Title: Breadcrumb NavXT Author: John Havlik Published: December 1, 2007 Last modified: December 22, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/breadcrumb-navxt/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1927103) ![](https://ps.w.org/breadcrumb-navxt/assets/icon.svg?rev=1927103) # Breadcrumb NavXT By [John Havlik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mtekk/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt.7.5.1.zip) * [Details](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/#installation) * [Development](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/) ## Description 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 customisable 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 customisation 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](http://mtekk.us/archives/guides/controlling-breadcrumb-navxt-settings-from-the-network-settings-page/). * Built-in WordPress Widget. * Extensible via OOP and provided [actions](http://mtekk.us/code/breadcrumb-navxt/breadcrumb-navxt-doc/2/#action_reference) and [filters](http://mtekk.us/code/breadcrumb-navxt/breadcrumb-navxt-doc/2/#filter_reference). * 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](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/). ## Screenshots * [[ * This screenshot shows 5 different examples of breadcrumbs generated by Breadcrumb NavXT * [[ * A screenshot of the General tab of the settings page * [[ * A screenshot of the Post Types tab of the settings page * [[ * A screenshot of the Taxonomies tab of the settings page * [[ * A screenshot of the Miscellaneous tab of the settings page * [[ * A screenshot of the Settings Import/Export/Reset form under the Help menu ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Breadcrumb Trail Displays a breadcrumb trail ## Installation 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](http://mtekk.us/archives/guides/calling-the-breadcrumb-trail) article for more information on calling the breadcrumb trail. To customise 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](http://mtekk.us/code/breadcrumb-navxt/breadcrumb-navxt-doc/) page for more information. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f9721127aba23e56d62ba6b6706002703ae50286cce97dfcaf706814d2d74086? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Breadcrumbs improved navigation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breadcrumbs-improved-navigation/)󠁿 [juanmag](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juanmag/) October 4, 2025 Now users can easily see where they are in the site. It’s SEO-friendly too. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/12e894f032fe66992d05ec9e09ca5c5387fa9ced32736883195034a7a7d6bb74? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Exactly what I wanted](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exactly-what-i-wanted-113/)󠁿 [bleyjo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bleyjo/) February 17, 2025 Ideal for my use, quick & custom breadcrumb navigation ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3132b849bdce3ca18090661a338fba597f4dd8b6a16ba5e0334a2096fff05281? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[HUGE drawback](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/huge-drawback/)󠁿 [skscomp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/skscomp/) August 23, 2024 1 reply not a bad pluginbut a HUGE drawback is that it does not support shortcodesthis is really inconvenient when you need to add breadcrumbs only to some pages ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/654845c3e93009b9aaa9fdbe58361d19d9a3633095fadd1802dacca9c451a9a7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[doesn’t work after activation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-after-activation/)󠁿 [warmy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/warmy/) July 7, 2024 1 reply I couldn’t find a shortcode to install in the theme. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c6de0d682c7c8eb227267455a2533dcc06d54d567bbca6fca21cd80d527c1554? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect solution](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-solution-259/)󠁿 [delrod](https://profiles.wordpress.org/delrod/) October 17, 2023 This plugin is a perfect solution and works so well! Please keep it up!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/690a4b2101415e5e077a6c9e5d4ad130dd631d64a87c54cd3d01b4c0276d03a4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[breadcrumb navxt polylang does not work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breadcrumb-navxt-polylang-does-not-work/)󠁿 [readysite](https://profiles.wordpress.org/readysite/) April 5, 2023 breadcrumb navxt polylang does not work for Homepage, this is a big problem, where, for example, it was solved in other plugins, I found this one! But I want to evaluate rationally if a site in one language plugin is an excellent solution. In any case, thanks! [ Read all 132 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Breadcrumb NavXT” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ John Havlik ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mtekk/) * [ hakre ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hakre/) “Breadcrumb NavXT” has been translated into 31 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Breadcrumb NavXT” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/breadcrumb-navxt) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breadcrumb-navxt/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/breadcrumb-navxt/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/breadcrumb-navxt/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/breadcrumb-navxt/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Change log #### 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 * Behaviour change: Within the `bcn_breadcrumb_trail` object instead of passing term id and taxonomy, a WP_Term object is passed instead. * Behaviour 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. ## Meta * Version **7.5.1** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **800,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Catalan](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Danish](https://da.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [English (Australia)](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [English (New Zealand)](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [English (South Africa)](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Estonian](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Finnish](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Korean](https://ko.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Lithuanian](https://lt.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Polish](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), [Turkish](https://tr.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/), and [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/breadcrumb-navxt) * Tags * [block](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[breadcrumb](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/breadcrumb/) [breadcrumbs](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/breadcrumbs/)[navigation](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/) [trail](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/trail/) * [Advanced View](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 109 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 8 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 5 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 2 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 8 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/breadcrumb-navxt/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ John Havlik ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mtekk/) * [ hakre ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hakre/) ## Support Got something to say? 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