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<p>Retrieves posts (or pages) with a certain custom field (e.g. to permanently show your <strong>most recommended posts</strong> in a widget) and displays them in a list. The plugin uses a custom field named <em>must-read</em> if it exists in a post or a page. If the field exists in a page or post <strong>and</strong> has the value <em>true</em>, the post automatically will be shown in the widget.</p>
<h4>What’s new</h4>
<p>2.0.2: Stripping HTML tags from titles (thanks, Reinaldo!)<br />
2.0.1: Several sorting options added, check out the widget configuration area.</p>
<h4>Use it as a Widget</h4>
<p>If your theme supports widgets, simply drag it to your sidebar. You can specify the maximum number of posts to be shown in the widget. You can also change the widget’s title to something like “Most recommended posts”, “FAQ”, “Read first” or whatever you like.</p>
<h4>Use it in a .php page</h4>
<p>Just put <code><?php get_mustread(); ?></code> in your template. You could even use it within your posts or pages using the <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exec-php/" rel="ugc">Exec-PHP plugin</a> that allows you to put php code fragments directly into the text. This allows you to create a static page or a post showing your most recommended posts. The get_mustread function takes 4 <strong>optional</strong> arguments: title, maximum number of posts to be shown, name of the custom tag, sort order. Optional means you don’t have to specify any parameters if you don’t need to.</p>
<h4>Marking a post or page to be included</h4>
<p>If you’re using the plugin for the first time, click “Add new custom field” to add the field name <em>must-read</em> and insert <em>true</em> in the value field of the page or post you want to be shown in the new widget. Once you want to display an additional post in the widget, just select it from the custom field drop-down box and insert “true” in the value field.<br />
If you don’t want the custom field to be named <em>must-read</em> you can also change it to something else. The custom field value always has to start with <em>true</em> for the page or post to appear in the list.</p>
<h4>Custom sort order</h4>
<p>The plugin features several self explanatory sorting options. You can also specify a custom sort order. Just add a semi-colon and a sort-number after <em>true</em> in the custom value field. The field value for your 1st post would be <em>true;01</em> and the 2nd field would like <em>true;02</em> and so on. This gives you full flexibility over the positioning of your posts or pages in the Must-Read-Posts list. If you mix sorted and unsorted posts or pages, the ones with no number will be sorted first. If you have a bunch of posts or pages that you just want to sort at the end use something like <em>true;99</em> on all of them to move them at the end of the sort order.</p>
<h4>Remove a post or page from the Must-ReadPosts list</h4>
<p>To remove a post or page from the Must-Read-Posts list set the custom-field-value to <em>false</em> or remove the custom-field from the post or pages.</p>


Must Read Posts

Retrieves posts and pages with a certain custom field (e.g. to permanently show your most recommended posts in a widget) and displays them in a list.

LuckyWP

<p>Creates SEO-friendly table of contents for your posts, pages or custom post types. Great customizable appearance.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatical insertion a table of contents (configure post types and position).</li>
<li>SEO-friendly: table of contents code is ready to use by Google for snippets on result page.</li>
<li>Insert by shortcode, Gutenberg block or widget.</li>
<li>Button on toolbar of the classic editor.</li>
<li>Gutenberg block into “Common Blocks”.</li>
<li>Setting the minimum number of headings to display table of contents.</li>
<li>Setting the depth of headings for table of contents.</li>
<li>Skip headings by level or text.</li>
<li>Hierarchical or linear view.</li>
<li>Numeration items: decimal or roman numbers in order or nested.</li>
<li>Customizable appearance: width, float, title font size and weight, items font size, colors.</li>
<li>Color schemes (dark, light, white, transparent, inherit from theme) and the ability to override colors.</li>
<li>Toggle Show/Hide (optionally)</li>
<li>Customizable labels.</li>
<li>Smooth scroll (optionally).</li>
<li>Setting offset top for smooth scroll.</li>
<li>Wrap table of contents with <!–noindex–> tag (optionally).</li>
<li>Pretty hash in URL (like <code>example.com/faq/#how_do_this</code>).</li>
<li>RTL support.</li>
<li>Available override global settings for a particular post.</li>
<li>Highly compatible with WordPress themes and plugins.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Auto Insert</h4>
<p>For automatical insertion a table of contents in a posts, select option “Auto Insert Table of Contents” in the plugin settings (tab “Auto Insert”).</p>
<p>Supported positions:</p>
<ul>
<li>before first heading;</li>
<li>after first heading;</li>
<li>after first block (paragraph or heading);</li>
<li>top of post content;</li>
<li>bottom of post content.</li>
</ul>
<p>You can also select post types to which the table of contents will be automatically added.</p>
<h4>Manual Insert</h4>
<p>For manual insertion a table of content in a posts, use one of the ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>button “Table of Contents” on toolbar in classic editor;</li>
<li>gutenberg block “Table of Contents”;</li>
<li>shortcode <code>[lwptoc]</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pretty hash in URL</h4>
<p>By default, hash generated as heading text (for example, <code>#How_Do_This</code>). You can change hash format in global settings, tab “Misc.”.</p>
<p>For non-English websites it is recommended to enable the <code>Intl</code> PHP extension.</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<p>LuckyWP Table of Contents was successfully tested with the following plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li>Elementor Page Builder</li>
<li>Beaver Builder and Beaver Builder Themer Add-On</li>
<li>WPBakery Page Builder</li>
<li>Oxygen</li>
<li>WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML), <a href="https://wpml.org/plugin/luckywp-table-of-contents/" rel="nofollow ugc">officially confirmed</a></li>
<li>Rank Math, <a href="https://rankmath.com/compatibility/luckywp-table-of-contents/" rel="nofollow ugc">officially confirmed</a></li>
<li>WP Rocket</li>
<li>Toolset Views and Toolset Access</li>
</ul>
<h3>Hooks</h3>
<h4>Filters <code>lwptoc_before</code>, <code>lwptoc_after</code></h4>
<p>Use for add custom HTML before/after the table of contents.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>add_filter('lwptoc_before', function ($before) {
    return '<p>Example text before TOC.</p>' . $before;
});
</code></pre>
<h4>Filter <code>lwptoc_shortcode_tag</code></h4>
<p>Use this filter for change shortcode tag name <code>[lwptoc]</code>.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>add_filter('lwptoc_shortcode_tag', function ($tag) {
    return 'toc';
});
</code></pre>
<h4>Filter <code>lwptoc_heading_id</code></h4>
<p>Use for modify heading ID.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>add_filter('lwptoc_heading_id', function ($id, $label) {
    return $id;
}, 10, 2);
</code></pre>


LuckyWP Table of Contents

It does what one expects it to do and offers tons of useful options if one wants to tweak something. Simply great!

Really nice


Tried many ToC plugins, this one is great because it looks clean, and correctly handles the default state whether it's opened or closed!


Great plugin!

This is a great plugin! Initially, I wasn't sure about installing a plugin that automatically installs table of contents on every posts, instead of selected the posts I want to show the TOC on. After using it, I came to the conclusion that:
1/ It's much better if you may uninstall the plugin, it won't require removing code from posts;
2/ The options ensure you will make TOC available on posts that realy need it. It's very well thought.

Creates SEO-friendly table of contents for your posts/pages. Works automatically or manually (via shortcode, Gutenberg block or widget).

Must Read Posts vs LuckyWP Table of Contents