# Article table of contents
Add a table of contents to your blog articles to improve navigation and readability.
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### Create metafield definition
1. Navigate to **Settings** > **Custom Data** > **Blog Posts**
2. Click **Add Definition**
3. In the Name field, type `Table of contents`
4. Ensure the Namespace and Key field is set to `custom.table_of_contents`
5. Click **Select Type** and choose **Single line text**
6. Select **List of values**
7. Click **Save**
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### Update metafield values
1. Navigate to the blog post you'd like to update
2. Scroll to the bottom and click **Show all** next to metafields
3. Enter values for each heading you want to appear in your table of contents
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### Add block
1. In the Shopify Theme Editor, navigate to the Blog Post Template
2. Click **Add Block** under Article Main
3. Search and select **Table of Contents**
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### Update headings
1. In Shopify, navigate to the blog post you'd like to update
2. Click the **Show HTML** icon on your blog content
3. Add `id="HEADING-NAME"` to your heading tags. The `id` attribute should match the table of contents
* Example: `Your Heading Text
`.
4. Hit **Save**
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