Shortcode Table of Contents

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1. ★★★★★ hlammm

   7.5y ago

   It does not work if the site is in Cyrillic.

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2. ★★★★★ nenontwerp

   7.8y ago

   Great simple plugin! There are no filters available to set shortcode defaults. My clients dont know the right class names to set the parameter ‘content’. So if you want to set the default class for ‘content’ or set the default set of headers, use filter ‘shortcode_atts_{shortcode}’. This way you the shortcode get much cleaner like ‘[toc]’. If the parameters in the shortcode are set, the default are over ruled. Filter like: add_action('shortcode_atts_toc','nen_shortcode_atts_toc'); function nen_shortcode_atts_toc( $out ) { if( isset( $out['content'] ) && empty( $out['content'] ) ) $out['content'] = '.entry-content'; if( isset( $out['headers'] ) && $out['headers'] == 'h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6' ) $out['headers'] = 'h2, h3, h4'; return $out; } Hopefully James Kemp can apply a filter to add custom content before and/or after the div ‘shortcode-toc’. This way we can add a custom toc-header or something. Thanx! This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by nenontwerp.

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3. ★★★★★ smith64fx

   8.0y ago

   I’m really happy with it ^^

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4. ★★★★★ resident82

   8.2y ago

   I needed to make navigation for posts, and this is a ready-made automated solution. Many thanks.

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5. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   8.7y ago

   Very lightweight and at the same time versatile enough with useful options.

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6. ★★★★★ drweby2

   8.7y ago

   the best TOC

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-30 300+ → 200+ down after 614 days in tier
2. 2024-12-24 400+ → 300+ down after 402 days in tier
3. 2023-11-18 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-11-17 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-11-16 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2023-11-14 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-11-13 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2023-11-08 400+ → 500+ up after 4 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).

• GutenTOC – Advanced Table of Contents 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
• Devmont TOC Navigator — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• 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

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Shortcode Table of Contents: 200+ active installs, 4.7★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/shortcode-toc