Breadcrumb NavXT

Breadcrumb NavXT, the successor to the popular WordPress plugin Breadcrumb Navigation XT, was written from the ground up to be better than its ancestor. This plugin generates locational breadcrumb trails for your WordPress powered blog or website. These breadcrumb trails are highly customizable to suit the needs of just about any website running WordPress. The Administrative interface makes setting options easy, while a direct class access is available for theme developers and more adventurous users.

PHP Requirements

Breadcrumb NavXT 7.0 and newer require PHP7.0
Breadcrumb NavXT 5.2 and newer require PHP5.3
Breadcrumb NavXT 5.1.1 and older require PHP5.2

Features (non-exhaustive)

• RDFa format Schema.org BreadcrumbList compatible breadcrumb generation.
• Extensive breadcrumb customization control via a settings page with appropriate default values for most use cases.
• Network admin settings page for managing breadcrumb settings for all subsites with configurable global priority.
• Built in WordPress Widget.
• Extensible via OOP and provided actions and filters.
• WPML compatible (enhanced compatibility with WPML extensions plugin).
• Polylang compatible (enhanced compatibility with Polylang extensions plugin).
• bbPress compatible (enhanced compatibility with bbPress extensions plugin).
• BuddyPress compatible (enhanced compatibility with BuddyPress extensions plugin).

Translations

Breadcrumb NavXT now supports WordPress.org language packs. Want to translate Breadcrumb NavXT? Visit Breadcrumb NavXT’s WordPress.org translation project.

Breadcrumb NavXT can be installed from within WordPress’ administration panel. After installing and activating the plugin, to get breadcrumb trails to display either use the included widget, or call the breadcrumb trail in your theme (or child theme). See the Calling the Breadcrumb Trail article for more information on calling the breadcrumb trail.

To customize the breadcrumb trail you may edit the default values for the options in the administrative interface. This is located in your administration panel under Settings > Breadcrumb NavXT.

Please visit Breadcrumb NavXT’s Documentation page for more information.

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   This screenshot shows 5 different examples of breadcrumbs generated by Breadcrumb NavXT

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   A screenshot of the General tab of the settings page

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   A screenshot of the Post Types tab of the settings page

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   A screenshot of the Taxonomies tab of the settings page

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   A screenshot of the Miscellaneous tab of the settings page

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   A screenshot of the Settings Import/Export/Reset form under the Help menu

7.5.1

Release date: December, 21st 2025

• Behavior change: Removed deprecated bcn_li_attributes filter.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where the block could be used to generate breadcrumb trails that were not for the current resource.
• Bug fix: Removed deprecated title length setting from settings page.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where XML settings import did not properly validate imported settings.

7.5.0

Release date: December, 4th 2025

• Behavior change: Refactored bcn_breadcrumb_trail::post_hierarchy to use WP_Post instance instead of id/type/parent parameters.
• Behavior change: Removed deprecated function breadcrumb_trail::title_trim per deprecation schedule.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where the uninstaller would result in PHP errors and fail.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where “Hide on Home” option in the block did not function as intended.
• Bug fix: Fixed typo in the block that resulted in web browser console warning.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where the block selector in block.json did not match the selector the block generated with.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where settings exporter failed to export settings.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where boolean options with false values could not be imported.

7.4.1

Release date: January, 9th 2025

• Bug fix: Fixed issue where the legacy widget was not available due to changes introduced in 7.4.0.

7.4.0

Release date: December, 30th 2024

• New feature: Added bcn_admin_post_root_args filter.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where the ignore the breadcrumb cache option within the Breadcrumb Trail block resulted in the breadcrumb trail not getting generated on the home page.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where breadcrumb trails generated within the loop were improperly missing the home breadcrumb when on the home page.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue breadcrumb-navxt textdomain is loaded too early (improved WordPress 6.7 support).
• Bug fix: Improved bcn_breadcrumb_trail::post_hierarchy() resiliency to unexpected returns from get_post().
• Bug fix: Fixed translation text typos in Breadcrumb Trail block.

7.3.1

Release date: June, 27th 2024

• Bug fix: Fixed issue where $force parameter wasn’t passed into bcn_breadcrumb_trail::fill() within bcn_display*() functions.
• Bug fix: Fixed improper textdomain existing within adminKit.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue with $force parameter where when it is not set the homepage breadcrumb would use the wrong template when calling the breadcrumb trail within the loop.

7.3.0

Release date: February, 9th 2024

• Behavior change: bcn_display_json_ld() now returns unescaped Unicode characters.
• Behavior change: $force parameter in bcn_display*() functions is now passed to bcn_breadcrumb_trail::fill() allowing generation of trails within the loop for the current loop item instead of the parent page/resource.
• New feature: Breadcrumb Trail block rewritten to have feature parity with Breadcrumb NavXT Widget.
• New feature: Breadcrumb Trail block supports basic styling within block editor.
• Bug fix: Fixed error where $outer_template argument was dropped within breadcrumb_navxt::display().
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where boolean settings were not exported/imported properly.
• Bug fix: Fixed cause of PHP error in bcn_breadcrumb_trail::maybe_add_post_type_arg() when 3rd party code breaks the WP API.
• Bug fix: Added check for proper queried object type for author archives.

7.2.0

Release date: February, 9th 2023

• Behavior change: Settings reset sets option entry to blank array, consistent with the change to only storing non-default values in the database.
• New feature: Added bcn_display_separator filter.
• New feature: Add per setting indication if Network wide settings are overriding the local setting.
• Bug fix: Improved compatibility with PHP8.1.
• Bug fix: Fixed PHP errors caused by unexpected entries in WP Post Types array.
• Bug fix: Settings help menu now shows up in the network settings page.
• Bug fix: Fixed cause of “file not found” error on the import/export/reset form in the network settings page.

7.1.0

Release date: July, 17th 2022

• Behavior change: BCN_SETTINGS_FAVOR_* constant behavior changed to take advantage of settings changes in 7.0.
• Behavior change: Settings page now warns if it detected CPTs that were added too late.
• New feature: Added bcn_before_loop filter which runs at the top of bcn_breadcrumb_trail::display_loop().
• New feature: Added JSON formatted settings import and export (successor to the old XML settings import/export format).
• Bug fix: Fixed PHP error caused by term archives that don’t know the active term.
• Bug fix: Fixed PHP error caused by introduction of namespacing in the legacy XML settings importer and exporter.
• Bug fix: Explicitly set option autoload values, avoiding inappropriate default autoload values being used.

7.0.2

Release date: January, 4th 2022

• Behavior change: Allow value of Hhome_template, Hhome_template_unlinked, hseparator, and hseparator_higher_dim to be overridden via bcn_settings_init.
• Bug fix: Fixed cause of “Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page.” message when attempting to visit the settings page.

7.0.1

Release date: December, 27th 2021

• Behavior change: Moved bcn_settings_init filter to before establishing default setting values. This filter is no longer capable of changing the default values of settings.
• Behavior change: Moved setup of defaults to 9000 priority, intending to cover the majority of plugins that add CPTs.
• Bug fix: Fixed compatibility issues with PHP5.6.
• Bug fix: Fixed PHP error caused by some return value of page_ settings.
• Bug fix: Fixed PHP error caused by non settings settings in array passed into adminKit::settings_to_opts.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue with bcn_allowed_html not covering admin interface elements (mapped bcn_allowed_html to mtekk_adminkit_allowed_html).

7.0.0

Release date: December, 17th 2021

• Behavior change: Within the bcn_breadcrumb_trail object instead of passing term id and taxonomy, a WP_Term object is passed instead.
• Behavior change: Attachments now use parent post type for post type argument.
• New feature: Moved to adminKit 3.0
• New feature: Core bcn_breadcrumb_trail object now supports multi dimensional trails.
• New feature: Added bcn_opts_update_to_save filter.
• Bug fix: Fixed parameter order issue in REST controller that resulted in PHP Deprecated message in PHP8.
• Bug fix: Updated REST controller endpoint registration for better WordPress 5.5+ compatibility.
• Bug fix: Fixed compatibility issue with Widget settings not saving properly in WordPress 5.8.
• Bug fix: Fixed issue with the position count parameter within bcn_display when outputting a trail in reverse order.