Breadcrumb NavXT
Adds breadcrumb navigation showing the visitor's path to their current location.
4.6(132 reviews)
·800K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Breadcrumb NavXT is a WordPress block plugin with 800K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 132 reviews. It has been downloaded 17M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website….
4.6/5132 reviews
800K+active installs
0%resolved
19 yearssince 2007
Overview
Breadcrumb NavXT, the successor to the popular WordPress plugin Breadcrumb Navigation XT, was written from the ground up to be better than its ancestor. This plugin generates locational breadcrumb trails for your WordPress powered blog or website. These breadcrumb trails are highly customizable to suit the needs of just about any website running WordPress. The Administrative interface makes setting options easy, while a direct class access is available for theme developers and more adventurous users.
PHP Requirements
Breadcrumb NavXT 7.0 and newer require PHP7.0
Breadcrumb NavXT 5.2 and newer require PHP5.3
Breadcrumb NavXT 5.1.1 and older require PHP5.2
Features (non-exhaustive)
- RDFa format Schema.org BreadcrumbList compatible breadcrumb generation.
- Extensive breadcrumb customization co…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.6132 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Breadcrumbs improved navigation
by juanmag·6 months ago
Now users can easily see where they are in the site. It’s SEO-friendly too.
Exactly what I wanted
by bleyjo·1 year ago
Ideal for my use, quick & custom breadcrumb navigation
HUGE drawback
by skscomp·1 year ago·1 reply
not a bad plugin
but a HUGE drawback is that it does not support shortcodes
this is really inconvenient when you need to add breadcrumbs only to some pages
doesn’t work after activation
by warmy·1 year ago·1 reply
I couldn’t find a shortcode to install in the theme.
Perfect solution
by delrod·2 years ago
This plugin is a perfect solution and works so well! Please keep it up!!
Download Trends
Today: 3KYesterday: 3KThis week: 17KPeriod total: 1.5M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v7.5
43.0%
v7.4
20.0%
Other
19.8%
v7.3
9.9%
v7.2
7.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
7.5.1
Release date: December, 21st 2025
- Behavior change: Removed deprecated
bcn_li_attributesfilter. - Bug fix: Fixed issue where the block could be used to generate breadcrumb trails that were not for the current resource.
- Bug fix: Removed deprecated title length setting from settings page.
- Bug fix: Fixed issue where XML settings import did not properly validate imported settings.
Contributors
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