Marc Tönsing

<p>Add a Table of Contents block to your posts and pages. The TOC is a nested list of links to all heading found in the post or page. To use it, simply add a block and search for “SimpleTOC” or just “TOC”.</p>
<p>The maximum depth of the toc can be configured in in the blocks’ sidebar among many other options. There can hide the headline “Table of Contents” and add your own by using a normal heading block.</p>
<p>SimpleTOC is open-source and developed on <a href="https://github.com/mtoensing/SimpleTOC" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Pages</a>. If you find a bug or have an idea for a feature please feel free to contribute and create a pull request.</p>
<p><a href="https://demo.tastewp.com/simpletoc" rel="nofollow ugc">Spin up</a> a new WordPress instance with the SimpleTOC plugin already installed.</p>
<h4>Accessibility</h4>
<p>This plugin is designed & developed for WCAG 2.2 level AA conformance. The plugin is tested with assistive technology and intended to be accessible, however some third party plugins or themes may affect the individual accessibility on a given website. If you find an accessibility issue, please let us know and we’ll try to address it promptly.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Designed for Gutenberg.</li>
<li>Zero configuration: Add the SimpleTOC block to your post and that’s it. </li>
<li>Minimal and valid HTML output.</li>
<li>Utilizes the browser’s built-in details tag for a collapsible interface.</li>
<li>No JavaScript or CSS added. Unless you activate the accordion menu.</li>
<li>Style SimpleTOC with Gutenberg’s native group styling options.</li>
<li>Inherits the style of your theme.</li>
<li>Smooth scrolling effect using CSS. </li>
<li>Accessibility built-in by following web standards.</li>
<li>Optional ARIA Label and navigation role attributes.</li>
<li>Translated in <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simpletoc/" rel="nofollow ugc">multiple languages</a>. Including German, Japanese, Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Spanish and Latvia.</li>
<li>Ideal for creating a Frequently Asked Questions section on your website.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customization</h4>
<ul>
<li>Administrators can utilize global settings to supersede the individual block settings.</li>
<li>Add background and text color with Gutenberg groups.</li>
<li>Native block support for wide and full width.</li>
<li>Control the maximum depth of the headings.</li>
<li>Choose between an ordered, bullet HTML list. Or indent the list.</li>
<li>Select a heading level or turn it into a paragraph.</li>
<li>Disable the h2 heading of the TOC block and add your own.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>GeneratePress and Rank Math support.</li>
<li>Works with popular AMP plugins.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>This plugin is forked from <a href="https://github.com/pdewouters/gutentoc" rel="nofollow ugc">pdewouters</a> and uses code from <a href="https://github.com/shazahm1/Easy-Table-of-Contents" rel="nofollow ugc">Easy-Table-of-Contents</a></p>
<p>Many thanks to <a href="https://tomjn.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Tom J Nowell</a> and and Sally CJ who both helped me a lot with my questions over at wordpress.stackexchange.com</p>
<p>Thanks to Quintus Valerius Soranus for inventing the Table of Contents around 100 BC.</p>


SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block

This is the simplest plugin which works perfectly what it is meant for.

Awesome Plugin

<p>I like the plugin a lot. It's simple. It works pretty well and has a few configurations but not too many. Thanks for it!<br />(I am using it to learn Wordpress blocks development, which coming from PHP I think it's quite a challenge. Blocks change the development weight from PHP to JS/React a lot!)</p>

Simple TOC it's just ... simple


Creating and maintaining a plugin requires a significant amount of effort and dedication. It is not a task that can be undertaken by everyone, as it requires an individual with a genuine interest and energy to deliver a product that evolves from being good enough to becoming a perfect product.



We encountered some challenges while using your plugin, but we were pleased to discover that the issue was addressed before we could even report it. We would like to express our sincere appreciation for your active development efforts, which have resulted in the release of version 6.0.2.


Lightweight, effective, actively-maintained


I tested 8-10 table of contents plugins for keyboard and screen reader accessibility and this plugin was by far the best. There was one issue with the accordion that caused a problem for screen reader users, so I opened a support forum thread and the developer released a fix within a few hours. Wow!



This plugin is easy to use, has great HTML markup, and it's refreshing to find a developer who takes accessibility seriously. I'd give it 10 stars if I could. Don't even look for another table of contents plugin.


Great plugin that prioritizes accessibility!


Simple, easy to style, to the point and most importantly – works in FSE templates out of the box. No annoying nags in the WP Admin. Thanks!


Works in FSE templates


This is an excellent plugin that easily adds table of contents in your posts / pages and it provides links to the relevant headings.



Does exactly what I want and I would highly recommend it if you are looking for an easy to use tale of contents block plugin.



Thanks so much for sharing.


Great plugin that works really well


Comparing this to the "Table Of Contents Block" by WPDeveloper, I prefer this one because:




It just works automatically.



It has less options, but just enough to do what you need.



It adds nothing to the frontend to cause bloat. No CSS, no JS. At least not right out of the box. Additional settings can be enabled that will add these, but it's nice that we have the option!




This is an example of what a well-written plugin should be.


Does the job perfectly, and adds no bloat

SEO-friendly Table of Contents Gutenberg block. No JavaScript and no CSS means faster loading.

Syed Balkhi

benjaminprojas

AIOSEO Plugin Team

Mike

<p>A powerful yet user friendly plugin that automatically creates a context specific index or table of contents (TOC) for long pages (and custom post types).  More than just a table of contents plugin, this plugin can also output a sitemap listing pages and/or categories across your entire site.</p>
<p>Built from the ground up and with Wikipedia in mind, the table of contents by default appears before the first heading on a page.  This allows the author to insert lead-in content that may summarise or introduce the rest of the page.  It also uses a unique numbering scheme that doesn’t get lost through CSS differences across themes.</p>
<p>This plugin is a great companion for content rich sites such as content management system oriented configurations.  That said, bloggers also have the same benefits when writing long structured articles.</p>
<p>Includes an administration options panel where you can customise settings like display position, define the minimum number of headings before an index is displayed, other appearance, and more.  For power users, expand the advanced options to further tweak its behaviour – eg: exclude undesired heading levels like h5 and h6 from being included; disable the output of the included CSS file; adjust the top offset and more.  Using shortcodes, you can override default behaviour such as special exclusions on a specific page or even to hide the table of contents altogether.</p>
<p>Prefer to include the index in the sidebar?  Go to Appearance > Widgets and drag the TOC+ to your desired sidebar and position.</p>
<p>Custom post types are supported, however, auto insertion works only when the_content() has been used by the custom post type.  Each post type will appear in the options panel, so enable the ones you want.</p>
<p>Collaborate, participate, fork this plugin on <a href="https://github.com/zedzedzed/table-of-contents-plus/" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a>.</p>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<p>The plugin was designed to be as seamless and painfree as possible and did not require you to insert a shortcode for operation.  However, using the shortcode allows you to fully control the position of the table of contents within your page.  The following shortcodes are available with this plugin.</p>
<p>When attributes are left out for the shortcodes below, they will fallback to the settings you defined under Settings > TOC+.  The following are detailed in the help tab.</p>
<h4>[toc]</h4>
<p>Lets you generate the table of contents at the preferred position.  Useful for sites that only require a TOC on a small handful of pages.  Supports the following attributes:</p>
<ul>
<li>“label”: text, title of the table of contents</li>
<li>“no_label”: true/false, shows or hides the title</li>
<li>“wrapping”: text, either “left” or “right”</li>
<li>“heading_levels”: numbers, this lets you select the heading levels you want included in the table of contents.  Separate multiple levels with a comma.  Example: include headings 3, 4 and 5 but exclude the others with <code>heading_levels="3,4,5"</code></li>
<li>“class”: text, enter CSS classes to be added to the container. Separate multiple classes with a space.</li>
<li>“start”: number, show when this number of headings are present in the content.</li>
</ul>
<h4>[no_toc]</h4>
<p>Allows you to disable the table of contents for the current post, page, or custom post type.</p>
<h4>[sitemap]</h4>
<p>Produces a listing of all pages and categories for your site. You can use this on any post, page or even in a text widget.  Note that this will not include an index of posts so use sitemap_posts if you need this listing.</p>
<h4>[sitemap_pages]</h4>
<p>Lets you print out a listing of only pages. The following attributes are accepted:</p>
<ul>
<li>“heading”: number between 1 and 6, defines which html heading to use</li>
<li>“label”: text, title of the list</li>
<li>“no_label”: true/false, shows or hides the list heading</li>
<li>“exclude”: IDs of the pages or categories you wish to exclude</li>
<li>“exclude_tree”: ID of the page or category you wish to exclude including its all descendants</li>
<li>“child_of”: “current” or page ID of the parent page. Defaults to 0 which includes all pages.</li>
</ul>
<h4>[sitemap_categories]</h4>
<p>Same as <code>[sitemap_pages]</code> but for categories.</p>
<h4>[sitemap_posts]</h4>
<p>This lets you print out an index of all published posts on your site.  By default, posts are listed in alphabetical order grouped by their first letters.  The following attributes are accepted:</p>
<ul>
<li>“order”: text, either ASC or DESC</li>
<li>“orderby”: text, popular options include “title”, “date”, “ID”, and “rand”. See <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Order_.26_Orderby_Parameters" rel="nofollow ugc">WP_Query</a> for a list.</li>
<li>“separate”: true/false (defaults to true), does not separate the lists by first letter when set to false.</li>
</ul>
<p>Use the following CSS classes to customise the appearance of your listing:</p>
<ul>
<li>toc_sitemap_posts_section</li>
<li>toc_sitemap_posts_letter</li>
<li>toc_sitemap_posts_list</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>This plugin was created and maintained for many years by conjur3r. We are grateful for all the hard work he put in and we are excited to continue to build on that!</p>


Table of Contents Plus


The plugin is very good and useful (thanks dear Mike), but since update to 2302, it stopped working and the plugin settings have been reset.



WordPress version 6.2



LiteSpeed cache version 5.3.3


Stop working since the last update


I wonder why TOC+ settings are often restored by default, causing SEO issues. Furthermore, the plugin does not seem compatible with multilingual websites, so I may need to switch to a better solution. It's a pity since the basics of the plugin were great.


Not WPML compatible and settings get erased for no reason


TOC is not generated. Dunnu why, don't care.


does not work

A powerful yet user friendly plugin that automatically creates a table of contents. Can also output a sitemap listing all pages and categories.

SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block vs Table of Contents Plus