What to Know About Breadcrumbs
Default Behavior
Default breadcrumbs appear when a template has no editable breadcrumb field in Page Parameters. In that case, the page falls back to the Page Heading field, which is filled in as part of the process of creating a new folder. Index pages always use the folder's breadcrumb name and can't be customized through Page Parameters.
Folder-Level Breadcrumbs
Folder-level breadcrumbs are the clickable path of folders leading to the current page. Clicking one takes the visitor to that folder's index page. Every folder and sub-folder needs an index.pcf page, or the folder's breadcrumb link will break. To rename one, submit a CMS Request Help ticket.
Page-Level Breadcrumbs
Page-level breadcrumbs show the page a visitor is currently on. For non-index pages, you set them through Properties > Parameters > Custom Breadcrumb. Left blank, they default to the Page Heading. They aren't clickable, since they mark the page the visitor is already viewing.
Breadcrumb Navigation
This tutorial walks through how breadcrumbs are set and how they behave across different
page types. Follow along to see where the breadcrumb field lives in Page Parameters
and what happens when it's left blank.
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Step-by-Step Instructions – Setting a Custom Breadcrumb
Let's cover the steps for adding a custom breadcrumb to a page and what to watch out for as you change page and folder names. We strongly encourage you to follow along with the video tutorial above the first time you set one.
Locate the page whose breadcrumb you want to change and check it out for editing.
Custom breadcrumbs can be set on any page except an index page.
Go to the Properties tab and scroll down to the Custom Breadcrumb text field under
Custom Settings.
Type the text you want the breadcrumb to display. If you leave this field blank, the breadcrumb defaults to the page heading, which means you can also change a breadcrumb at any time by changing the page heading itself.
Folder-level breadcrumbs can only be changed by a CMS administrator. Submit a help
ticket inside the CMS using the Request Help gadget and we'll make those changes for
you.
Every site and folder must have an index page. This is how the navigation file and
breadcrumbs identify your site's structure. Renaming or recycling an index page will
break the page.
Changing the name of a page or folder changes its URL. Anything linking to the old
URL from outside the CMS, such as newsletters, emails, or QR codes, will break.
Need a hand? Submit a help ticket inside the CMS or sign up for an open lab for one-on-one assistance.
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