Breadcrumbs are the navigational structure helping users to understand where exactly they are on the site. This is something like a “You are here” pin on the map indicating where you are and where you can go further from that place. Though the basic header and sidebar navigations may be sufficient in certain cases adding breadcrumbs in WordPress site will boost the professional look of the site.
Breadcrumbs can be either horizontal or vertical based on your need. Here we will focus more on the horizontal one placed just above the article to catch user’s attraction.
Why to Add Breadcrumbs in WordPress Site?
If you are thinking breadcrumbs as an additional code on your site below are some reasons why you definitely need that code on your site to add breadcrumbs.
Breadcrumb is part of most of themes by default including the latest twenty fifteen WordPress theme. If you are looking for a theme it is wise to choose a theme having default breadcrumb structure. Though most of themes can support basic breadcrumb navigation it may not be sufficient for your need. for example, what if you want to place the breadcrumb trail in a sidebar widget? Here you have the solution in the form of plugins. Navigate to “Plugins > Add New” in your WordPress admin dashboard and search for the word “breadcrumb”. There are plenty of free plugins for this purpose and install the one you like, here we explain with the Breadcrumb NavXT plugin. Once installed and activated the “Breadcrumb NavXT” plugin, navigate to the menu “Settings > Breadcrumb NavXT” to check and adjust the settings. Then go to theme editor using the menu “Appearance > Editor” and open “header.php” file. Paste the below code in appropriate place and save the file. Check out your site to see the breadcrumbs on each post.
How to add Breadcrumbs in WordPress Site?
<div class="breadcrumbs" xmlns:v="http://rdf.data-vocabulary.org/#">
<?php if(function_exists('bcn_display'))
{
bcn_display();
}?>
</div>
Breadcrumbs – A Word of Caution
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