Easy Table of Contents vs SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block

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

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”. 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. Spin up a new WordPress instance with the SimpleTOC plugin already installed. User Feedback “It is lightweight, stable, and fully compatible with WordPress Full Site Editing. A reliable solution that integrates seamlessly and performs exactly as expected.” — @js100 on wordpress.org “Does the job perfectly, and adds no bloat.” — @clicknathan on wordpress.org “Simple yet powerful. Great plugin that does exactly what you need.” — @mixey on wordpress.org Accessibility 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. Hidden TOCs use native and semantics without extra ARIA references that require custom IDs. Features Designed for Gutenberg. Zero configuration: Add the SimpleTOC block to your post and that’s it. Minimal and valid HTML output. Utilizes the browser’s built-in details tag for a collapsible interface. No JavaScript or CSS by default. Optional features such as the accordion menu, smooth scrolling, or box style add minimal assets only when enabled. Optional box style for the TOC with a default gray background. Style SimpleTOC with Gutenberg’s native group styling options. Inherits the style of your theme. Smooth scrolling effect using CSS. Accessibility built-in by following web standards. Optional ARIA Label and navigation role attributes. Translated in multiple languages. Including German, Japanese, Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Spanish and Latvia. Ideal for creating a Frequently Asked Questions section on your website. Customization Administrators can utilize global settings to supersede the individual block settings. Add background and text color with Gutenberg groups. Native block support for wide and full width. Control the maximum depth of the headings. Choose between an ordered, bullet HTML list. Or indent the list. Enable a box style and choose a box color directly in the block sidebar. Select a heading level or turn it into a paragraph. Disable the h2 heading of the TOC block and add your own. Compatibility GeneratePress and Rank Math support. Works with popular AMP plugins. How to contribute SimpleTOC is open-source and developed on GitHub Pages. If you find a bug or have an idea for a feature please feel free to contribute and create a pull request. Credits Many thanks to Tom J Nowell and and Sally CJ who both helped me a lot with my questions over at wordpress.stackexchange.com And many more thanks to all the developers on GitHub who helped me making SimpleTOC what it is today! Thanks to Quintus Valerius Soranus for inventing the Table of Contents around 100 BC.