Simple TOC
by Bainternet · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 7.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
create a wiki like TOC (table of contents) in your posts or pages using shortcode.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+114%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “wiki like toc”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 16.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3612 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.0; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3612 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| wiki like toc your tag | #13 | #11 | 0 |
| table of contents your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| toc your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “wiki like toc”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “table of contents” and “toc” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 102 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
9.9y ago
latest release · v0.9.0 · 11 Dec 2016
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.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jhnpldng11.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ karenratte13.1y ago
I wish it had some innate stying or instructions to style it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jerryrcole13.4y 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
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "create a wiki like TOC (table of contents) in your posts or pages using shortcode."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 486 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
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 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Easy Table of Contents 600K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
LuckyWP Table of Contents 90K+ 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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