Simple TOC
by Bainternet · Uncategorized
Also makes 16 other plugins · 7.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
create a wiki like TOC (table of contents) in your posts or pages using shortcode.
43 health vs 56 average across 16,379 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3550 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
61
now · peak 85
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.7y ago
latest release · v0.9.0
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-04-21 · 1,380 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jhnpldng11.3y ago
See the support threads. Hasn’t worked since wp 4.1 and no word from the plugin author in 8 months. Don’t waste your time with this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karenratte12.9y ago
I wish it had some innate stying or instructions to style it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jerryrcole13.2y ago
Don’t be fooled by the fact there have been 11 different variations of the program and it’s still hasn’t passed version 1.0 — this plugin has lots of custom options and a cool shortcode called [no_toc] that can be used to prevent the table of contents from automatically populating on a specific page.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down after 659 days in tier
- 2023-02-10 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-02-07 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-06 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-05 300+ → 400+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2023-01-20 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-01-17 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-16 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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LH Table of Contents 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Easy Table of Contents 600K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
LuckyWP Table of Contents 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Rich Table of Contents 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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