Can anyone help automate table of contents creation from h2 blog post?

[Boost]

Hey,

Since you all are much smarter than me, I'd really appreciate your input on this task.

So, here's the deal: I've got a layout with two columns, a sidebar, and the main section. What I want to do is take the H2 headings from my blog post and turn them into a table of contents. That way, I can have a section on my sidebar that acts like a TOC. Sure, I could manually add those entries to the TOC field, but do you happen to know of a more automatic way to do it?

Cheers

[ngrmm]

@Boost how are those H2 headings created? Through a textarea field or through custom textfield inside a repeater?

[Boost]

Hei @ngrmmit's from the body textarea field using TinyMCE.

[zoeck]

Wouldn't it make more sense to put the H2 headings in a separate field? 

Would also be easier for the editor ? 

[ngrmm]

 

[Boost]

8 minutes ago, zoeck said:

Wouldn't it make more sense to put the H2 headings in a separate field? 

Would also be easier for the editor ? 

How would you do that?

[zoeck]

Just create a new field in the admin and add it to your template?

Here's a little tutorial ? https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/07/the-aesthetic-of-non-opinionated-content-management-a-beginners-guide-to-processwire/#three-simple-core-concepts