Title: Google Search Console Breadcrumb Error
Last modified: July 25, 2021

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# Google Search Console Breadcrumb Error

 *  Resolved [borndigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borndigital/)
 * (@borndigital)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/)
 * Hi there,
 * The Yoast SEO plugin is inserting a script in the header:
    <script type=”application/
   ld+json” class=”yoast-schema-graph”> At the end of the script tag, there is a
   json entry with an empty name: {“@type”:”ListItem”,”position”:3,”name”:””}
 * Google Search Console is showing an error for breadcrumbs that says ‘Either “
   name” or “item.name” should be specified’.
 * Can someone please advise?
 * Thanks!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fgoogle-search-console-breadcrumb-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Suwash Kunwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suascat_wp/)
 * (@suascat_wp)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/#post-14700028)
 * [@borndigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borndigital/)
 * While it seems from the URL that a given page is a static .HTML page we are completely
   not sure how this page is managed from the WordPress backend. Nevertheless, the
   schema error _Either “name” or “item.name”_ indicates the breadcrumb schema markup
   does not have a title. This could mean that either the given post or page itself
   doesn’t have a defined title, has an empty breadcrumb title. To add a custom 
   breadcrumb title, please follow the steps [here](https://yoast.com/help/change-breadcrumb-title/).
 * After defining page title, please check the URL again via [Rich Results Testing tool](https://search.google.com/test/rich-results).
 *  [Alpesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alpesh_p2010/)
 * (@alpesh_p2010)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/#post-14701801)
 * Hello Suwash,
 * I’m also facing the same issue. I have set static page as the homepage with pagination.
   The pagination pages /page/2/ and others are having the breadcrumbs issue.
 * Please look into this issue.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [borndigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borndigital/)
 * (@borndigital)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/#post-14701971)
 * Hi Suwash [@suascat_wp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suascat_wp/),
 * We have ‘breadcrumbs’ disabled in the ‘Search Appearance’ tab of the plugin. 
   We don’t want to set a custom Breadcrumbs Title for each page, as they are dynamically
   created. How do we remove the breadcrumb on these pages?
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/)
 * (@mikes41720)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/#post-14704137)
 * Hi [@alpesh_p2010](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alpesh_p2010/)
 * We are sorry you’re having a similar issue. Please [open a new request](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo#new-post).
   That way it’s easier to track issues and provide assistance. Thanks!
 * Hi [@borndigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borndigital/)
 * We understand you’ve disabled the breadcrumbs feature in the Search Appearance
   section. However, while the breadcrumbs won’t display on the frontend when browsing
   the website, the breadcrumb schema itself will still output. If you want to remove
   the breadcrumb, you’ll have to refer to our Schema API in order to remove the
   breadcrumb output – [https://developer.yoast.com/features/schema/api/](https://developer.yoast.com/features/schema/api/)
 *  Thread Starter [borndigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borndigital/)
 * (@borndigital)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/#post-14706204)
 * Hi [@mikes41720](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/)
 * Thank you for providing the API – but I guess we don’t want to completely disable
   the breadcrumb schema. I used the original Google Rich Result URL test that was
   provided above, and it looks like there is just an empty itemListElement at the
   end of the breadcrumb results: [https://search.google.com/test/rich-results?id=5jkUr_WBqxbF183CrzumRg](https://search.google.com/test/rich-results?id=5jkUr_WBqxbF183CrzumRg)
 * Do you know where this issue could be stemming from?
 * Thank you for your assistance!
 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/#post-14708835)
 * While we are unable to confirm from where exactly the empty `name` property is
   appearing on the last `itemListElement` in the breadcrumbs schema, we do know
   that Yoast SEO v16.8 comes with a fix for this.
 * However, we see that you’re already running Yoast SEO v16.8 and the issue persists
   which is very odd. In this case, we’re out of clue at this point and needs deeper
   investigation.
 * So, due to the nature of the issue, we’ll need to take a look at your setup. 
   However, we are unable to do it here as this is a public forum.
 * So, if you have an active [Yoast SEO Premium](https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/)
   subscription or if you can consider buying one, we can investigate the issue 
   further directly on your setup privately through email.
 * However, if you don’t wish to get the Yoast SEO Premium subscription, that’s 
   completely fine. In this case, you’ll need to troubleshoot the issue further 
   on your setup as we are literally out of any clue at this moment without taking
   a look at the setup. So, someone from the community might step forward as well
   who has experienced or is familiar with the issue.
 * Thanks for your understanding!
 *  [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/)
 * (@devnihil)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-search-console-breadcrumb-error/#post-14735492)
 * We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you
   require any further assistance please create a new issue.

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