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MathML Block

by Adam Silverstein

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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.
  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!
  1. Example of adding a MathML block.

    Example of adding a MathML block.

The plugin does not provide any syntax documentation

By glgeorgiou on 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.

Excellent

By javcardenas on 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!!

Top !

By Martouf on 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!

Good but a little too greedy

By spartan9802 on 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!

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
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