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Table of Contents Plus vs Rich Table of Contents (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Table of Contents Plus

Table of Contents Plus

4.4(159)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Rich Table of Contents

Rich Table of Contents

4.1(17)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 11 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Table of Contents Plus has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 159 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Table of Contents Plus has accumulated 3.5M+ total downloads while Rich Table of Contents has 357K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.4/5Table of Contents Plus
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Rich Table of Contents4.1/5
Total Reviews
159Table of Contents Plus
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Rich Table of Contents17
Active Installs
200K+Table of Contents Plus
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Rich Table of Contents20K+
Total Downloads
3.5M+Table of Contents Plus
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Rich Table of Contents357K+
Support Resolution
N/ATable of Contents Plus
Rich Table of ContentsN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoTable of Contents Plus
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Rich Table of Contents11 months ago
First Released
2011Table of Contents Plus
Rich Table of Contents2020
Age
15 yearsTable of Contents Plus
Rich Table of Contents6 years
WP Requires
3.2+Table of Contents Plus
Rich Table of Contents5.3.2+
PHP Requires
false+Table of Contents Plus
Rich Table of Contents7.0+
Business Model
FreeTable of Contents Plus
Rich Table of ContentsFree
Latest Version
2411.1Table of Contents Plus
Rich Table of Contents1.4.3

Rating Breakdown

Table of Contents Plus

4.4/5(159 reviews)
5
77%
4
7%
3
3%
2
1%
1
12%

Rich Table of Contents

4.1/5(17 reviews)
5
65%
4
18%
3
0%
2
0%
1
18%

Recent Reviews

Table of Contents Plus Reviews

by jupiter8

Excerpts are replaced by the TOC of the posts

Weird: the excerpts are replaced by the TOC of the posts – and there’s nothing you can do about it. It appears this plugin is not tested out carefully.

by Senri Miura

Best-working

This is the best-working plugin for automatically displaying the table of contents of articles. So far, no problems have occurred.I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the author!

by Rafael Gaus

Vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery

This plugin currently has a security vulnerability. Patchstack informs about it. Since no more updates are likely to follow, as reported in another comment, please proceed with caution.

Rich Table of Contents Reviews

by greentreefrog

Totally Usable

I want to give it 4.5 stars. I rounded up. Since it was easy enough to make a work-around for any of my issues, it deserves at least a 4. And it works for keyboard-only users. I rejected 4 other table

by ta358

画面が真っ白

プラグインバージョン1.3.97にバージョンアップすると、画面が真っ白、エラーメッセージが表示されるようです。（プラグインバージョン1.3.9は問題なし。）

by COTA

JIN:Rでのバグに対して迅速な対応

JIN:R （1.2.0）でカテゴリを個別ページで設定している表示にすると、コンテンツが何も表示されなくなるバグがありましたが、即日で修正されました This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by COTA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Table of Contents Plus or Rich Table of Contents more popular?
Table of Contents Plus has 200K+ active installations while Rich Table of Contents has 20K+. Table of Contents Plus is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Table of Contents Plus or Rich Table of Contents?
Table of Contents Plus has a 4.4/5 rating from 159 reviews, while Rich Table of Contents has a 4.1/5 rating from 17 reviews.
Are Table of Contents Plus and Rich Table of Contents free?
Table of Contents Plus is free and Rich Table of Contents is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Table of Contents Plus or Rich Table of Contents?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Table of Contents Plus was last updated 1 year ago and Rich Table of Contents was last updated 11 months ago.

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