Breadcrumb Element

Breadcrumb element in Appmint allows users to create breadcrumb navigation menus easily, helping website visitors navigate through different levels of a website's hierarchy.

Breadcrumb navigation provides users with a clear path back to the homepage or parent pages, improving user experience and site usability.

What is the Breadcrumb Element?

The Breadcrumb element is a navigational tool commonly used in web design to indicate the current page's location within the website's hierarchy.

It typically appears as a horizontal list of clickable links, showing the user's path from the homepage to the current page.

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Common Use Cases:

  • E-commerce Websites: Breadcrumb navigation helps shoppers navigate through product categories and subcategories to find the desired item.
  • Blog and Content-rich Websites: Breadcrumbs make it easy for readers to explore related articles or posts within a blog or content hierarchy.
  • Multilevel Websites: Websites with multiple levels of content organization, such as corporate websites or educational platforms, benefit from breadcrumb navigation to guide users through different sections.

Additional Use Cases:

  • Directory Websites: Breadcrumbs assist users in navigating hierarchical directory structures, such as business directories or resource libraries.
  • Web Applications: Breadcrumb navigation can enhance the user experience in web applications by providing a clear path through different sections or steps of the application.

Using the Breadcrumb Element:

Drag the Breadcrumb element from the Preset tab onto your webpage canvas. Click on the "Tune Item" icon to open the editor panel for the Breadcrumb element.

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Configuring Breadcrumb Settings

  • In the Properties tab, select a preset option:
    • None: No preset style applied.
    • Breadcrumb Bar: A styled breadcrumb bar with separators between links.
    • Breadcrumb Simple: A simple breadcrumb layout without separators.
    • Toggle on the "Auto" option to generate links based on the URL path automatically.

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  • In the editor panel, navigate to the Content tab.
  • Add breadcrumb labels and corresponding URLs.
  • You can add multiple links to represent the navigation path.

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Styling the Breadcrumb Navigation:

  • Switch to the Style tab to customize the appearance of the breadcrumb navigation.
  • Adjust settings such as background color, shadow, padding, margin, border, width, height, and more.

Adding Interactivity:

  • Move to the Action tab to set actions, events, and event listeners if desired.
  • Define how users interact with the breadcrumb navigation, such as clicking on links to navigate to different pages.

Setting Tag Attributes:

  • In the Tag Attribute tab, customize additional HTML attributes if needed.

After all configuration of the breadcrumb, preview your webpage to ensure the breadcrumb navigation functions as intended. Save your changes to make the breadcrumb navigation live.

Implement breadcrumb navigation on your website to provide users with an intuitive way to navigate through the site's hierarchy.

Whether you're building an e-commerce platform, a blog, or a complex web application, breadcrumb navigation contributes to a seamless user experience as well as SEO of your website.

Happy building with Appmint!