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MathJax-LaTeX

by knowledgeblog · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: MathJax-LaTeX is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MathJax-LaTeX
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
paulschreiber14 Sep 2015 to 3 Nov 2026, 32 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for MathJax-LaTeX
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Mar 2013MathJax-LaTeX < 1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8< 1.21.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q2 2025 and Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star9
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MathJax-LaTeX
4 May 2026248
11 May 2026506
18 May 2026551
25 May 2026354
1 Jun 2026407
8 Jun 2026413
15 Jun 2026385
22 Jun 2026393
29 Jun 2026449
6 Jul 2026357
13 Jul 2026331
20 Jul 2026496
27 Jul 2026525
3 Aug 2026535
10 Aug 2026565
17 Aug 2026465
24 Aug 2026370
31 Aug 2026428
7 Sep 2026373
14 Sep 2026534
21 Sep 2026425
28 Sep 2026557
5 Oct 2026532
12 Oct 2026474
19 Oct 2026562
26 Oct 2026481
2 Nov 202679

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.4.1
Authorknowledgeblog
Added20 Oct 2010
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagslatex, mathml, MathJaX, science, mathematics

Other plugins by this author: KCite, Knowledgeblog ArrayExpress, Knowledgeblog Table of Contents

Questions

Is MathJax-LaTeX still maintained?

MathJax-LaTeX was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is MathJax-LaTeX safe?

MathJax-LaTeX has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns MathJax-LaTeX?

The wordpress.org author is knowledgeblog. Recent committers: paulschreiber, philliplord, knowledgeblog, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of MathJax-LaTeX?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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