plugiin
This is a great plugin for everyone who wants to use the power of LaTeX or KaTeX to display properly typeset math on their site. My favourite aspect of this plugin is how the Ka block displays a preview of the formatted text. While you can insert KaTeX statements using the shortcode block, if you do that, then the equations will be left justified, and there is little to do about it. Using the KaTeX block, the calculations will be properly centred between the margins set by your theme. Great job by the developer! I hope that the plugin will continue to be maintained so that we don't lose compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress, as there are very few options otherwise.
macadk -
Versatile
Fortunately, this is compatible with Elementor!
mrezatavakol -
Nice Plugin
Veny nice plugin. Able to use very easily and without any issues. A cakewalk if you know latex syntax. Rendering is very fast too. There is lot of accounting related math content on my site (eduxir.com) which requires to use math equations. Was able to achieve very easily. One request to the author is that the font and related files are downloaded even on the pages that do not use katex. We need to modify the plugin to disable this option. If a configuration option that could be provided which would retain the configuration even after updating the file, would be of great help.
allabakash
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Details
Use the fastest math typesetting library on your website.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- katex
- latex
- math
- MathJaX
- tex
- Version
- 2.2.5
- Last updated
- Jul 21, 2025
- First published
- Dec 13, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 5.3
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
KaTeX FAQ
How many active installs does KaTeX have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for KaTeX as of September 7, 2026.
Is KaTeX still maintained?
The last release was on July 21, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is KaTeX free?
KaTeX is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.