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SimpleTOC

SimpleTOC - Table of Contents Block
by Marc Tönsing · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Oct 2026, 31 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SimpleTOC
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is SimpleTOC still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 31 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns SimpleTOC, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer MarcDK since Apr 2020. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was SimpleTOC removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is SimpleTOC safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest SimpleTOC update safe to install?
No ownership change before 7.4.1. No one-star spike after it. 3 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master13 Apr 2020 to 13 Apr 2020, 1 commits
MarcDK14 Apr 2020 to 30 Oct 2026, 257 commits
marctv6 Jan 2021 to 14 Jan 2021, 26 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
5 days ago
Releases, 24 months
31
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for SimpleTOC
Q1 20245
Q2 20245
Q3 20240
Q4 20244
Q1 20253
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20257
Q1 20261
Q2 202613
Q3 20264
Q4 20261

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 4.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for SimpleTOC
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20264.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 4.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star73
4 star4
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 7.1.1 (escaping).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SimpleTOC
4 May 2026362
11 May 20265,276
18 May 20267,791
25 May 20268,006
1 Jun 20261,216
8 Jun 2026915
15 Jun 20266,728
22 Jun 20266,805
29 Jun 20261,652
6 Jul 20261,627
13 Jul 2026918
20 Jul 2026902
27 Jul 2026764
3 Aug 2026783
10 Aug 2026629
17 Aug 20265,868
24 Aug 20262,381
31 Aug 20261,321
7 Sep 2026942
14 Sep 202612,096
21 Sep 20262,266
28 Sep 20266,487
5 Oct 20263,110
12 Oct 20261,284
19 Oct 20261,338
26 Oct 20261,102
2 Nov 2026172

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 68% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Table Of Contents BlockScore 98 · 10,000+Table of Contents PlusScore 95 · 200,000+

Facts

Version7.4.1
AuthorMarc Tönsing
Added14 Apr 2020
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.3
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagstoc, block, table, accessibility, table of contents

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Questions

Is SimpleTOC still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 31 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns SimpleTOC, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer MarcDK since Apr 2020.

Was SimpleTOC removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is SimpleTOC safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest SimpleTOC update safe to install?

No ownership change before 7.4.1. No one-star spike after it.

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