WordPress Table of Contents Plugin (CMTOC) - Free Version Guide
Free Version Guide
Table of Contents
- About This Plugin
- Differences Between Free and Pro
- Installation guide
- Setup Wizard
- How to Utilize The Plugin
- Setting Up the Plugin
- Front-end Example
About This Plugin
Table of Contents link to the different sections in the content, making it easier for readers to skip right to what they need on your page.
The main function of the WordPress Table of Contents plugin is to comb through pages and posts, particularly long ones, and to automatically generate Tables of contents based on their header contents.
The plugin gets its hierarchy from the type of header: h1 < h2 < h3 etc. If you are unsure about concepts such as header and tags, we suggest getting familiar with HTML.
Differences Between Free and Pro
Installation guide
Here are the steps needed to install the plugin:
- Download - To manually install the plugin, you must first download it from WordPress.org to your computer.
- Navigate to the Plugins tab in the WordPress Admin Panel to install the plugin.
- Activate the plugin.
Setup Wizard
Once you install and activate the plugin, you will see a setup wizard. It will help you to configure the basic settings step by step - just follow the instructions. Optionally, you can skip it.
How to Utilize This Plugin
Quick Start
Start by going to the edit page or edit post view of where you would like the Table of Contents to go.
Scroll down past the Text Editor to the CM Table of Contents (Free version) section, shown below. Check the box Enable Table Of Contents on this post/page. The TOC will be automatically displayed at the top of the page.
If you want to display the TOC not at the top, but in another place, then check the second box that allows to display the TOC using a shortcode:
Then add the shortcode [cmtoc_table_of_contents] to the needed place in the content.
On the front-end, it will be substituted by the Table of Contents.
Setting Up the Plugin
To configure the plugin settings, navigate to Admin Dashboard → CM Table of Contents → Settings.
The settings page shows options available in the Free version of the plugin and also showcases the options that are available in the Pro version only. You can show or hide Pro options by clicking the relevant button at the top right:
In this guide we will consider only options available in the Free version.
General Settings
First tab is General Settings. The options are:
- Only show CM Table Of Contents Pro on single posts/pages (not Homepage, authors etc.) - Enable this option if you wish to only highlight Table of Contents when viewing a single page/post. This can be used so Tables of Content aren't displayed on your homepage, or author pages and other taxonomy related pages.
- Display "Setup Wizard" in plugin menu - Disable this option to remove Setup Wizard from plugin menu.
Table of Contents
Next tab is Table of Contents.
There are a few section with options.
General Settings
The option here is:
- List type - Choose the list elements style of the Table of Contents. You can choose between:
- None
- Circle
- Square
- Numbers
- Nested numbers
- Upper Roman
- Lower Roman
- Upper Alphabet
- Lower Alphabet
Title Style
The option here is:
- Title text - Set the label of the TOC title.
Back to the Top Button
The options are:
- Show button - Enable this option to display the back to the top button on pages with Table of Contents.
- Background Color / Border width / Border color - Styling options for the back to the top button.
- Arrow Size / Arrow Color - Styling options for the arrow inside the button.
General Styling
The options are:
- Background color - Choose the background color for TOC.
- Border width - Set the border width for TOC.
- Border color - Choose the border color for TOC.
Element Selector
In this section, you can configure the Table of Contents behavior by choosing which content elements will go to which level. Each level can additional have specific Class and ID.
The options are:
Elements Styling
In this section, you configure font-size and color for each title level in TOC. The options are:
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