Breadcrumbs in CranSEO #

Breadcrumbs improve website navigation and enhance SEO by helping search engines understand your site’s structure. CranSEO provides an easy way to enable and customize breadcrumbs.

Step 1: Enable Breadcrumbs #

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Navigate to CranSEO > Settings > Breadcrumbs.
3. Toggle Enable Breadcrumbs to ON.
4. Click Save Changes.

Step 2: Add Breadcrumbs to Your Theme #

To display breadcrumbs on your site, you need to insert a shortcode or add a PHP function to your theme.

Option 1: Using the Shortcode #

• Insert [cranseo_breadcrumbs] in your page, post, or widget where you want breadcrumbs to appear.

Option 2: Using the PHP Function #

• If you want breadcrumbs to appear site-wide (e.g., above post titles), add the following PHP code to your theme’s header.php or single.php: if (function_exists('cranseo_breadcrumbs')) { cranseo_breadcrumbs(); }

Step 3: Customize Breadcrumb Settings #

1. Under CranSEO > Settings > Breadcrumbs, you can:
   • Customize Separator (e.g., > or /)
   • Show Homepage in Breadcrumbs
   • Enable Schema Markup for better search engine visibility
2. Click Save Changes after making adjustments.

Step 4: Test Breadcrumbs #

1. Visit a post or page to check if breadcrumbs are displaying correctly.
2. Use Google’s Rich Results Test to verify breadcrumb schema markup.

Troubleshooting #

• If breadcrumbs do not appear, check your theme’s template files to ensure they support manual breadcrumb insertion.
• Clear your site’s cache and refresh the page.

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