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SimpleMathJax Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Tag Category:Tag extensions
Description	Allows to render mathematical formulas using MathJax with MediaWiki math style
Author(s)	jmnote, vedmaka, jamesmontalvo3, badshah400
Latest version	0.8.4 (2023-11-04)
MediaWiki	1.29+[1]Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
Database changes	No
License	MIT License
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net . Category:Extensions in GitHub version control README
Example	zetawiki.com
Parameters $wgSmjUseCdn $wgSmjUseChem $wgSmjDisplayMath $wgSmjExtraInlineMath $wgSmjScale $wgSmjEnableMenu $wgSmjDisplayAlign $wgSmjWrapDisplaystyle
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit Category:ParserFirstCallInit extensions
Public wikis using	909 (Ranked 270th)

The SimpleMathJax extension enables MathJax, a JavaScript library, for typesetting TeX formula in MediaWiki inside math environments. This extension will load resources from cdn.jsdelivr.net on all wiki pages that have math or chem tags.

<math>E=mc^2</math>

Advantages

• Simple
• Lightweight
• UTF-8 Support
• Mobile View OK
• Setting Font Size
• chem tag support for chemistry
• additional inlineMath symbols pairs support
• MediaWiki Style! Look at the samples.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called SimpleMathJax in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'SimpleMathJax' );
  

• If necessary configure at your convenience
• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Or you can git clone.

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jmnote/SimpleMathJax.git

If you want to use local MathJax scripts (and not a CDN), then you can use git clone recursive. In most cases, CDN is much faster than your server. However, a CDN may not be available if you have a hardened PHP installation due to disabled_functions restrictions.

$ git clone --depth 1 --recursive --shallow-submodules https://github.com/jmnote/SimpleMathJax.git

SimpleMathJax is meant to be used as an alternative to the Math extension. If the Math extension is installed it may take precedence and cause SimpleMathJax to not work. The SimpleMathJax extension is the only thing you need to start rendering equations.

Configuration settings

The following variables can be defined in LocalSettings.php after calling wfLoadExtension( 'SimpleMathJax' );. Note that for a simple site adding $wgSmjScale = 1.1; might be all you need to make it Just Work™.

If you want to change font size, set $wgSmjScale like below.

wfLoadExtension( 'SimpleMathJax' );
$wgSmjScale = 1.5;

If you want to enable some additional inlineMath symbol pairs, set $wgSmjExtraInlineMath like below.

wfLoadExtension( 'SimpleMathJax' );
$wgSmjExtraInlineMath = [ [ "$", "$" ], [ "\\(", "\\)" ] ];

If you want to use local module, set $wgSmjUseCdn like below.

wfLoadExtension( 'SimpleMathJax' );
$wgSmjUseCdn = false;

function waitForMathJax($content) {
  if (typeof MathJax === 'undefined') {
    setTimeout(function () { waitForMathJax($content); }, 1000);
  } else {
    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset", MathJax.Hub, $content[0]]).execute();
  }
}

mw.hook('wikipage.content').add(waitForMathJax);

• en:user:Jmkim dot com/TeX Samples (rendering with wikipedia math engines, English)
• ko:user:Jmkim dot com/TeX 샘플 (rendering with wikipedia math engines, Korean)
• http://zetawiki.com/wiki/TeX_샘플 (rendering with SimpleMathJax)

• http://zetawiki.com/wiki/TeX_문법 (Grammar)
• http://zetawiki.com/wiki/TeX_행렬 (Matrix)
• http://zetawiki.com/wiki/TeX_특수문자 (Special Characters)
• http://zetawiki.com/wiki/Mhchem_테스트 (chem tags)

See also

• Extension:Math

External links

• Using MathJax version 3

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Canasta Category:Extensions included in Canasta MyWikisCategory:Extensions included in MyWikis This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.