More features for Table of Contents plugin

The new 6.x LTS system software now provides more features for the very useful plugin that allows a 'linkable' Table of Contents to be automatically generated for the wiki pages within a Structure.

In the screen shot below a simple {toc} plugin is used to generate a Table of Contents for all the pages below this one in the Structure, where the links are the wiki page names.

 
Using the plugin editor for the toc will however provide you with access to the screen shown below where all the various parameters for the plugin can be set.

 
Each of the parameters is used as follows:

• Maximum depth: lets you set how 'deep' the TOC should be displayed when the wiki pages of the Structure are arranged in a complex/deep hierarchy.
• Structure ID: is a very useful new parameter that allows you to display a TOC from another Structure, in any wiki page, even if it is not in a Structure itself.
• Order: allows you show the TOC in either ascending or descending order of the pages within the Structure.
• Show Description: is a useful parameter that lets you display a linkable list of the page descriptions instead of the page names. An example of this is shown in the final screen shot below.
• Show Numbering: allows the hierarchical numbering scheme for the pages in the Structure to be shown.
• Type: allows a more 'fancy' style for the TOC to be used.
• Page name: is another particularly useful parameter that allows the TOC from a different page within the Structure to be displayed. For example if you want the full TOC of the whole Structure to be displayed on any page (instead of just the pages that are below the current page, which is the default) then you simply enter the name of the page at the top of the Structure in this field.

 
This extended range of TOC features now allow you to create more sophisticated displays and importantly allow you to automatically generate improved navigation aids for your users.

If you would like to learn more about the extend TOC facilities then please contact us.