Breadcrumbs are often generated from Page structure, but in a world of Custom Post Types that doesn’t always work. Menu Breadcrumb uses your WordPress Menu to generate a breadcrumb trail based on the current page.

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Installation

Download menu-breadcrumb.zip and extract
Upload the menu-breadcrumb folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Place <?php if ( function_exists( 'menu_breadcrumb') ) { menu_breadcrumb( 'my-menu-id' ); } ?> in your templates where you want the breadcrumb to appear

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I output a breadcrumb trail?

Add the following to your theme template where you would like to output the breadcrumb:

<?php
    if ( function_exists( 'menu_breadcrumb') ) {
        menu_breadcrumb(
            'main',                             // Menu Location to use for breadcrumb
            ' &raquo; ',                        // separator between each breadcrumb
            '<p class="menu-breadcrumb">',      // output before the breadcrumb
            '</p>'                              // output after the breadcrumb
        );
    }
?>

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Changelog

1.0.2

Added a menu_breadcrumb_level property to each breadcrumb object

1.0.1

Fixed an issue where the Menu wasn’t properly retrieved from the location

1.0.0

Initial release

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