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WordPress breadcrumb with custom post type

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Previously I’ve wrote The simplest breadcrumb for WordPress, it was limited to a simple website or blog, however, when I search around the net, I found another interesting breandcrumb with better functionality, by Dimox – WordPress Breadcrumbs Without a Plugin.

Breadcrumb

However, since WordPress 3.0 released, there are a few functions that developers find interesting and helpful. Then the breadcrumb is not that handy anymore.

This is the code I find from by Dimox:

function dimox_breadcrumbs() {

  $delimiter = '»';
  $name = 'Home'; //text for the 'Home' link
  $currentBefore = '<span class="current">';
  $currentAfter = '</span>';

  if ( !is_home() && !is_front_page() || is_paged() ) {

    echo '<div id="crumbs">';

    global $post;
    $home = get_bloginfo('url');
    echo '<a href="' . $home . '">' . $name . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';

    if ( is_category() ) {
      global $wp_query;
      $cat_obj = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
      $thisCat = $cat_obj->term_id;
      $thisCat = get_category($thisCat);
      $parentCat = get_category($thisCat->parent);
      if ($thisCat->parent != 0) echo(get_category_parents($parentCat, TRUE, ' ' . $delimiter . ' '));
      echo $currentBefore . 'Archive by category '';
      single_cat_title();
      echo ''' . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_day() ) {
      echo '<a href="' . get_year_link(get_the_time('Y')) . '">' . get_the_time('Y') . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo '<a href="' . get_month_link(get_the_time('Y'),get_the_time('m')) . '">' . get_the_time('F') . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore . get_the_time('d') . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_month() ) {
      echo '<a href="' . get_year_link(get_the_time('Y')) . '">' . get_the_time('Y') . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore . get_the_time('F') . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_year() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . get_the_time('Y') . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_single() && !is_attachment() ) {
      $cat = get_the_category(); $cat = $cat[0];
      echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ' ' . $delimiter . ' ');
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_attachment() ) {
      $parent = get_post($post->post_parent);
      $cat = get_the_category($parent->ID); $cat = $cat[0];
      echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ' ' . $delimiter . ' ');
      echo '<a href="' . get_permalink($parent) . '">' . $parent->post_title . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_page() && !$post->post_parent ) {
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_page() && $post->post_parent ) {
      $parent_id  = $post->post_parent;
      $breadcrumbs = array();
      while ($parent_id) {
        $page = get_page($parent_id);
        $breadcrumbs[] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($page->ID) . '">' . get_the_title($page->ID) . '</a>';
        $parent_id  = $page->post_parent;
      }
      $breadcrumbs = array_reverse($breadcrumbs);
      foreach ($breadcrumbs as $crumb) echo $crumb . ' ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_search() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . 'Search results for '' . get_search_query() . ''' . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_tag() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . 'Posts tagged '';
      single_tag_title();
      echo ''' . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_author() ) {
       global $author;
      $userdata = get_userdata($author);
      echo $currentBefore . 'Articles posted by ' . $userdata->display_name . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_404() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . 'Error 404' . $currentAfter;
    }

    if ( get_query_var('paged') ) {
      if ( is_category() || is_day() || is_month() || is_year() || is_search() || is_tag() || is_author() ) echo ' (';
      echo __('Page') . ' ' . get_query_var('paged');
      if ( is_category() || is_day() || is_month() || is_year() || is_search() || is_tag() || is_author() ) echo ')';
    }

    echo '</div>';

  }
}

Now that it has a great functionality, with main category and parent page. However, it doesn’t work with custom post type, as they are new taxonomy

Add:

elseif ( get_post_type() == 'Musics' ) { // Post type name
echo get_the_term_list($post->ID, 'Artist', '', ', ', ' ' . $space . ' '); // New taxonomy
echo $before;
the_title();
echo $after;
}

It helps on getting the new taxonomy. Overall, the code look something like this:

function dimox_breadcrumbs() {

  $delimiter = '»';
  $name = 'Home'; //text for the 'Home' link
  $currentBefore = '<span class="current">';
  $currentAfter = '</span>';

  if ( !is_home() && !is_front_page() || is_paged() ) {

    echo '<div id="crumbs">';

    global $post;
    $home = get_bloginfo('url');
    echo '<a href="' . $home . '">' . $name . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';

    if ( is_category() ) {
      global $wp_query;
      $cat_obj = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
      $thisCat = $cat_obj->term_id;
      $thisCat = get_category($thisCat);
      $parentCat = get_category($thisCat->parent);
      if ($thisCat->parent != 0) echo(get_category_parents($parentCat, TRUE, ' ' . $delimiter . ' '));
      echo $currentBefore . 'Archive by category '';
      single_cat_title();
      echo ''' . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_day() ) {
      echo '<a href="' . get_year_link(get_the_time('Y')) . '">' . get_the_time('Y') . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo '<a href="' . get_month_link(get_the_time('Y'),get_the_time('m')) . '">' . get_the_time('F') . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore . get_the_time('d') . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_month() ) {
      echo '<a href="' . get_year_link(get_the_time('Y')) . '">' . get_the_time('Y') . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore . get_the_time('F') . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_year() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . get_the_time('Y') . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( get_post_type() == 'Musics' ) {
      echo get_the_term_list($post->ID, 'Artist', '', ', ', ' ' . $space . ' ');
      echo $before;
      the_title();
      echo $after;

    } elseif ( is_single() && !is_attachment() ) {
      $cat = get_the_category(); $cat = $cat[0];
      echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ' ' . $delimiter . ' ');
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_attachment() ) {
      $parent = get_post($post->post_parent);
      $cat = get_the_category($parent->ID); $cat = $cat[0];
      echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ' ' . $delimiter . ' ');
      echo '<a href="' . get_permalink($parent) . '">' . $parent->post_title . '</a> ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_page() && !$post->post_parent ) {
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_page() && $post->post_parent ) {
      $parent_id  = $post->post_parent;
      $breadcrumbs = array();
      while ($parent_id) {
        $page = get_page($parent_id);
        $breadcrumbs[] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($page->ID) . '">' . get_the_title($page->ID) . '</a>';
        $parent_id  = $page->post_parent;
      }
      $breadcrumbs = array_reverse($breadcrumbs);
      foreach ($breadcrumbs as $crumb) echo $crumb . ' ' . $delimiter . ' ';
      echo $currentBefore;
      the_title();
      echo $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_search() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . 'Search results for '' . get_search_query() . ''' . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_tag() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . 'Posts tagged '';
      single_tag_title();
      echo ''' . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_author() ) {
       global $author;
      $userdata = get_userdata($author);
      echo $currentBefore . 'Articles posted by ' . $userdata->display_name . $currentAfter;

    } elseif ( is_404() ) {
      echo $currentBefore . 'Error 404' . $currentAfter;
    }

    if ( get_query_var('paged') ) {
      if ( is_category() || is_day() || is_month() || is_year() || is_search() || is_tag() || is_author() ) echo ' (';
      echo __('Page') . ' ' . get_query_var('paged');
      if ( is_category() || is_day() || is_month() || is_year() || is_search() || is_tag() || is_author() ) echo ')';
    }

    echo '</div>';

  }
}

Anyway, I haven’t find a solution for parent taxonomy or post though… Still looking for a best solution for the breradcrumb. Like I always do, decrease plugin, increase loading, that’s like diet pills that work, for WordPress :P

The simplest breadcrumb for WordPress

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There are of course lots of plugin for WordPress, especially breadcrumb. I normally like to minimalise my WordPress and use as less plugins as possible.

First, understand the overall WordPress template system.

<?php echo get_option('home'); ?>"> = Link to index.
<?php the_title('argument'); ?> = Title of the post and/or entry.
<?php the_category('argument'); ?> => Category.

Get it? So if breadcrumb looks like Apple site:
Apple breadcrumb

It should be simple as:

<ul>
<li><a href="<?php echo get_option('home'); ?>">Home</a></li>
<li><?php the_category(', '); ?></li>
<li><?php the_title(); ?></li>
</ul>

Post breadcrumb
Place it on single.php will do :)

That is the for post, which has category. For pages, just delete the category tag:

<ul>
<li><a href="<?php echo get_option('home'); ?>">Home</a></li>
<li><?php the_title(); ?></li>
</ul>

Page breadcrumb
Place it on page.php.

Of course you’ll have to style it according to your own design.