Easy Table of Contents vs WP Recipe Maker
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| Feature | Easy Table of Contents v2.0.89 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | WP Recipe Maker v10.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | Easy Table of Contents · Easy Table of Contents Pro ($) | WP Recipe Maker · WP Recipe Maker Premium ($) |
| Pros | Automatic table of contents from page headings; Shortcode placement and exclusion per post; Works with Yoast SEO schema output and page builders such as Divi and Beaver Builder | Recipe and how-to JSON-LD for search results; Block, shortcode and Elementor support; Imports recipes from other recipe plugins |
| Cons | Advanced design and placement options need the Pro edition; Admin shows regular upgrade prompts; Sticky theme design options are locked in the free edition | Many features need the Premium add-on; Large admin and REST surface for a single plugin; Instacart and video lookups call vendor or Google services |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Automatic table of contents from headings, Shortcode to place the table of contents, Sticky table of contents widget shortcode, Sitemap listing shortcodes, Shortcodes to hide the table of contents on a post, TinyMCE editor button, Site navigation schema output | Recipe and how-to JSON-LD metadata, User ratings for recipes, Recipe, list, nutrition and jump-to blocks, Elementor widgets and controls, Import recipes from other plugins, Visual recipe template editor, Recipe interaction tracking stored locally, Premium-only features switched on by the addon filter ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | YouTube Data API, Vimeo oEmbed |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | Instacart |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Divi, Beaver Builder | Yoast SEO, Elementor |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | magazine3.company | bootstrapped.ventures, proxy.bootstrapped.ventures, youtube.googleapis.com, vimeo.com |
| Blocks | — | 9 |
| Shortcodes | 13 | 19 |