HM Content TOC

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1. ★★★★★ thomask

   10.5y ago

   It works, but i do not like two things 1. there is only one level of UL. Especialy for headers i would prefer also possibility of nested TOC with H3 intended over H2 etc. 2. Integration with shortcake is fine on first sight, but the problem is, that the TOC is not visible in wysiwyg editor – the widget is there, but it has zero height, so it it almost impossible to work with it

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2. ★★★★★ Rose

   10.8y ago

   Works straight out of the box and does exactly what it says. All I wanted was a nice simple ToC without unneccesary bloat and this does just that. One thing I would have liked to have seen is that the jump links created were the text of the headers and not just “heading-1”, “heading-2″, etc. e.g. – My first h1 title – should be <h1 id=”my-first-h1-title”>My first h1 title</h1>. Better for SEO and better for screen readers. This is the only reason I didn’t give 5/5. Otherwise stellar plugin!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-02 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-05-30 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-29 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-05-28 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-05-25 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-05-24 10+ → 20+ up after 12 days in tier
7. 2026-05-12 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-05-10 10+ → 20+ up after 12 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).

• f(x) TOC 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Easy Table of Contents 600K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
• Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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HM Content TOC: 10+ active installs, 3.5★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hm-content-toc