Why is the mathematical formula I entered in the Anqi CMS article not rendered correctly?
As a person who deeply understands the operation of Anqing CMS content, I understand your distress in inserting mathematical formulas in the article that did not render normally.The Anqi CMS is dedicated to providing efficient content management and has indeed added support for Markdown editors in the new version, making it possible to embed mathematical formulas in content.However, to perfectly present these formulas on the front-end page, some additional configuration steps are indeed required.
This is not a flaw of the system itself, but because the rendering of mathematical formulas, especially complex TeX or MathML syntax, usually requires special third-party libraries to interpret and convert them into visible graphics.The Anqi CMS itself provides a content input mechanism, but in order to maintain the system lightweight and flexible, it chooses to delegate these specific rendering tasks to professional client-side (browser) JavaScript libraries.
The core reason why mathematical formulas fail to render normally
In AnQi CMS, if the mathematical formula you enter does not render normally, it usually involves several key stages that have not been properly configured or in place:
First, make sure that the Markdown editor is enabled in the background.The new version of Anqi CMS introduces a Markdown editor, which allows users to conveniently write content using Markdown syntax, including mathematical formulas.If you enter formula syntax directly in an article, but the Markdown editor is not enabled on the backend, then the system will treat these formulas as plain text for storage and display, naturally failing to trigger any special rendering logic.You need to go to the "Global SettingsThis is the first step to ensure that your formula syntax can be initially recognized and processed by the system.
Secondly, it is also the most critical point, you may not have introduced the correct mathematical formula rendering library in the website template file.The AnQi CMS recommends using a third-party JavaScript library like MathJax to render mathematical formulas.These libraries are responsible for parsing mathematical formula tags in web pages (such as LaTeX or MathML) and converting them into formats that browsers can recognize and display (such as HTML, CSS, or SVG).If your website template, especially all shared pagesbase.htmlIn the file, there is no inclusion of the MathJax introduction code. Even if the backend correctly identifies the formula syntax, the browser has no way of knowing how to render it. MathJax is usually loaded through a CDN service and needs to be included in the page's<head>Add a specific region<script>to introduce the tag.
Finally, a secondary factor that may exist is the lack of Markdown style support in the template. Although this will not directly lead to formulaUnable to renderHowever, it may affect the formulaDisplay effectFor example, the spacing, font size, or color around the formula may not meet expectations. Anqi CMS also recommends introducinggithub-markdown-cssSuch a stylesheet to ensure that Markdown content (including rendered formulas) has good readability and formatting. The introduction of this stylesheet also needs to be in thebase.htmlthe file<head>area.
In conclusion, your mathematical formula failed to render, which is likely due to a missing configuration step at the content input end (Markdown editor not enabled) or the front-end display end (MathJax rendering library not introduced, or introduced incorrectly).
The specific steps to solve the problem of rendering mathematical formulas
To ensure that the mathematical formulas you enter in the Anqi CMS article are rendered normally, please check and configure the following steps:
The first step is to enable the Markdown editor.Please log in to your AnQi CMS backend, navigate to 'Global Settings', and then click 'Content Settings'.On this page, you will find an option to enable or disable the Markdown editor.Make sure this option is enabled and save your settings.After completing this step, the system can correctly parse the syntax of the mathematical formula you enter in the article content.
The second step is to introduce the MathJax mathematical formula rendering library. You need to edit the website template file, usuallybase.htmlfile, which is located in your/templatetemplate folder. In this file's<head>In the area, you need to add the following<script>The tag will load the MathJax library from the Jsdelivr CDN, allowing mathematical formulas to be parsed and rendered on your page:
<script id="MathJax-script" async src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@3/es5/tex-mml-chtml.js"></script>
The third step, although not mandatory, is strongly recommended, which is to introduce a stylesheet for Markdown content.This helps ensure that your mathematical formulas and other Markdown-formatted content are presented neatly and professionally on the page.base.htmlthe file<head>Area, add the following<link>Tag to introducegithub-markdown-css:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/github-markdown-css/5.2.0/github-markdown.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" />
After completing the above steps, please be sure to save the changes you have made to the template file.If your server has a caching mechanism, you may need to clear the website cache or restart related services (such as Nginx/Apache) to ensure that the changes take effect.Then, refresh the article page containing mathematical formulas, and you should see them rendered normally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: How to enable Markdown editor in Anqi CMS backend?You need to log in to the AnQi CMS backend, then click on the left menu bar's 'Global Settings', and then select 'Content Settings'.In the content settings page, find and enable the Markdown editor option, and then save your changes.
Q2: Where should I add the JavaScript code needed to render mathematical formulas in the website file and location?You should add the MathJax JavaScript code to the template directory of your website underbase.htmlthe file<head>area.base.htmlIt is usually the basic template for all pages of a website, ensuring that the code can be loaded on all related pages.
Q3: After completing all the configurations, if the mathematical formula still does not display correctly, how can I troubleshoot the problem?First, please check the browser console (open with F12) for any JavaScript errors, especially those related to MathJax loading.Confirm that the CDN link of MathJax can be accessed normally (it may be a network issue).base.htmlThe file changes have been saved correctly, and the server has been restarted or the cache has been cleared.Finally, check whether the syntax of the mathematical formula you entered in the article conforms to LaTeX or MathML standards, sometimes simple syntax errors can also lead to rendering failure.