BreadcrumbsPress
Breadcrumbs based navigation, fully responsive and customizable, supporting post types, all types of archives, 404 pages, search results, and more.
Use with caution
BreadcrumbsPress works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 90+ sites and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 59/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (90+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where BreadcrumbsPress stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| breadcrumb | #100 |
| breadcrumbs | #97 |
| crumb | #4 |
| dev4press | #11 |
| navigation | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About BreadcrumbsPress
From the official readme · v4.7Description
Breadcrumbs based navigation, fully responsive and customizable, supporting post types, all types of archives, 404 pages, search results, and support for third-party plugins.
Generated breadcrumbs all have support for Breadcrumbs rich snippet schema, using JSON-LD format (fully compatible with Schema.org and Google specifications), and it is recognized and accepted by Google and all other popular search engines.
Quick Overview Video
Block Editor Support
The plugin adds a Block for use in the Block Editor (Gutenberg Editor). The block is available under Widgets. And, this block shows breadcrumbs for the current page or post, or whatever else it is placed in, so it will work inside the block templates too.
Breadcrumbs Generated by the Plugin
With BreadcrumbsPress you can generate breadcrumbs for WordPress powered website. The plugin can generate breadcrumbs for all types of URLs in WordPress, with support for bbPress (including various Dev4Press plugins for bbPress), BuddyPress and WooCommerce. Here is the list included URL types plugins supports:
- WordPress Front Page (including Home/Posts pages)
- WordPress 404 Page
- WordPress Posts and Pages
- WordPress Custom Post Types (Single and Archives)
- WordPress Categories and Tags
- WordPress Custom Taxonomies
- WordPress Date Archives
- WordPress Author Archives
- WooCommerce Store
- WooCommerce Products (Single and Shop)
- WooCommerce Categories and Tags
- WooCommerce Profile (with support for subpages)
- BuddyPress Activity Directory
- BuddyPress Groups Directory
- BuddyPress Users Directory
- BuddyPress Group (with support for subpages)
- BuddyPress User Profiles (with support for subpages)
- bbPress Forums, Topics and Replies
- bbPress Topic Views
- bbPress Topic Tags
- bbPress User Profile (with support for subpages)
- bbPress GD Members Directory
The plugin has a wide range of settings to control the visibility of breadcrumbs on various page types, options to change the path used for breadcrumbs for posts and terms, styling and markup settings. Plugin includes font with icons (built into CSS) with separator icons and few additional icons for home page, store and forums main crumbs.
Integration into WordPress
Breadcrumbs can be added using PHP function or shortcode. Or, you can hook the plugin to any action in WordPress, or alternatively, plugin can automatically integrate with some popular themes (themes that provide actions/filters rich frameworks). This includes currently:
- GeneratePress
- Kadence
- OceanWP
- Astra
- StoreFront
- Blocksy
- Genesis Framework
More themes will be added in the future, but only themes that have actions placed inside templates to expand or changing the theme.
Plugin Pro Edition
- Multi breadcrumbs: generate multiple breadcrumbs paths to a post
- Menu breadcrumbs: show a WordPress menu as a breadcrumb
- Tweaks: hide some crumbs if the breadcrumb list is long
-
Tweaks: shorten the displayed title for individual crumbs if too long.
- Upgrade to Pro Edition
Installation
General Requirements
- PHP: 8.0 or newer
- WordPress: 6.4 or newer
PHP Notice
- The plugin doesn’t work with PHP 7.4 or older versions.
WordPress Notice
- The plugin doesn’t work with WordPress 6.3 or older versions.
Basic Installation
- Plugin folder in the WordPress plugins folder should be
breadcrumbspress. - Upload
breadcrumbspressfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Plugin settings are available under WordPress ‘Settings’ panel
Frequently asked questions
Where can I configure the plugin?
Open the WordPress ‘Settings’ menu, there you will find ‘BreadcrumbsPress’ panel.
Changelog
Various updates and improvements.
Version: 4.7 / july 17 2026
- New: tested and compatible with
WordPress7.0 - Edit: updated blocks to API version 3
- Edit: updated blocks packages dependencies to WP 6.4
- Edit: updated some dependencies
- Edit: Dev4Press Library 5.5.2
- Edit: Freemius SDK 2.13.4
Version: 4.6 / november 12 2025
- New: tested and compatible with
PHP8.5 - New: tested and compatible with
WordPress6.8 - Edit: Dev4Press Library 5.3
- Edit: Freemius SDK 2.13
Version: 4.5 / january 29 2025
- New: tested and compatible with
PHP8.4 - New: tested and compatible with
WordPress6.7 - New: use composer to install Dev4Press Library
- New: plugin can work as
Liteedition without license code - New: plugin refactoring and other core changes
- Edit: reorganized and improved all the plugin settings
- Edit: changes to the feature registration and loading
- Edit: updates to the loading of third party libraries
- Edit: Dev4Press Library 5.3
Full changelog: DebugPress Changelog
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
BreadcrumbsPress: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is BreadcrumbsPress free?
Yes. BreadcrumbsPress is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory. The developer also sells premium add-ons or a Pro version with extra features.
Is BreadcrumbsPress safe to use in 2026?
BreadcrumbsPress works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 90+ sites and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 59/100 on our health check.
How many websites use BreadcrumbsPress?
BreadcrumbsPress is active on 90+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,472 times since it launched in April 2021. It was downloaded 91 times in the last 30 days.
Does BreadcrumbsPress work with WordPress 7.1?
BreadcrumbsPress is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does BreadcrumbsPress need?
BreadcrumbsPress requires PHP 8.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was BreadcrumbsPress last updated?
The latest version, 4.7, was released on July 17, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes BreadcrumbsPress?
BreadcrumbsPress is developed and maintained by Milan Petrovic.
What are the best alternatives to BreadcrumbsPress?
The most popular alternatives to BreadcrumbsPress are Breadcrumb NavXT (800K+ installs), Flexy Breadcrumb (10K+ installs) and Breadcrumb (10K+ installs).
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