Title: Custom Breadcrumbs?
Last modified: January 19, 2017

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# Custom Breadcrumbs?

 *  Resolved [timsilva_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timsilva_/)
 * (@timsilva_)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-breadcrumbs-2/)
 * The options for customizing breadcrumbs seem extremely limited.
 * I have a site with BuddyPress, bbPress, and WooCommerce all installed. I would
   like to have logical “foldering” for each page type.
 * An article would have:
    Home » Blog » Categories » **Article Title**
 * A forum topic would have:
    Home » Forum » Categories » Category » Sub Category»**
   Topic Title**
 * A store product would have:
    Home » Shop » Categories » Category » **Product 
   Title**
 * I have this working right now using two other breadcrumb plugins (Breadcrumb 
   NavXT & Breadcrumb Trail) which each handle forums, blogs, and products slightly
   better, so I am using a conditional statement to use different breadcrumb on 
   different page types right now.
 * Instead, I would much rather customize one plugin. Since Yoast SEO has a large
   userbase, I was hoping that it would be customizable for a non senior-developer
   but I haven’t found much info yet. Anyone know if what I am describing is feasible?

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 *  [mikebielenberg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikebielenberg/)
 * (@mikebielenberg)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-breadcrumbs-2/#post-8675340)
 * To get the kind of control you’re talking about, I installed breadcrumbs on my
   WP site without a plugin. It was just a few snippets of code using [this tutorial](http://www.codexworld.com/wordpress-how-to-display-breadcrumb-without-plugin/)
 * But for what you need, there would be an additional step. You’ll need to dig 
   into the if/else statements in the function (that the tutorial had you add to
   functions.php). See my comments for where you’ll need to make changes:
 * `
    function get_breadcrumb() { echo ‘[Home](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-breadcrumbs-2/'.home_url().'?output_format=md)‘;
   if (is_category() || is_single()) {
 * /* The stuff below happens when it’s a category or a post*/
 *  echo ”  »  “;
    the_category(‘ • ‘); if (is_single()) { echo ”   »   “; the_title();}}
   elseif (is_page()) {
 * /* The stuff below happens when it’s a page */
 *  echo ”  »  “;
    echo the_title(); } elseif (is_search()) {
 * /* The stuff below happens when it’s a search */
 *  echo ”  »  Search Results for… “;
    echo ‘”_‘; echo the\_search\_query(); echo‘“‘;}}
 * Hope this points you in the right direction.
 *  Thread Starter [timsilva_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timsilva_/)
 * (@timsilva_)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-breadcrumbs-2/#post-8690034)
 * Thanks for the tips Mike! I suppose doing it custom isn’t such a bad option. 
   It’s a bit complicated so I might need to hire someone to do it. Unfortunately,
   none of the existing plugins have either the type of organization that I am hoping
   for, or the ability to be customized in the way that I need.

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 * Last reply from: [timsilva_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timsilva_/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-breadcrumbs-2/#post-8690034)
 * Status: resolved