Easy Table of Contents vs Yoast SEO: News
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| Feature | Easy Table of Contents v2.0.89 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Yoast SEO: News v12.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Easy Table of Contents · Easy Table of Contents Pro ($) | Yoast SEO: News ($) |
| 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 | Adds NewsArticle schema for posts; Generates a Google News XML sitemap; Googlebot-News noindex control per post |
| 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 | Needs Yoast SEO installed and active; Paid licence needed for updates; Only useful for sites that publish news content |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | No |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | No |
| 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 | Google News XML sitemap ($), NewsArticle schema on posts ($), Googlebot-News noindex tag per post ($), Licence key and updates through Yoast ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Divi, Beaver Builder | Yoast SEO |
| Other | — | Yoast licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 5.6.20 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | magazine3.company | my.yoast.com |
| Shortcodes | 13 | — |