Custom post types such as books, events or projects often hold many items. A breadcrumb shows visitors which section they are in.
Add the free Breadcrumbs block from Nexter Blocks to the single template of your custom post type.
For every Breadcrumbs setting in one place, see the Breadcrumbs block guide.
Before You Start
- Edition: Free — works in Nexter Blocks (free) and with Nexter Blocks Pro.
- Block to enable: Breadcrumbs, switched on under Nexter > Blocks in your WordPress dashboard.
- A public custom post type, for example one made with ACF or a custom plugin.
- A single template for it: build one with the free Nexter Builder (Nexter > Theme Builder).
Steps
- Open the single template of your custom post type and add the Breadcrumbs block above the title.
- Click Design from Scratch and choose a Style in Breadcrumbs Bar.
- Optional: in Visibility, turn on Show Terms and pick the taxonomy your post type uses in Select Taxonomy.
- Save the template and open an item of that post type.
How It Behaves
- The trail is Home, the post type name (for example Book), then the item title.
- With Show Terms on, the block can add terms from the taxonomy you pick.
- The title is cut to 20 characters by default; raise the second Current setting for longer titles.
Limitations
- The post type crumb links to your home page, not to the post type archive. Turn off the first Parent switch in Visibility to remove that crumb.
- Do not set the Parent or Current limit to 0: it empties the crumbs. Use 100 for full titles.
- In the template editor the block shows a sample trail.
Troubleshooting
Clicking the post type name opens the home page
This is a known issue. Turn off the first Parent switch to hide that crumb until it is fixed.
The breadcrumbs do not show on my post type
The template is not set to display on that post type. Check its display settings in Nexter Builder.
