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Smart Table of Contents is the ultimate lightweight, SEO-friendly Table of Contents plugin for WordPress. It automatically generates a beautiful, clickable TOC from your post and page headings — helping visitors navigate long-form content effortlessly while boosting your site’s SEO with structured, crawlable anchor links.
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<h4>🎯 Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bloggers with long-form content</li>
<li>Documentation & knowledge base sites</li>
<li>Tutorial and how-to websites</li>
<li>News and magazine publishers</li>
<li>Educational platforms & online courses</li>
<li>Any WordPress site with lengthy articles</li>
</ul>
<h4>✨ Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatic TOC Generation – Instantly creates a table of contents from your H2-H6 headings</li>
<li>Smooth Scrolling – Elegant smooth scroll animation when clicking TOC links</li>
<li>Collapsible TOC – Visitors can expand/collapse the table of contents</li>
<li>Active Heading Highlight – Highlights the current section as users scroll</li>
<li>Shortcode Support – Use <code>[aniksmta_toc]</code> to place TOC anywhere in your content</li>
<li>Customizable Heading Levels – Choose which headings to include (H2-H6)</li>
<li>Counter Formats – Choose decimal numbers, Roman numerals, hierarchical (1.1.1), or no counters</li>
<li>Collapsible Sections – Add toggle buttons to expand and collapse nested headings</li>
<li>Theme Presets – Light, Dark, and Minimal theme presets plus default style</li>
<li>Theme Color Picker – Match your site’s branding with custom accent color</li>
<li>Toggle Icon Styles – Choose between Chevron (Default) and Plus/Minus icons</li>
<li>Auto Dark Mode – Automatically switch to dark theme if the user’s device is in dark mode</li>
<li>SEO Schema Markup – SiteNavigation JSON-LD structured data for search engines</li>
<li>SEO Optimized – Clean HTML markup with proper anchor links for search engines</li>
<li>Ultra Lightweight – Under 15KB, zero jQuery dependency</li>
<li>Translation Ready – Fully internationalized with POT file included</li>
<li>Per-Post Control – Enable/disable TOC for individual posts or pages</li>
<li>Per-Post Heading Override – Override global heading levels on individual posts</li>
<li>Global Heading Exclusion – Exclude headings by text across the entire site</li>
<li>Exclude Headings by CSS Class – Skip specific headings using the <code>no-toc</code> class</li>
<li>Page Exclusion Rules – Easily hide TOC on Home, Archive, Search, and 404 pages</li>
<li>Multiple Positions – Before content, after first paragraph, or manual placement</li>
<li>Sticky TOC (Basic) – Keep TOC visible while reading with simple sticky behavior</li>
<li>Floating Desktop TOC (Basic) – Persistent TOC button and panel on the side of the screen for desktop users</li>
<li>Mobile TOC Modal (Basic) – Mobile button opens TOC in a compact modal panel</li>
<li>Copy Anchor Links – One-click copy for any TOC item link</li>
<li>Reading Progress Bar (Basic) – Top progress indicator for long-form content</li>
<li>Estimated Reading Time (Basic) – Display how long it takes to read the article</li>
<li>Back to Top Button (Basic) – Quick scroll-to-top functionality</li>
<li>Dynamic Content Refresh – Auto-initialize TOC behavior for content added after page load</li>
<li>Lazy-load TOC Init – Delayed initialization until TOC enters viewport</li>
<li>Gutenberg Block (Basic) – Insert TOC from the block editor with title and collapsed controls</li>
<li>Sidebar Widget (Basic) – Display TOC in widget areas with title and collapsed controls</li>
<li>Dashboard Widget – Quick TOC stats and access from your WordPress dashboard</li>
</ul>
Take your table of contents to the next level with <a href="https://smallseoengine.com/plugins/smart-table-of-contents/" rel="nofollow ugc">Smart TOC Pro</a>:
<ul>
<li>📌 Advanced Sticky/Floating TOC – Rich sticky modes, floating panel layouts, offsets, and behavior controls</li>
<li>📊 Advanced Progress Modes – Extra progress variants and panel-integrated progress experiences</li>
<li>⏱️ Advanced Reading Time Controls – Custom WPM speed, advanced formatting, and placement options</li>
<li>⬆️ Advanced Back to Top Button – Icon packs, shapes, colors, visibility controls, and circular progress ring</li>
<li>⌨️ Keyboard Navigation – Navigate TOC with keyboard shortcuts for better accessibility</li>
<li>💻 Custom CSS Support – Full styling control with custom CSS</li>
<li>📱 Advanced Mobile Options – Themed modal styles, gestures, and advanced trigger controls</li>
<li>🔢 Advanced Numbering Controls – Color overrides, prefixes, and suffixes for numbers</li>
<li>🗂️ Fine-Grained Collapsible Controls – Set default expanded/collapsed states per nested section</li>
<li>🎨 10+ Premium Theme Presets – Glassmorphism, gradient, and modern UI styles</li>
<li>⚙️ Advanced Display Conditions – Granular URL, category, tag, and author exclusion logic</li>
<li>📦 Settings Export/Import – Easily migrate settings between sites</li>
<li>🧱 Advanced Gutenberg Block Controls – More layout and behavior customization</li>
<li>📦 Advanced Sidebar Widget Controls – Rich display and behavior options</li>
<li>🔒 Priority Support – Fast, dedicated customer support</li>
</ul>
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<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Configure settings under Settings → Smart TOC</li>
<li>The TOC automatically appears on your posts and pages</li>
<li>Or use <code>[aniksmta_toc]</code> shortcode for manual placement</li>
</ol>
<h4>Shortcode Usage</h4>
Basic usage: 
 [aniksmta_toc]
With custom title: 
 [aniksmta_toc title=”In This Article”]
Collapsed by default: 
 [aniksmta_toc collapsed=”true”]
<h4>🐛 Bug Reports</h4>
Found a bug? Please report it on our <a href="https://github.com/wordpress-plugins-project/smart-table-of-content-free-plugin/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Issues</a> page.
<h4>💬 Support & Help</h4>
<ul>
<li>Documentation: <a href="https://smallseoengine.com/plugins/anik-smart-table-of-contents/docs" rel="nofollow ugc">Smart Table of Contents Documentation</a></li>
<li>Support Forum: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/anik-smart-table-of-contents/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Support</a></li>
<li>Contact: <a href="https://smallseoengine.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact</a></li>
<li>Pro Support: <a href="https://smallseoengine.com/plugins/smart-table-of-contents/" rel="nofollow ugc">Priority Support for Pro Users</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>🗺️ Roadmap</h4>
We’re constantly improving Smart TOC! Upcoming features:
<ul>
<li>Additional shortcode attributes</li>
<li>Advanced styling options</li>
<li>Performance optimizations</li>
<li>More counter format options</li>
</ul>
Have a feature request? <a href="https://github.com/wordpress-plugins-project/smart-table-of-content-free-plugin/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Submit it on GitHub</a>!

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