Generate table of contents for paginated posts
As of April 2026, Simple Paginated Posts is a WordPress navigation plugin with 30 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Breadcrumb NavXT.
The Simple Paginated Posts plugin uses the native WordPress Page-Link tag <!--nextpage--> in combination with a shortcode tag [spp title=”My title”] to generate a Table Of Contents for paginated posts.
You simply define a title for the Table Of Contents (TOC) by placing a SPP shortcode tag right after the <!--nextpage--> tag.
Example:
[spp title=”My title”]
The plugin can be configured to automatically add the TOC and page links to your site. You can also choose manual implementation and add the template functions to your theme.
If you choose to implement Simple Paginated Posts (SPP) manually you need to insert the SPP template functions in your theme
spp_continued() - Displays "Continued from PREVIOUS TITLE"
spp_toc() - Displays the Tab…| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
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