by Marc Tönsing 4.9 (77 reviews)

SimpleTOC - Table of Contents Block

Name: SimpleTOC - Table of Contents Block
Rating: 4.9 (77 reviews)
Author: Marc Tönsing

SEO-friendly Table of Contents Gutenberg block. No JavaScript or CSS by default.

SimpleTOC ranks #1,467 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #67 of 1,143 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.9/5 rating from 77 reviews, and was last updated Aug 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v7.3.0 Current Version v7.3.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 22 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#67 of 1,143 in Editor & Writing Top 5% by installs Downloads -35% this week Actively maintained

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526.1K

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Review 4.9 out of 5

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Plugin Details

Version: 7.3.0
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2026
Requires WP: 6.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.3 or higher
Author: Marc Tönsing

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 77
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and content creators using the Gutenberg editor who want a table of contents on their posts and pages. It solves the problem of manually building navigable headings lists by auto-generating a nested list of links to a post's headings with configurable depth and styling.

Zero configuration setup
No JavaScript or CSS by default
Collapsible interface via details tag
Optional box style
Smooth scrolling effect
Control maximum heading depth
Ordered or bullet list options
GeneratePress and Rank Math support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about SimpleTOC - Table of Contents Block

Select the SimpleTOC block and open Gutenberg's Styles tab. Choose the Box style or use the native color controls to set text, link, and background colors. Native spacing controls are available for vertical margins and padding.

If you really want to hide a single heading from the table of contents, then add the CSS class "simpletoc-hidden" to a heading block. You can find this field in the same place as the HTML anchor field: In the Block > Advanced sidebar. But first, think about the reason you would like to hide a specific heading. Maybe you would like to remove all headings of a specific depth level. Then there is an option for that in the blocks options in Gutenberg. If you think this heading should not be part of the toc perhaps it is not needed in the post itself?

You can convert your configured SimpleTOC block into a reusable block in Gutenberg. It will keep its settings. This way, you can use your desired settings for each new post by adding the reusable block.

Add styles for the simpletoc/toc block to your theme.json. SimpleTOC uses the standard Gutenberg block wrapper and supports native colors, vertical margins, padding, font size, and line height settings. The following example sets default colors, spacing, and typography for every SimpleTOC block: { "$schema": "https://schemas.wp.org/trunk/theme.json", "version": 3, "styles": { "blocks": { "simpletoc/toc": { "color": { "background": "#f5f5f5", "text": "#1e1e1e" }, "elements": { "link": { "color": { "text": "#0057b8" } } }, "spacing": { "margin": { "top": "1.5rem", "bottom": "1.5rem" }, "padding": { "top": "1rem", "right": "1rem", "bottom": "1rem", "left": "1rem" } }, "typography": { "fontSize": "1rem", "lineHeight": "1.6" } } } } } Replace the example values with your theme's values or preset variables. Selecting the Box style adds the standard is-style-boxed class.

Use the 'simpletoc_excluded_blocks' filter. For example, this code will exclude heading blocks that are inside a column block. Example: add_filter( 'simpletoc_excluded_blocks', function ( array $blocks ) { $blocks[] = 'core/column'; return $blocks; } );

The heavy plus character I used can not be colored with css without hacks. But you can change the icon to something else and change the color of the new icon. .simpletoc-collapsible::after { content: "✖"; color: #e94c89; }

I don’t see an easy solution at the moment. SimpleTOC is only a block that can be placed in your post. If there was a plugin that adds blocks to every post, then this would be the solution. I think this should be another separate plug-in to keep the code of SimpleTOC clean and … well, simple.