Automatic Table of Contents Plugin for WordPress
WORDPRESS
PLUGIN
free
A table of contents built from the headings already in your post — real anchor links and a box that stays in view while the reader scrolls.
Write the post as usual. The plugin reads the headings that are already there at render time, gives each one an id, and prints a contents box above or below the entry. Nothing is tagged by hand, nothing is written to the database, and the box follows the content when you change a heading.
On desktop the box genuinely sticks: it stays in view while the reader scrolls, and it stops being sticky below 1100 px so it never covers text on a narrow screen. Entries with fewer headings than your minimum get no box at all, because a two-item contents list helps nobody.
Headings that already carry an id keep it, and two headings with the same text get a numeric suffix instead of pointing at the same place. The anchors are ordinary #fragment links, so a reader can share a link straight into a section.
On desktop the box genuinely sticks: it stays in view while the reader scrolls, and it stops being sticky below 1100 px so it never covers text on a narrow screen. Entries with fewer headings than your minimum get no box at all, because a two-item contents list helps nobody.
Headings that already carry an id keep it, and two headings with the same text get a numeric suffix instead of pointing at the same place. The anchors are ordinary #fragment links, so a reader can share a link straight into a section.
Preview
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The contents box at the top of a long entry, numbered and indented⤢ Tap image for full size
What's included
- Builds the box from H2 only, H2 + H3, or H2 to H4 — your choice, with numbered or plain entries and a title of your own.
- Genuinely sticky on desktop: the box stays in view while the reader scrolls, and becomes a normal block below 1100 px so it never covers text on a phone.
- A minimum heading count, so short entries get no box at all.
- Chooses the post types it runs on, above or below the content.
- Headings that already have an id keep it, and duplicate slugs get a numeric suffix instead of pointing at the same place.
At a glance
| Platform | WordPress plugin |
|---|---|
| Latest version | v1.1.1 |
| Download size | 16.5 KB |
| Released | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Downloads | 0 |
| Access | Free — sign in to download |
| Install | upload the zip and activate |
| Settings | Settings > DF Contents |
| Database | none — one option row, deleted on uninstall |
| Written to your content | nothing — ids are added at render time only |
| JavaScript | none |
| Licence | GPL-2.0-or-later |
Requirements
- WordPress 6.2 or newer, PHP 7.4 or newer. Tested on WordPress 7.1.3.
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bae2778f5fd6a6be90152ddee80ca2833f5995dbfad037cdeeeafcfbefad3112Install it
1. Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, choose df-sticky-toc-wordpress-1.1.1-9d0c4843.zip, Install Now, then Activate.
2. Open Settings > DF Contents, pick the post types and how many headings a post needs before the box appears.
3. Write the entry as usual — the box is built from the headings that are already there, and every entry becomes a working #anchor.
4. Sticky positioning needs room beside the text, so below 1100 px the box sits in normal flow at the top of the entry.
5. To remove it: Deactivate, then Delete. Your posts were never modified.
2. Open Settings > DF Contents, pick the post types and how many headings a post needs before the box appears.
3. Write the entry as usual — the box is built from the headings that are already there, and every entry becomes a working #anchor.
4. Sticky positioning needs room beside the text, so below 1100 px the box sits in normal flow at the top of the entry.
5. To remove it: Deactivate, then Delete. Your posts were never modified.
Questions people ask
Q: Why is my box not sticky?
A: Sticky needs room beside the text. Below 1100 px the box becomes a normal block at the top of the entry — deliberately, because a sticky box over a phone-width column covers the text it links to. A theme wrapper with overflow:hidden also disables sticky positioning.
Q: Do the anchors survive if I deactivate the plugin?
A: No. The ids are added at render time and were never written to the database. That is the trade for leaving your content untouched.
Q: Does it work with headings from the block editor?
A: Yes. It reads the finished HTML, so headings from the block editor, the classic editor or a page builder all count as long as they are real h2–h4 elements.
Q: Can I choose which entries get a box?
A: Yes — by post type, and by a minimum number of headings.
Q: Does it send anything anywhere?
A: No external requests, and no JavaScript at all.
All releases
| Version | Released | Size | Downloads | Changelog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.1.1 latest | 25 Oct 2026 | 16.5 KB | 0 | 1.1.1 - Re-verified on WordPress 7.1.3 with PHP 8.4: installed, activated and exercised on a clean bench (front end, settings screen, the plugin's own behaviour) with WP_DEBUG on. No notices, warnings, deprecations or errors. readme.txt now declares Tested up to 7.1.3. |
| v1.1.0 | 25 Oct 2026 | 17.6 KB | 1 | Rebuilt as a complete plugin (1.1.0): a real settings screen under Settings > DF Contents, an uninstall.php, a text domain, a readme and GPL-2.0-or-later in the header. The box is now genuinely sticky on desktop (CSS position: sticky, admin-bar aware) — the old version printed a static, collapsed block. Heading levels, numbering, minimum heading count, position and post types are settings now. Keeps an id that already exists on a heading and de-duplicates collisions. |
| v1.0.0 | 24 Oct 2026 | 13.2 KB | 1 | - First ForumCrafts release of this plugin. - Built for the platform version listed on the product page. |
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