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AnchorKit makes it simple to add a professional table of contents anywhere on your site with unparalleled customization and developer-friendly features:
🚀 Core Features: 
– Automatically generate WCAG compliant, accessible table of contents for posts, pages, and custom post types by parsing content for headers 
– Accessibility-first design with ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, and screen reader compatibility 
– Works with Classic Editor, Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery Page Builder, and Visual Composer 
– Optionally auto-insert TOC into content or use manual placement with shortcodes, widgets, or blocks 
– Comprehensive settings for controlling when and where TOC appears 
– Multiple built-in themes with custom colors for borders, backgrounds, and links 
– Hierarchical display with nested sub-headings and proper heading structure 
– Smooth scrolling with configurable offset and keyboard-friendly navigation 
– Collapsible TOC with customizable initial states and focus management 
– Selective enable/disable on post-by-post basis with user preference respect 
– Advanced heading filtering with keywords, selectors, and regex patterns 
– Mobile-responsive with customizable breakpoints and touch-friendly controls
🎨 Appearance & Themes: 
– Light/dark/system themes with automatic detection 
– Three preset styles (Minimal, Modern, Clean) plus full custom styling 
– Multiple bullet formats: none, decimal, numeric, roman numerals, and custom characters 
– Customizable colors, fonts, spacing, and animations 
– Theme-aware styling that adapts to your site’s design
♿ Accessibility First: 
– WCAG compliant with proper ARIA labels and keyboard navigation 
– Screen reader compatible with descriptive labels 
– Configurable heading levels and anchor formats 
– Semantic HTML structure with proper heading hierarchy
🛠️ Developer Friendly: 
– Extensive action hooks and filters for customization 
– Pull requests and feature requests welcomed on GitHub 
– Comprehensive shortcode attributes for granular control 
– Schema.org SiteNavigation markup support 
– ACF field integration for dynamic content 
– WordPress coding standards compliant
📱 Advanced Features: 
– Sticky TOC positions with customizable offset 
– Scroll spy with active section highlighting 
– Reading time and word count metadata 
– “View more” truncation for long TOCs 
– Back-to-top links with smooth scrolling 
– AMP-compatible output (Pro) 
– Custom taxonomy description support
<h3>Shortcode</h3>
Take full command of your table of contents with AnchorKit’s comprehensive shortcode system. Perfect for users who prefer code over visual editors or need granular control. All shortcode attributes maintain full accessibility compliance and WCAG standards.
Basic Usage: 
 <code>[anchorkit_toc]</code>
Advanced Usage with Attributes: 
 <code>[anchorkit_toc header_label="Contents" display_counter="yes" theme="dark"]</code>
Supported Attributes:
Display Control: 
– <code>header_label="Title"</code> – Custom TOC title 
– <code>display_header_label="no"</code> – Hide title 
– <code>toggle_view="no"</code> – Disable collapsible toggle 
– <code>initial_view="hide"</code> – Start collapsed
Content Filtering: 
– <code>heading_levels="2,3"</code> – Include only H2 and H3 headings 
– <code>exclude="Test,Draft"</code> – Exclude headings containing these keywords 
– <code>post_types="post,page"</code> – Limit to specific post types 
– <code>post_in="1,2"</code> – Include only specific post IDs 
– <code>post_not_in="1,2"</code> – Exclude specific post IDs 
– <code>min_headings="3"</code> – Require minimum number of headings
Appearance: 
– <code>display_counter="yes"</code> – Enable numbered lists 
– <code>class="custom-toc"</code> – Add custom CSS class 
– <code>theme="dark"</code> – Set theme (system/light/dark) 
– <code>preset="modern"</code> – Choose style preset
Behavior & Accessibility: 
– <code>hierarchical="yes"</code> – Enable nested sub-headings with proper heading structure 
– <code>smooth_scroll="no"</code> – Disable smooth scrolling (accessibility option) 
– <code>device_target="mobile"</code> – Show only on mobile/desktop for responsive design
PRO Features: 
– <code>view_more="5"</code> – Show only first 5 headings initially (PRO) 
– <code>sticky="yes"</code> – Enable sticky positioning 
– <code>show_reading_time="yes"</code> – Display reading time 
– <code>show_word_count="yes"</code> – Display word counts
<h3>Upgrade to AnchorKit Pro</h3>
Take AnchorKit to the next level with professional features and premium support:
🎨 Enhanced Integration: 
– Elementor Widget – Drag-and-drop TOC creation 
– Gutenberg Block – Advanced block editor support 
– ACF Support – Generate TOC from custom fields 
– AMP Compatibility – Automatic AMP-friendly output
📍 Advanced Positioning: 
– Fixed/Sticky TOC – Multiple positioning options 
– Sticky Customization – Theme-aware sticky styling 
– Scroll Spy – Active section highlighting 
– Back-to-Top Links – Smooth scroll to top
📊 Content Enhancement: 
– Reading Time – Display estimated read time 
– Word Count – Show word counts per section 
– View More – Truncate long TOCs elegantly 
– Schema.org Markup – Rich snippets for SEO
♿ Enterprise Accessibility: 
– WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance – Full accessibility audit and certification 
– Advanced ARIA Support – Complex widget patterns and live regions 
– Keyboard Navigation – Full keyboard and screen reader support 
– Multi-device Testing – Accessibility validation across all devices
🛠️ Developer Features: 
– Priority Support – Direct developer assistance 
– Advanced Hooks – Extended customization API 
– Migration Tools – Import from other TOC plugins 
– Custom Integrations – Third-party plugin support
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<ul>
<li>Opt-in telemetry only: the free plugin never transmits site data. When you opt in, we only collect your site URL, WP/PHP versions, and admin email to issue a license.</li>
<li>No front-end tracking: AnchorKit does not load external trackers, ads, pixels, or front-end scripts from third-party domains.</li>
<li>Self-hosted assets: all CSS/JS lives inside the plugin; no CDNs or remote calls are made on visitor pages.</li>
</ul>
Upgrade to AnchorKit Pro inside the plugin to unlock Elementor widget, sticky TOC positions, reading-time metadata, schema, ACF integration, and more. Purchases and license management are handled securely via Freemius (Stripe/PayPal).

AnchorKit – Table of Contents

Accessible table of contents plugin with live preview, Gutenberg blocks, Elementor widgets, and extensive customization.

mindwiremedia

Creates anchor links to heading tags in the content and displays them automatically at the top of the content, or allows for custom placement with tags or sidebar widget.
Features: 
 1. Has option to auto display anchor links to Heading tags in content. 
 2. Allows control of which content to auto display links. 
 3. Can disable plugin css to allow custom styles to be applied. 
 4. Has widget available for display 
 5. Insert custom title to display above links 
 6. Clears all traces from any excerpts displayed

Auto Anchor List

Creates anchor links to heading tags in the content and displays automatically at the top of the content, or allows for custom placement with tags.

AnchorKit – Table of Contents vs Auto Anchor List