Title: NexIndex – Auto Table of Contents & SEO Links
Author: NexPlugin
Published: <strong>December 8, 2025</strong>
Last modified: July 10, 2026

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# NexIndex – Auto Table of Contents & SEO Links

 By [NexPlugin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nexplugin/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/nexindex.1.4.0.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/nexindex/#installation)
 * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/nexindex/#developers)

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## Description

**NexIndex** is built for performance-obsessed creators. Unlike other plugins that
load heavy assets, NexIndex uses zero jQuery and intelligent conditional loading.

We reimagined navigation to be beautiful, intelligent, and editorial-friendly. Say
goodbye to ugly lists and welcome a modern reading experience.

### 🚀 Killer Features

 * **Dual-Mode Headings (Exclusive):**
    - **Standard Block:** Create classic H2/H3 headings on their own lines.
    - **Inline “News-Style” Heading:** Create headings that merge seamlessly into
      the start of a paragraph (like in newspapers). Google reads them as valid 
      headings, but they visually flow with your text.
 * **Per-Post TOC Toggle:** Enable or disable the Table of Contents on any individual
   post or page directly from the Gutenberg Document Settings panel — no global 
   rule needed.
 * **Auto Heading Suggestions (No AI):** Optionally let NexIndex scan your content
   and suggest H2/H3 headings from simple text patterns. You review each suggestion
   and apply the ones you want — nothing changes automatically, and no AI is used.
   Works in Gutenberg and the Classic Editor.
 * **Cursor-Following Vertical Popup TOC (Desktop):** A sleek vertical navigation
   strip that follows your cursor on desktop screens, showing all headings with 
   ScrollSpy highlight. Hidden automatically on mobile.
 * **5 Modern Skins:** No coding required. Choose from Glassmorphism, Notion-style,
   Midnight SaaS, Minimal Border, and Card Shadow.
 * **Live Editor Preview:** See your TOC structure update in **Real-Time** directly
   inside the Gutenberg sidebar.
 * **Smart Mobile Widget:** On mobile, the TOC automatically transforms into a sleek
   Floating Button or Bottom Bar to save screen space.
 * **Reading Progress Bar:** A slim progress indicator at the top of the screen 
   to encourage reading completion.
 * **Smart Anchor Generator:** Automatically removes stop words (e.g., “how-to-cook-
   rice” instead of “how-to-cook-the-rice”) for cleaner URLs.
 * **Hybrid Editor Support:** Works perfectly in both **Gutenberg (Block Editor)**
   and **Classic Editor (TinyMCE)**.

### ⚡ Why NexIndex?

 1. **Zero Bloat:** Written in Vanilla JS (<10KB). No jQuery dependencies.
 2. **SEO Optimized:** Uses semantic HTML5 `<nav>` and valid ARIA roles.
 3. **Developer Friendly:** Clean code architecture and hooks.

## Screenshots

[⌊Beautiful Skins: Choose from 5 presets like Glassmorphism and Midnight.⌉⌊Beautiful
Skins: Choose from 5 presets like Glassmorphism and Midnight.⌉[

**Beautiful Skins:** Choose from 5 presets like Glassmorphism and Midnight.

[⌊Live Preview: Real-time structure update in Gutenberg Sidebar.⌉⌊Live Preview: 
Real-time structure update in Gutenberg Sidebar.⌉[

**Live Preview:** Real-time structure update in Gutenberg Sidebar.

[⌊Mobile Widget: Floating icon mode on mobile devices.⌉⌊Mobile Widget: Floating 
icon mode on mobile devices.⌉[

**Mobile Widget:** Floating icon mode on mobile devices.

[⌊Settings Panel: Clean and easy-to-use configuration tabs.⌉⌊Settings Panel: Clean
and easy-to-use configuration tabs.⌉[

**Settings Panel:** Clean and easy-to-use configuration tabs.

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## Installation

 1. Upload the `nexindex` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to **Settings > NexIndex** to configure your preferred skin and options.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin support Elementor or Divi?

Yes! NexIndex works by scanning the final HTML output of your page. It automatically
detects headings created by Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, or any other page builder.

### How do I use the “Inline Heading” feature?

In the editor, simply highlight the text at the **start of a paragraph** and click
the **“Inline H2” (Bold Icon)** button in the toolbar. The text will become bold
and blue, acting as a heading without breaking the paragraph.

### Can I hide the TOC on specific posts?

Yes. Open the post or page in the Gutenberg editor, go to the **Document Settings**
panel (right sidebar), and use the **“NexIndex TOC”** toggle to enable or disable
the TOC for that specific post. The front page / home page has the TOC disabled 
by default.

### Does the TOC appear on the homepage?

No. The TOC is disabled by default on the front page / home page. You can enable
it per-post from the Gutenberg Document Settings panel if needed.

### Is it compatible with the Classic Editor?

Yes, version 1.1.0+ adds full support for the Classic Editor (TinyMCE) toolbar.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“NexIndex – Auto Table of Contents & SEO Links” is open source software. The following
people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ NexPlugin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nexplugin/)

[Translate “NexIndex – Auto Table of Contents & SEO Links” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/nexindex)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nexindex/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/nexindex/), or subscribe 
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nexindex/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nexindex/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4.0

 * **New:** Auto Heading suggestions (opt-in, no AI). A new “Auto Heading” settings
   tab plus an editor review panel that suggests H2/H3 headings from your content
   using simple text patterns (bold-only line, numbered/step, ends-with-colon, Markdown##/###,
   question line, ALL CAPS, short-line-before-long-paragraph, Title Case). You review
   each suggestion and choose its level, then apply per item or in bulk. Works in
   both Gutenberg (sidebar panel) and the Classic Editor (review modal). Nothing
   changes automatically and no AI is used.
 * **New:** Heading-index bridge for the Nex ecosystem. NexIndex now stores a reusable
   heading tree and exposes `NexIndex_Public::get_heading_tree()` plus the `nexseo/
   index/headings_updated` action, so companion plugins can reuse the structure 
   instead of re-parsing content.
 * **New:** Top-level admin menu with the NexIndex brand logo, and a redesigned 
   settings UI aligned to the shared Nex Dashboard design system.
 * **New:** Optional “Delete data on uninstall” setting (default off — your per-
   post settings are preserved for a future reinstall).
 * **Improvement:** Hardened settings sanitization (no PHP notices on partial input).

#### 1.3.0

 * **New:** Per-post / per-page TOC toggle in the Gutenberg Document Settings panel—
   enable or disable the TOC individually without touching global settings.
 * **New:** Cursor-following vertical popup TOC on desktop — a slim vertical strip
   that tracks the cursor inside the post content area, highlights the active heading
   via ScrollSpy, and shows a tooltip label on hover. Hidden automatically on mobile(
   ≤ 768 px).
 * **Change:** Removed the global “Enable on post types” setting. Control is now
   per-post via the Document Settings panel, giving fine-grained control on every
   post and page.
 * **Change:** Front page / home page now has the TOC disabled by default. It can
   be enabled per-post from the editor if needed.

#### 1.2.0

 * **New:** Added Mobile Layout Options (Floating Icon vs Bottom Bar vs Static).
 * **New:** Added full Internationalization (i18n) support.
 * **Update:** Improved compatibility with Classic Editor (TinyMCE).
 * **Update:** Refined CSS for mobile view (Slim Mode).

#### 1.1.1

 * **Fix:** Changed Inline Heading logic to use Span with ARIA roles instead of 
   transforming to H tags. This fixes the issue where paragraphs were breaking into
   new lines.
 * **Fix:** Fixed Editor visual styles where inline headings appeared too small.

#### 1.1.0

 * **New:** Added Inline Heading support (Editorial/News Style).
 * **New:** Added Live Preview Sidebar for Gutenberg.
 * **New:** Added 5 Visual Skins (Glass, Notion, Midnight, Minimal, Card).
 * **New:** Added Smart Mobile Floating Widget.
 * **New:** Added Reading Progress Bar.
 * **Update:** Major code refactoring to Modular MVC pattern.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.
 * Basic Auto-Insertion features.
 * Smart Anchor generation.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4.0**
 *  Last updated **3 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nexindex/)
 * Tags
 * [index](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/index/)[navigation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/)
   [seo](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)[table of contents](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/table-of-contents/)
   [toc](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/toc/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/nexindex/advanced/)

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## Contributors

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