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title: Customize Breadcrumbs
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/customize-breadcrumbs/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2024-11-25
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# Customize Breadcrumbs

To do that, go to **SEO, PRO, Breadcrumbs** tab.

Check the radio button (iOS style) associated with **Breadcrumbs**.

Then, check **Enable Breadcrumbs**.

## 1. Customize the  breadcrumbs for post types (singular)

With [**SEOPress PRO**](https://www.seopress.org/wordpress-seo-plugins/pro/) the **breadcrumbs** can be customized in four different ways:

- By default, it’s just the archive page name. ``` Home > archive > post type ```
- It is possible to **simplify** it and remove this archive name. ``` Home > post type ```
- You can also add the **category** name with the **archive** page name. ``` Home > archive > category > post type ```
- Finally, it’s possible to leave only the **category **name. ``` Home > category > post type ```

### Simplify breadcrumbs and remove archive name

For the **article** post type, navigate to “**Remove Posts page**” and check the box “**Remove static Posts page defined in WordPress Reading settings**“.

For the **product** post type, navigate to “**Remove Product page**” and check the box “**Remove the static Shop page defined in the WooCommerce settings**“.

The result:

- For the article post type: ``` Home > Google News November 2021 ```
- For the product post type: ``` Home > SEOPress Mug ```

Don’t forget to **Save Changes**.

### Add category name in addition to archive name in breadcrumbs

Go to “**Taxonomies to show in breadcrumbs for post types (singular)**“.

For the article post type, in the drop-down list of “Articles *\[post\]*” select “**Categories**“.

For the product post type, in the drop-down list of “Products *\[product\]*” select “**Product categories**“.

The result:

- For the article post type: ``` Home > Newsroom > SEO News > Google News November 2021 ```
- For the “product” post type: ``` Home > Showroom > Goodies > SEOPress Mug ```

Don’t forget to **Save Changes**.

### Add category name and remove breadcrumbs archive name

To **delete the posts page**, check the box “**Remove static Posts page defined in WordPress Reading settings**“.

To **delete the shop page**, check the box “**Remove the static Shop page defined in the WooCommerce settings**“.

The result:

- For the posts page: ``` Home > SEO News > Google News November 2021 ```
- For the shop page: ``` Home > Goodies > SEOPress Mug ```

Don’t forget to **Save Changes**.

## 2. Customize the breadcrumbs for taxonomies (archive pages)

By default, the breadcrumbs for taxonomies contain the archive name.

The result, for example:

- For an “SEO News” article category taxonomy: ``` Home > SEO News ```
- For a “Goodies” product category taxonomy: ``` Home > Goodies ```

It’s possible to add this archive name to obtain:

- ``` Home > category archive name > category ```
- ``` Home > product category archive name > product_cat ```

For that, you have to go to “**Post type to show in Breadcrumbs for taxonomies (archive)**“.

In the drop-down list of “Categories *\[category\]*” select “**Posts**“.

And for “Product categories *\[product\_cat\]*” select “**Products**“.

**Save Changes**.

The result:

- For the “SEO News” term: ``` Home > Newsroom > SEO News ```
- For the “Goodies” term: ``` Home > Showroom > Goodies ```

## 3. Add text before the breadcrumbs

It’s possible to add a text before the breadcrumbs.

To do this, go to “**Display a text before the breadcrumbs**” and complete the field with the text of your choice.

HTML tags are accepted.

**Save Changes**.

And there you go!

### On the same topic

- [Enable Breadcrumbs](https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/enable-breadcrumbs/)
- [Translate Breadcrumbs](https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/translate-breadcrumbs/)