A table of contents matters most on long posts, tutorials, guides, anything a reader might scan for one section rather than read start to finish. These plugins generate one automatically from your headings, so you’re not maintaining a manual list of anchor links by hand.
The plugins
1. Table of Contents Plus
Table of Contents Plus is the largest and most actively maintained option here, now under the AIOSEO team, with a redesigned settings screen shipped this year. Auto-generates from your headings, with style, color, and horizontal/vertical layout options, a sidebar widget, and screen-reader support. 200,000+ installs.
2. Easy Table of Contents
Easy Table of Contents has the largest install base of anything on this list (600,000+) and one of the more active update cadences, same core feature set as Table of Contents Plus (heading-level selection, styling, smooth scroll), with a slightly simpler settings screen.
3. Tocer (formerly Fixed TOC)
If you’ve seen “Fixed TOC” recommended elsewhere, it’s now called Tocer. The name change reflects an expanded feature set beyond the original sticky-TOC concept, including WP Query-based content pulling and list-marker customization added in recent versions. Sold on CodeCanyon for $21 (regular license), actively updated through 2025.
4. Heroic Table of Contents
Heroic Table of Contents is smaller (5,000+ installs) but genuinely maintained, with a straightforward dropdown-or-list display and full responsive support. Worth a look if the two bigger options above feel more configurable than you actually need.
5. Ultimate Blocks
Ultimate Blocks isn’t a dedicated TOC plugin, it’s a Gutenberg block library that happens to include a table of contents block alongside call-to-action, countdown, and review blocks. Makes sense if you want several content blocks from one plugin rather than a single-purpose TOC tool. 50,000+ installs.
6. LuckyWP Table of Contents
LuckyWP Table of Contents has a solid install base (100,000+) and a strong review history, but it’s worth flagging: WordPress.org currently shows a “not tested with the latest 3 major releases” warning, and the last update was April 2025. Not dead, but check it works on a staging copy of your site before relying on it in production.
7. CM Table of Contents
CM Table of Contents is the smallest plugin here by a wide margin (100+ installs, 3.3/5 rating) but it is still being updated. Only worth considering if none of the more established options above fit your specific setup.
Picking one
Table of Contents Plus or Easy Table of Contents cover the vast majority of use cases and both have the update history to back up relying on them long-term. Tocer is the pick if you want a polished, premium feel and don’t mind paying $21 once. Skip LuckyWP and CM Table of Contents unless you’ve specifically tested them on your setup, given the compatibility flags on both.
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