Title: MathML Block
Author: Adam Silverstein
Published: <strong>December 28, 2018</strong>
Last modified: May 10, 2025

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# MathML Block

 By [Adam Silverstein](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/mathml-block.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/)

## Description

A MathML block for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).
 Requires PHP 5.4+ and
WordPress 5.0+.

Development takes place on the GitHub repository: https://github.com/adamsilverstein/
mathml-block.

Screencast: https://cl.ly/c0f6bbfbc3b1

### What is MathML?

Mathematical Markup Language is a mathematical markup language, an application of
XML for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content.
It aims at integrating mathematical formulae into World Wide Web pages and other
documents.

The MathML block uses MathJax to render MathML formulas in the editor and on the
front end of a website. MathJax (https://www.mathjax.org/) is _A JavaScript display
engine for mathematics that works in all browsers._

To test a MathML block and enter a formula, for example: `\[x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^
2-4ac} \over 2a}\]`.

To test using math formulas inline, type an formula into a block of text, select
it and hit the ‘M’ icon in the control bar. For example: `\( \cos(θ+φ)=\cos(θ)\cos(
φ)−\sin(θ)\sin(φ) \)`. _Note: if you are copying and pasting formulas into the rich
text editor, switching to HTML/code editor mode is less likely to reformat your 
pasted formula._

### Technical Notes

 * Requires PHP 5.6+.
 * Requires WordPress 5.0+.
 * Issues and Pull requests welcome on the GitHub repository: https://github.com/
   adamsilverstein/mathml-block.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Example of adding a MathML block.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   MathML block Display MathML formulas.

## Installation

 1. Install the plugin via the plugin installer, either by searching for it or uploading
    a .zip file.
 2. Activate the plugin.
 3. Use the MathML block!

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[The plugin does not provide any syntax documentation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-plugin-does-not-provide-any-syntax-documentation/)󠁿

 [glgeorgiou](https://profiles.wordpress.org/glgeorgiou/) September 22, 2023

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.

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### 󠀁[Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-12222/)󠁿

 [javcardenas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javcardenas/) October 12, 2022

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!!

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### 󠀁[Top !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/top-680/)󠁿

 [Martouf](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martouf/) October 10, 2019

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!

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### 󠀁[Good but a little too greedy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-but-a-little-too-greedy/)󠁿

 [spartan9802](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spartan9802/) May 21, 2019

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 all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“MathML Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

“MathML Block” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mathml-block/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “MathML Block” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mathml-block)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mathml-block/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/mathml-block/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mathml-block/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mathml-block/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.2.3

Tested up to 6.8.
 Added icon to block editor. Enable for users without unfiltered
HTML.

#### 1.2.2

Tested up to 6.1.

#### 1.2.0

 * Add AMP compatibility, props @westonruter. Leverages the `amp-mathml` component.

#### 1.1.5

 * Make JavaScript translatable, take 2.

#### 1.1.1

 * Improve translations, make JavaScript translatable.
 * Update all packages.

#### 1.1.0

 * Add support for inline formulas.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial plugin release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.3**
 *  Last updated **11 months ago**
 *  Active installations **1,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/), [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/), [Kurdish (Sorani)](https://ku.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/),
   and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mathml-block)
 * Tags
 * [block](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[block-editor](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block-editor/)
   [gutenberg](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)[math](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/math/)
   [mathml](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mathml/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/mathml-block/advanced/)

## Ratings

 3.8 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  2 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  1 1-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mathml-block/)