Easy Table of Contents Plugin in WordPress used to provide quick access to main page/post content.
This plugin also gives page/post sections a quick overview list with a jump to link option, which makes things easier for users to find related content quickly.
In this post, you get a guide and FAQs to install, setup and manage the Easy Table of Contents Plugin in WordPress.
Let’s get started,
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How to install the Easy Table of Contents Plugin in WordPress?
Following are steps to install Easy Table of Contents Plugin in WordPress.
- Open the “Plugins” page and click the “Add New” button.
- Now, Search for “Easy Table of Contents”.
- From the result, Click the “Install Now” button for the Easy Table of Contents plugin.
- Next, Activate plugin and set up as per requirement.
That’s it, Now plugin successfully installed in your WordPress site or blog.
How to set up an Easy Table of Contents Plugin in WordPress?
To set up the Easy Table of Contents plugin, you first need to open the plugin settings page from the “Setting > Table of Contents” option.
In plugin settings, you will get three main sections, they are General, Appearance and Advanced.
General settings: Under general settings, you can manage enable/disable support for posts, pages or other post types, enable/disable auto insert for post or pages, position, when to show, initial view and other general settings.
Appearance settings: This settings includes setting options for TOC block appearance. You can manage width, float position, font, theme and more related settings.
Advanced settings: Advance settings is more related to programming and to handling special cases. For normal usage, you may not require any changes here, but for special customization, you can use these settings.
That’s it for Easy Table of Contents plugin settings.
How to hide the Easy Table of Contents block on the initial page load?
To hide the Easy Table of Contents block on initial page load, you need to enable the “Initially hide the table of contents” option in plugin settings.
When this setting is enabled for the plugin, the table of contents block will be shown in a closed position. And, users need to click a three line icon to open a table of contents block.
Is the Easy Table of Contents Plugin free?
Yes, Easy Table of Content is free. You can check plugin related details from the plugin page.
How to insert a table of contents block automatically in WordPress post or page?
To insert a table of content block automatically in WordPress post or page, first install Easy Table of Contents plugin, next activate it and from settings enable “Auto Insert” option for post or page from plugin settings.
What are different positions where I can add a table of content using the Easy Table of Contents plugin?
You can add a table of contents block:
- Before first heading
- After first heading
- Top of page content
- Bottom of page content
How to add an easy table of contents block to the sidebar?
The Easy Table of Contents plugin also provides a table of contents widget. And, by adding this widget to the sidebar, you can display post or page table of contents data in the sidebar.
That’s it,
Hope you found a helpful guide to use the Easy Table of Contents plugin in your WordPress website or blog.
