MathJax and Wordpress

Posted on 01 Apr 2014

Install the mathjax-latex plugin.

In visual editor, put

[mathjax]

anywhere on the page. This will enable LaTeX parsing so that you can use LaTeX style formula formatting.

Formulas that stand on their own lines can be writte LaTeX style \[ c = \frac{a}{b} \] or TeX style $$c = \frac{a}{b}$$. Both render like this:

c=ab c = \frac{a}{b}

Due to MathJax limitations, inline formulas can olny be written in LaTeX style \( a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \), which renders a2+b2=c2 a^2 + b^2 = c^2 in the same line.

Note: The author of the mathjax-latex plugin prefers to have all formulas enclosed by [latex] [/latex] shortcodes, but I find the LaTeX style easier to write.