Easy Table of Contents vs Rich Table of Contents (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Table of Contents Plugins top 10: Easy Table of Contents at #1 and Rich Table of Contents at #9. Easy Table of Contents leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Easy Table of Contents
Adds a user friendly and fully automatic way to create and display a table of contents generated from the page content.
Rich Table of Contents
RTOC is a table of contents generation plugin from Japan that allows anyone to easily create a table of contents. Equipped with the functions of the c …
Who leads on what
Easy Table of Contents leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Easy Table of Contents ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Table of Contents Plugins.
Easy Table of Contents has more users: 600,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Easy Table of Contents has 221, Rich Table of Contents has 17. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Easy Table of Contents has more reviews behind its score: 221 against 17.
Easy Table of Contents was updated more recently, on October 16, 2026; Rich Table of Contents on April 30, 2025.
Easy Table of Contents was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 252,055 times against 1,313.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Easy Table of Contents
Pick Easy Table of Contents if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Rich Table of Contents
Rich Table of Contents does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Easy Table of Contents vs Rich Table of Contents side by side
| Easy Table of Contents | Rich Table of Contents | |
|---|---|---|
| Table of Contents Plugins ranking | #1 | #9 |
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Reviews | 221 | 17 |
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Total downloads | 19,758,652 | 363,451 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 252,055 | 1,313 |
| Last updated | Oct 16, 2026 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| First published | Sep 9, 2015 | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 6.8.11 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 7.0 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Easy Table of Contents ratings
Rich Table of Contents ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Easy Table of Contents nor Rich Table of Contents can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Table of Contents Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Easy Table of Contents vs Rich Table of Contents: common questions
Is Easy Table of Contents better than Rich Table of Contents?
Easy Table of Contents leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Easy Table of Contents ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Table of Contents Plugins.
Which has more users, Easy Table of Contents or Rich Table of Contents?
Easy Table of Contents ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Table of Contents Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Easy Table of Contents or Rich Table of Contents?
Easy Table of Contents has more users: 600,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Are Easy Table of Contents and Rich Table of Contents free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Easy Table of Contents may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Rich Table of Contents may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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