WPSSO Schema Breadcrumbs Markup

Most comprehensive Schema BreadcrumbsList markup of any plugin!

Uses Google's preferred Schema JSON-LD format for its breadcrumbs markup.

WPSSO BC Add-on Features

Extends the features of the WPSSO Core plugin (required plugin).

Adds Schema BreadcrumbList markup in JSON-LD format to posts, pages, custom post types, categories, tags, custom taxonomies, search results, and date archive pages.

Select between using ancestors (aka parents) or categories for the breadcrumbs markup of posts, pages, and custom post types.

No Templates to Modify

Simply activate or deactivate the plugin to enable / disable the addition of Schema BreadcrumbList markup.

WPSSO Core Plugin Required

WPSSO Schema Breadcrumbs Markup (aka WPSSO BC) is an add-on for the WPSSO Core plugin. WPSSO Core and its add-ons make sure your content looks best on social sites and in search results, no matter how webpages are shared, re-shared, messaged, posted, embedded, or crawled.

Install and Uninstall

• Install the Schema Breadcrumbs Markup add-on.
• Uninstall the Schema Breadcrumbs Markup add-on.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How can I add WPSSO breadcrumbs to my theme?

1. 

   WPSSO BC settings page with options to select the type of breadcrumbs for each post type (media, post, page, and custom post types) and taxonomy.

Version Numbering

Version components: {major}.{minor}.{bugfix}[-{stage}.{level}]

• {major} = Major structural code changes / re-writes or incompatible API changes.
• {minor} = New functionality was added or improved in a backwards-compatible manner.
• {bugfix} = Backwards-compatible bug fixes or small improvements.
• {stage}.{level} = Pre-production release: dev < a (alpha) < b (beta) < rc (release candidate).

Standard Version Repositories

• GitHub
• WordPress.org

Changelog / Release Notes

Version 3.5.0 (2021/03/26)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Added new 'wpsso_bc_add_home_url' and 'wpsso_bc_add_wp_url' filters.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v4.5.
  • WPSSO Core v8.25.2.

Version 3.4.1 (2021/02/25)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Updated the banners and icons of WPSSO Core and its add-ons.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v4.5.
  • WPSSO Core v8.23.0.

Version 3.4.0 (2020/12/17)

• New Features
  • Added a new "Breadcrumb Title" option in the Document SSO metabox.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Added support for WpssoPost->get_primary_terms() from WPSSO Core v8.18.0.
  • Added a new wpsso_bc_show_itemlist_html() function.
  • Added a new wpsso_bc_get_itemlist_html() function.
  • Added a new WpssoBcBreadcrumb::get_mod_itemlist_html() method.
  • Added a new WpssoBcBreadcrumb::get_mod_itemlist_links() method.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v4.5.
  • WPSSO Core v8.18.0.

Version 3.3.0 (2020/12/11)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Added support for the new $mod array elements in WPSSO Core v8.17.0.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v5.6.
  • WordPress v4.5.
  • WPSSO Core v8.17.0.

Version 3.2.0 (2020/12/01)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Included the $addon argument for library class constructors.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v5.6.
  • WordPress v4.5.
  • WPSSO Core v8.16.0.

Version 3.1.1 (2020/10/17)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Refactored the add-on class to extend a new WpssoAddOn abstract class.
• Bugfixes
  • Fixed backwards compatibility with older 'init_objects' and 'init_plugin' action arguments.
• Developer Notes
  • Added a new WpssoAddOn class in lib/abstracts/add-on.php.
  • Added a new SucomAddOn class in lib/abstracts/com/add-on.php.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v5.6.
  • WordPress v4.4.
  • WPSSO Core v8.13.0.

Version 3.0.1 (2020/09/15)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Updated the French plugin translations.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Moved extracted translation strings from lib/gettext-*.php files to a new gettext/ folder.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v5.6.
  • WordPress v4.4.
  • WPSSO Core v8.5.0.

Version 3.0.0 (2020/09/05)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Added Schema cleanup for Rank Math to remove its Schema BreadcrumbList markup.
  • Renamed the "Home Page Name" option to "Site Home Page Name" (default value is "Home").
  • Added a new "WordPress Home Page Name" option (default value is "Blog").
  • Added a new "Breadcrumbs by Taxonomy" option.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Added a new lib/filters-messages.php library file.
  • Added support for terms, users, search results, and date archive pages in WpssoBcFilters->filter_json_data_https_schema_org_breadcrumblist().
  • Updated the WpssoBcBreadcrumb::add_itemlist_data() method to add the WordPress Address URL (ie. the "WordPress Home Page") to the breadcrumbs list when different to the Site Address URL (ie. the "Site Home Page").
  • Added a lib/compat.php library file for 3rd party plugin and theme compatibility actions and filters.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v5.6.
  • WordPress v4.2.
  • WPSSO Core v8.4.1.