Joli Table Of Contents vs Easy Table of Contents

A user friendly, featured focused Easy Table of Contents plugin which allows you to insert a table of contents into your posts, pages and custom post types. Home | Help & Tech Support | Documentation | Pro version Features Features NEW : Migration Tool to import all the settings from other plugins like Table of Content Plus & more Automatically generate a table of contents for your posts, pages and custom post types by parsing its contents for headers. Supports the tag. Supports the Rank Math plugin. Works with the Classic Editor, Gutenberg, Divi, Elementor, WPBakery Page Builder and Visual Composer page editors. Optionally enable for pages and/or posts. Custom post types are supported, as long as their content is output with the the_content() template tag. Optionally auto insert the table of contents into the page, selectable by enabled post type. Provides many easy to understand options to configure when and where to insert the table of contents. Many options are available to configure how the inserted table of contents appears which include several builtin themes. If the supplied themes do no meet you needs, you can create your own by choosing you own colors for the border, background and link color. Multiple counter bullet formats to choose from; none, decimal, numeric and roman. Choose to display the table of contents hierarchical or not. This means headings of lower priority will be nested under headings of higher priority. User can optionally hide the table of contents. You full control of this feature. It can be disabled and you can choose to have it hidden by default. Supports smooth scrolling. Selectively enable or disabled the table of contents on a post by post basis. Choose which headings are used to generate the table of contents. This too can be set on a post by post basis. Easily exclude headers globally and on a post by post basis. If you rather not insert the table of contents in the post content, you can use the supplied widget and place the table of contents in your theme’s sidebar. The widgets supports being affixed or stuck on the page so it is always visible as you scroll down the page. NOTE: this is an advanced option since every theme is different, you might need support from your theme developer to learn what the correct item selector to use in the settings to enable this feature. The widget auto highlights the sections currently visible on the page. The highlight color is configurable. Developer friendly with many action hooks and filters available. More can be added by request on Github. Pull requests are welcomed. An option to show toc based on dynamic paragraph count. An option which Preserve Line Breaks in TOC. An option to use the TOC without anchor links in the URL. Support for custom taxonomy description. Adds SiteNavigation Schema. TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER WITH EASY TABLE OF CONTENTS PRO With EASY TABLE OF CONTENTS PRO You will get access to more professional Settings, options and positions to really push your TOC to the next level. * New – Gutenberg Block : Easily create TOC in Gutenberg block without the need of any coding or shortcode. * New – Elementor Widget : Easily create TOC using Elementor Widget without the need of any coding or shortcode. * New – Fixed/Sticky TOC : Users can find the content that they need, much faster through the option of sticky TOC. * New – Fixed/Sticky TOC Customization : Customize the appearance of Sticky TOC with Theme Design options. * New – Full AMP Support : Generates a TOC with your existing setup and make it AMP compatible automatically. * NEW – ACF Support : Easily create TOC with your custom ACF fields. * NEW – View More : Show selected number of TOC heading before user clicks to show remaining headings. * NEW – Read Time : Show time of read for your posts/pages. * NEW – Collapsable Sub Headings : Show/Hide sub headings of the Table of contents. * NEW – Highlight Headings : Sticky heading highlight while scrolling through the content. Shortcode With Our shortcode feature you are in command of the table of contents with very little effort and even if you have little to no programming skills. [ez-toc] Would generate the table of contents. Below are the attibutes we support and could be useful in configuring the table of contents: [header_label=”Title”] – title for the table of contents [display_header_label=”no”] – no title for the table of contents [toggle_view=”no”] – no toggle for the table of contents [initial_view=”hide”] – initially hide the table of contents [initial_view=”show”] – initially show the table of contents [display_counter=”no”] – no counter for the table of contents [post_types=”post,page”] – post types seperated by ,(comma) [post_in=”1,2″] – ID’s of the posts|pages seperated by ,(comma) [post_not_in=”1,2″] – ID’s of the posts|pages seperated by ,(comma) [device_target=”desktop”] – mobile or desktop device support for the table of contents [view_more=”5″] – 5, is the number of headings loads on first view, before user interaction (PRO) [class=”custom_toc”] – add your own class to the TOC [exclude=”Test”] – exclude heading from TOC which contain text “Test” [heading_levels=”2,3″] – Show only heading h2 and h3 Support We try our best to provide support on WordPress.org forums. However, We have a special team support where you can ask us questions and get help. Delivering a good user experience means a lot to us and so we try our best to reply each and every question that gets asked. Bug Reports Bug reports for Easy Table of Contents are welcomed on GitHub. Please note GitHub is not a support forum, and issues that aren’t properly qualified as bugs will be closed. JOIN TELEGRAM GROUP COMMUNITY**: Purpose of this group is to get proper suggestions and feedback from plugin users and the community so that we can make the plugin even better. Roadmap Fragment caching for improved performance. Improve accessibility. Add Bullet and Arrow options for list counter style. View Full Road Map Credit Easy Table Contents is a fork of the excellent Table of Contents Plus plugin by Michael Tran. Contact | Help | Technical Support Contact Us

Joli Table Of Contents is the most customizable and performance-focused table of contents plugin for WordPress. It works out of the box for beginners — thanks to a built-in Onboarding Wizard — and offers deep control for advanced users and developers. Easily insert a table of contents into all your posts with either the Auto-insert, the Gutenberg Block, or the Shortcode. 📖 Documentation | ⭐ Get PRO 🚀 Why Joli Table Of Contents? ✅ Beginner-Friendly Onboarding Wizard After activation, a step-by-step setup wizard walks you through the most important settings — no configuration headaches, no reading documentation. You’ll have a working, good-looking TOC in minutes. 🎨 Instant Customization with the Color Palette System The new Color Palette makes customization effortless. Set just the Accent color and it automatically propagates across your entire TOC — that’s 90% of the visual work done in a single click. Fine-tune everything else at your own pace. 🧠 Smart Heading Detection Joli Table Of Contents accurately detects headings from third-party shortcodes and blocks that don’t appear directly in the editor but are rendered on the front end. Since v3, you can now choose between Content scope (default — prevents unwanted headings from appearing) and Extended scope for advanced use cases. 🆕 Gutenberg Block with Inline Editing Use the dedicated Gutenberg Block to insert a table of contents anywhere in your post. The block lets you hide or edit specific headings inline — no settings page needed. ⚡ Performance First No jQuery dependency. Minified CSS and JavaScript. Conditional style loading based on active settings — only the code you need is loaded. Built for fast websites. 🔁 Migrate from Another TOC Plugin — Without Touching Your Content Already using Easy Table of Contents, LuckyWP Table of Contents, or another plugin? You can switch to Joli TOC without updating a single shortcode across your posts. Use the built-in filter to map Joli TOC to your existing shortcode tag: add_filter('jolitoc_shortcode_tag', function(){ return 'toc'; }); This works with any custom tag, so your existing [toc] (or any other) shortcodes continue to work immediately after switching. ✨ Key Features Design & Themes: * Professional looking themes (Default, Original, Hero, + all legacy themes) * Dark mode support for v3 themes * Color Palette system — set one color, style the whole TOC * Fully customizable: padding, margin, borders, fonts, colors, icons * Custom CSS support * CSS variable architecture for deep theming * Custom theme engine (create your own theme) Insertion methods: * Auto-insert (by post type and position) * Gutenberg Block * Shortcode [joli-toc] Auto-insert positions: * Before/After the content * Before/After H1 * Before first H2 / After first H2 * After first paragraph Headings & Detection: * Detect headings from third-party blocks and shortcodes * Heading scope: Content (default) or Extended * Show headings by custom depth (H2 to H6) * Hide or edit specific headings via the block * Disable headings by text or CSS class Navigation & UX: * Reading time estimate (new in v3) * Hierarchical or Flat view * Multiple numbering styles (with regional number support) * Customizable numbering separator and suffix * Smooth scrolling * Folding/unfolding with animation * Pretty URL hash (e.g. mysite.com/article/#section-title) * Latin & non-latin character support * Multilingual hash transliteration * Responsive — hover events work as touch on mobile Other: * Import / Export settings * Import presets for quick setup * Custom CSS section * Fully responsive * multi-page support * RTL support * WPML compatible * No jQuery * Developer hooks (see full list) ⭐ What’s New in v3 🧙 Onboarding Wizard New users are greeted with a step-by-step onboarding wizard that configures the most important settings for their site — without needing to touch advanced options. 🎨 Color Palette System A brand-new reusable color palette makes customization fast and consistent. Define your Accent color once and watch it style your entire TOC automatically. 🖼 New & Updated Themes v3 ships with new and upgraded themes: Default (replaces Basic Light/Dark), Original, and Hero — all with dark mode support and theme-specific style variants. 🎛 Redesigned Settings Page The admin interface has been fully redesigned with: * A search bar to quickly find any setting * A Live Preview panel — see your changes in real time * A Quick Settings Panel for the most common options * Better color pickers with palette support * Session checker to prevent lost changes 📐 New Style Options New styling controls include: header border style/width/radius/color, numbering badge colors, base font size, and toggle button styles. 🔢 Improved Numbering System The numbering engine has been upgraded to behave like a proper list — including support for regional numbering formats. Hexadecimal and binary modes have been removed. 📍 TOC Alignment Choose between left, center, and right alignment for the entire TOC block. 📖 Reading Time Estimate Automatically display an estimated reading time inside the TOC header. 🔒 PRO Features Get Joli Table Of Contents Pro → Premium Themes: Widgets: * 🆕 Timeline TOC — display the TOC as a visual timeline on the side of the screen, with proportionally spaced markers * ✅ Floating TOC Widget — follows the user as they scroll, shows the active section * ✅ Slide-Out TOC Widget — fixed panel on the side of the screen * ✅ Sticky Sidebar TOC — TOC in a sidebar widget that sticks while scrolling * ✅ Progress Bar Widget — reading progress indicator at the top of the page PRO-only customization: * ⭐ Collapsible headings * ⭐ View more button (Partial fold) * ⭐ Independent top-level heading styling * Separator between top-level headings * Multi-columns mode * Per-device TOC visibility (in-content vs. sidebar) * Fade past headings Advanced auto-insert rules: * Filter by post type, post title, or post ID * Exclude specific posts by title or ID * Different settings per post type (theme, layout, everything) Custom Post Type support with per-post-type settings. 🔧 Shortcode Insert the TOC anywhere using the shortcode: [joli-toc] Migrating from another plugin? Keep your existing shortcode tag without updating any content: add_filter('jolitoc_shortcode_tag', function(){ return 'toc'; }); This is compatible with shortcode tags used by Easy Table of Contents, LuckyWP Table of Contents, and others. 🎣 Developer Hooks Joli Table Of Contents provides a full set of action and filter hooks for developers. View all available hooks → Common examples (add to your theme’s functions.php): Disable auto-insert globally: add_filter(‘joli_toc_disable_autoinsert’, function(){ return true; }); Disable JS or CSS: add_filter(‘joli_toc_disable_js’, function(){ return true; }); add_filter(‘joli_toc_disable_styles’, function(){ return true; }); Customize the TOC title dynamically: add_filter(‘joli_toc_toc_title’, function( $title ){ return ‘My Custom Title’; }); 🔌 More Plugins by WPJoli Smart Auto Featured Image ZenForm Joli FAQ SEO Joli CLEAR Lightbox