Breadcrumbs are the “You are here: …/blog/this post” you see here:
If you have a particularly big or complicated site, this is a handy navigation tool for your readers. Follow these instructions to download the Yoast Breadcrumbs plugin, and configure it.
To download the plugin:
1. go to plugins>> add new
2. type “breadcrumbs” into the search form and click go/search
3. Scroll down to find “Yoast Breadcrumbs” and click “install” on the far right
4. Confirm “Install now”
5. Click “activate”
6. Add the code to your template*
<?php if ( function_exists('yoast_breadcrumb') ) {
yoast_breadcrumb('<p id="breadcrumbs">','</p>');
} ?>
To add code to your theme:
1. Go to Appearance>> Editor
2. Check to be sure your theme is selected from the drop-down list
3. Click on the “header.php” template.
4. Look for a couple lines like this:
<div id="header"> .... </div>
5. After the last </div> tag, copy and paste the above code.
6. above the header: copy and paste the code right before the first <div id=”….> tag.
7. above the content: paste the code right after the “content” or “main” div in index.php, single.php, and any other category / archive template available. Divisions are often given unique names by the designer, so you may have to try a couple of places to get it to display properly.
Leave a comment if you need help installing this plugin!
