WP Breadcrumb
Breadcrumb is an amazing tool to make the navigation on your site more convenient. Add a breadcrumb navigation bar to your site and watch your way to the last page/post you have visited on your site. This means you can…
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WP Breadcrumb shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Low rating so far — 3.3/5 from only 3 reviews
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WP Breadcrumb stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| breadcrumb | >100 |
| breadcrumb trail | >100 |
| breadcrumbs | >100 |
| breadcrumbs nav | #79 |
| navigation | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 from 3 reviews
About WP Breadcrumb
From the official readme · v1.0.7Description
Breadcrumb Builder
Breadcrumb is an amazing tool to make the navigation on your site more convenient. Add a breadcrumb navigation bar to your site and watch your way to the last page/post you have visited on your site. This means you can see the order of the pages/posts you have passed until you reached the last visited one.
Main Features:
- Themes – There are 5 themes available for the breadcrumb navigation bar.
- You’re here title – You can decide whether to add or not “You’re here” text before your tabs. You can also change the text and type anything you wish!
- Show on home page – If you don’t want the navigation bar appear on your homepage, you can simply uncheck the option and the bar will appear on all your pages except for home page!
- Home tab – Decide and select whether you wish to display the home page via icon, a little house, via text, “Home”, or maybe you want to display both, the icon and the text.
- Alignment – Customize the alignment of the box. Add pixels to your bar from the Top, Right, Bottom and Left sides of your page.
- Position on the page – You can choose the position of the bar on your pages
- Primary header
- Secondary header
- Before or After the content
- Primary footer or Secondary footer
Images are shown to make it easier for you to pick the position!
Breadcrumb builder provides you with shortcodes that can be added to any page, post, sidebar, footer, or widget on your site. Besides, our Breadcrumb builder is very responsive and is adjusted for PCs, for mobile and tablet devices.
PRO Features:
- Design customization
- +5 extra themes
- Premium support
Support
This Breadcrumb plugin is easy to use even if you are a noob in programming. But our team of Breadcrumb builder is always ready to help you with any technical problems that you happen to have. We are very responsible and always do our best to fit our users’ needs. We try to solve all the issues connected with our Breadcrumb builder in the shortest time and provide high quality help.
If you think that you found a bug in our Breadcrumb Builder plugin or have any questions, please feel free to contact us at wp-breadcrumbs@sygnoos.com.
Breadcrumb Builder
Breadcrumbs
Installation
Install Breadcrumb Builder either via the WordPress.org plugin directory, or by uploading the files to your server.
Activate the Breadcrumb Builder through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Go to the Breadcrumb Builder settings and set your desired options.
Changelog
Current version of Breadcrumb Builder is v1.0.7
1.0.7
- Added wizard to create breadcrumb trails.
- Breadcrumb bug fixes.
1.0.6
- Correct ordering of breadcrumb trail.
- Bug fixed.
- Code optimization.
1.0.5
- CSS improvements.
- Added compatibility with more themes.
1.0.4
- Bug fixed connected to save button inside the backend.
1.0.3
- Bug fixed connected to parent child relation.
1.0.2
- Code optimization and cleanup.
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FAQ
WP Breadcrumb: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is WP Breadcrumb free?
Yes. WP Breadcrumb is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP Breadcrumb safe to use in 2026?
WP Breadcrumb shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP Breadcrumb?
WP Breadcrumb is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 8,125 times since it launched in November 2016. It was downloaded 104 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP Breadcrumb work with WordPress 7.1?
WP Breadcrumb is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP Breadcrumb last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.7, was released on April 25, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes WP Breadcrumb?
WP Breadcrumb is developed and maintained by Sygnoos.
What are the best alternatives to WP Breadcrumb?
The most popular alternatives to WP Breadcrumb are Breadcrumb NavXT (800K+ installs), Flexy Breadcrumb (10K+ installs) and Breadcrumb (10K+ installs).
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