Welcome back to WebSensePro for another exciting tutorial. Today, I’m going to walk you through the process of adding breadcrumbs to your Shopify store without relying on any third-party apps. Yes, you heard it right! You can achieve this seamlessly by simply following the steps outlined in this tutorial.
Step 1: Accessing Your Shopify Store Backend
First things first, let’s head over to the backend of your Shopify store. Close any unnecessary tabs and navigate to “Online Store.”
Step 2: Installing the Dawn Theme
If you haven’t already installed the Dawn theme, now’s the time to do it. I recommend using the latest version, which at the time of this tutorial is 13.0.1. Click on the “Add” button and let the theme install.
Step 3: Editing Your Theme Code
Once the Dawn theme is installed, click on the “Publish” button and then select “Edit Code” from the dropdown menu.
Step 4: Adding the Breadcrumb Section
In the code editor, navigate to the “Sections” folder and create a new file named “breadcrumb.liquid.” Replace any existing code in this file with the code provided in the description.
Step 5: Integrating Breadcrumbs into Your Theme
Next, locate the “theme.liquid” file and search for “header-group.” Below this section, insert the code snippet to include the breadcrumb section.
Step 6: Customizing Your Breadcrumbs
Save your changes and head over to the “Customize Theme” section. Here, you’ll find the newly added breadcrumb navigation. Customize it according to your preferences, such as enabling/disabling icons, changing colors, or specifying on which pages the breadcrumbs should appear.
Step 7: Final Touches and Testing
After customizing your breadcrumbs, don’t forget to save your settings. Now, navigate to your product page to ensure that the breadcrumbs are displaying correctly.
Conclusion
And there you have it! By following these simple steps, you’ve successfully added stylish breadcrumbs to your Shopify store without the need for any external apps. Feel free to subscribe to our channel for more helpful tutorials and updates.
{%- style -%}
{% if template == 'product' and section.settings.enable_product_page %}
.breadcrumbs{
display: block;
}
{% else %}
.breadcrumbs{
display: none;
}
{% endif %}
{% if section.settings.enable_complete_site %}
.breadcrumbs{
display: block;
}
{% endif %}
{% if template == 'collection' and section.settings.enable_collection_page %}
.breadcrumbs{
display: block;
}
{% endif %}
:root {
--svg_fill: {{ section.settings.breadcrumb_text_color}}
;
}
.home-icon-container {
display: inline-block;
margin-right: 4px;
vertical-align: sub;
}
.breadcrumbs {
padding: 1rem 5rem;
color: {{ section.settings.breadcrumb_text_color }}
;
background-color: {{ section.settings.breadcrumb_bg_color }}
}
.breadcrumbs li {
display: inline-block;
}
.breadcrumbs a {
text-decoration: none;
/*Will put liquid customization here*/
font-size: 15px;
color: inherit;
}
{%- if section.settings.breadcrumb_accent_color_bool -%}
.breadcrumbs a:last-of-type {
color: {{ section.settings.breadcrumb_accent_color }}
!important;
}
{%- endif -%}
.breadcrumb-delimeter:not(:last-child):after {
{%- case section.settings.breadcrumb_delimeter -%}
{%- when "angle_right" -%}
content: "›";
font-size: 18px;
{%- when "slash" -%}
content: "/";
font-size: 16px;
{%- when "arrow_right" -%}
content: "➤";
font-size: 15px;
{%- when "squiggle_arrow" -%}
content: "\27FF";
font-size: 25px;
{%- when "right_long" -%}
content: "\279E";
font-size: 18px;
transform: translateY(5%);
{%- when "double_right" -%}
content: "\00BB";
font-size: 20px;
{%- when "diamond_arrow_head" -%}
content: "⤞";
font-size: 25px;
transform: translateY(5%);
{%- when "heavy_angle_right" -%}
content: "\276F";
font-size: 18px;
transform: translateY(5%);
{%- else -%}
{%- endcase -%}
display: inline-block;
margin-left: 0.75rem;
margin-right: 0.50rem;
speak: none;
}
.breadcrumbs [aria-current="page"] {
color: inherit;
font-weight: normal;
text-decoration: none;
}
{%- endstyle -%}
<div class="page-width breadcrumbs" aria-label="breadcrumbs">
{%- unless template == 'index' or template == 'cart' -%}
{%- if section.settings.breadcrumbs_home_icon_bool -%}
<div class="home-icon-container">
<svg
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
width="20"
height="20"
fill="currentColor"
class="bi bi-house-door-fill"
viewBox="0 0 16 16"
>
<path d="M6.5 14.5v-3.505c0-.245.25-.495.5-.495h2c.25 0 .5.25.5.5v3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h4a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-7a.5.5 0 0 0-.146-.354L13 5.793V2.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-1a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v1.293L8.354 1.146a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0l-6 6A.5.5 0 0 0 1.5 7.5v7a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h4a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5Z" />
</svg>
</div>
{%- endif -%}
<a href="/" title="Home">Home</a>
{%- case template.name -%}
{%- when 'article' -%}
{%- for link in linklists['main-menu'].links -%}
{%- if link.url == blog.url -%}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<!-- Breadcrumb Delimeter -->
{{ link.title | link_to: link.url }}
{% break %}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<a href="{{ article.url }}" aria-current="page">{{ article.title }}</a>
{%- when 'product' -%}
{%- capture product_url_string -%}
{%- for collection in product.collections -%}
{{ collection.url }}|
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endcapture -%}
{%- assign object_url_string = product_url_string | append: product.url -%}
{%- assign object_urls = object_url_string | split: '|' -%}
{%- capture linklist_titles_str -%}
{%- for linklist in linklists -%}
{{ linklist.title | handleize }}|{%- endfor -%}
{%- endcapture -%}
{%- assign str_size = linklist_titles_str | size | minus: 1 -%}
{%- assign linklist_titles_str = linklist_titles_str | slice: 0, str_size -%}
{%- assign linklist_titles = linklist_titles_str | split: '|' -%}
{%- assign level = 1 -%}
{%- for link in linklists['main-menu'].links -%}
{%- assign link_handle = link.title | handle -%}
{%- assign link_titles = link_titles | append: link.title | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_urls = link_urls | append: link.url | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_levels = link_levels | append: level | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_parents = link_parents | append: 'main-menu' | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_handles = link_handles | append: link_handle | append: '|' -%}
{%- if linklist_titles contains link_handle -%}
{%- for clink in linklists[link_handle].links -%}
{%- if forloop.first == true -%}
{%- assign level = level | plus: 1 -%}
{%- endif -%}
{% assign clink_handle = clink.title | handle %}
{%- assign link_titles = link_titles | append: clink.title | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_urls = link_urls | append: clink.url | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_levels = link_levels | append: level | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_parents = link_parents | append: link_handle | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign handle = link.title | handleize -%}
{%- assign link_handles = link_handles | append: clink_handle | append: '|' -%}
{%- if linklist_titles contains clink_handle -%}
{%- for gclink in linklists[clink_handle].links -%}
{%- if forloop.first == true -%}
{%- assign level = level | plus: 1 -%}
{%- endif -%}
{% assign gclink_handle = gclink.title | handle %}
{%- assign link_titles = link_titles | append: gclink.title | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_urls = link_urls | append: gclink.url | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_levels = link_levels | append: level | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_parents = link_parents | append: gclink_handle | append: '|' -%}
{%- assign link_handles = link_handles | append: gclink_handle | append: '|' -%}
{%- if forloop.last == true -%}
{%- assign level = level | minus: 1 -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if forloop.last == true -%}
{%- assign level = level | minus: 1 -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- comment -%} CONVERT TO ARRAYS {%- endcomment -%}
{%- assign str_size = link_levels | size | minus: 1 -%}
{%- assign llevels = link_levels | slice: 0, str_size | split: '|' -%}
{%- assign str_size = link_titles | size | minus: 1 -%}
{%- assign ltitles = link_titles | slice: 0, str_size | split: '|' -%}
{%- assign str_size = link_handles | size | minus: 1 -%}
{%- assign lhandles = link_handles | slice: 0, str_size | split: '|' -%}
{%- assign str_size = link_parents | size | minus: 1 -%}
{%- assign lparents = link_parents | slice: 0, str_size | split: '|' -%}
{%- assign str_size = link_urls | size | minus: 1 -%}
{%- assign lurls = link_urls | slice: 0, str_size | split: '|' -%}
{%- assign depth = '3' -%}
{%- assign bc3_parent_list_handle = '' %}
{%- for url in lurls -%}
{%- if object_urls contains url and llevels[forloop.index0] == depth -%}
{%- unless url == product.url or url == collection.url -%}
{%- capture bc3 -%}
{{ ltitles[forloop.index0] | link_to: url, ltitles[forloop.index0] }}{%- endcapture -%}
{%- endunless -%}
{%- assign bc3_parent_list_handle = lparents[forloop.index0] -%}
{%- assign bc3_list_handle = lhandles[forloop.index0] -%}
{% break %}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- assign depth = '2' -%}
{%- assign bc2_parent_list_handle = '' %}
{%- if bc3_parent_list_handle == '' -%}
{%- for url in lurls -%}
{%- if llevels[forloop.index0] == depth -%}
{%- if object_urls contains url -%}
{%- unless url == product.url or url == collection.url -%}
{%- capture bc2 -%}
{{ ltitles[forloop.index0] | link_to: url, ltitles[forloop.index0] }}{%- endcapture -%}
{% endunless %}
{%- assign bc2_parent_list_handle = lparents[forloop.index0] -%}
{%- break -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- else -%}
{%- for list_handle in lhandles -%}
{%- if list_handle == bc3_parent_list_handle -%}
{% assign bc2_list_handle = list_handle %}
{%- assign bc2_parent_list_handle = lparents[forloop.index0] -%}
{%- assign bc2_list_title = ltitles[forloop.index0] -%}
{%- for bc2_sibling_link in linklists[bc2_parent_list_handle].links -%}
{%- assign bc2_sibling_title_handleized = bc2_sibling_link.title | handle -%}
{% if bc2_sibling_title_handleized == bc2_list_handle %}
{%- capture bc2 -%}
{{ bc2_sibling_link.title | link_to: bc2_sibling_link.url, bc2_sibling_link.title }}{%- endcapture -%}
{% break %}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{% break %}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- assign depth = depth | minus: 1 | append: '' -%}
{%- assign bc1_parent_list_handle = '' %}
{%- if bc2_parent_list_handle == '' -%}
{% for url in lurls %}
{%- if object_urls contains url and llevels[forloop.index0] == depth -%}
{%- unless url == product.url or url == collection.url -%}
{%- capture bc1 -%}
{{ ltitles[forloop.index0] | link_to: url, ltitles[forloop.index0] }}{%- endcapture -%}
{% endunless %}
{%- assign bc1_parent_list_handle = lparents[forloop.index0] -%}
{%- break -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- else -%}
{%- for list_handle in lhandles -%}
{%- if bc2_parent_list_handle == list_handle -%}
{% assign bc1_list_handle = list_handle %}
{%- assign bc1_parent_list_handle = lparents[forloop.index0] -%}
{%- assign bc1_title = ltitles[forloop.index0] -%}
{%- for bc1_sibling_link in linklists[bc1_parent_list_handle].links -%}
{%- assign bc1_sibling_title_handleized = bc1_sibling_link.title | handle -%}
{% if bc1_sibling_title_handleized == bc1_list_handle %}
{%- capture bc1 -%}
{{ bc1_sibling_link.title | link_to: bc1_sibling_link.url, bc1_sibling_link.title }}{%- endcapture -%}
{% break %}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if bc1 -%}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<!-- Breadcrumb Delimeter -->
{{ bc1 }}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if bc2 -%}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
{{ bc2 }}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if bc3 -%}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
{{ bc3 }}
{%- endif -%}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<a href="{{ product.url }}">{{ product.title }}</a>
{%- else -%}
{% for link in linklists['main-menu'].links %}
{% if link.child_active or link.active %}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<!-- Breadcrumb delimeter -->
<a href="{{ link.url }}">
{{ link.title | escape }}
</a>
{% for clink in link.links %}
{% if clink.child_active or clink.active %}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<a href="{{ clink.url }}">
{{ clink.title | escape }}
</a>
{% for gclink in clink.links %}
{% if gclink.child_active or gclink.active %}
<span class="breadcrumb-delimeter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<a href="{{ gclink.url }}">
{{ gclink.title | escape }}
</a>
{% endif %}
{%- endfor -%}
{% endif %}
{%- endfor -%}
{% endif %}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endcase -%}
{%- endunless -%}
</div>
<script defer>
const breadCrumbLinks = document.querySelectorAll(".breadcrumbs a")
const lastLink = breadCrumbLinks[breadCrumbLinks.length - 1]
lastLink.href = "javascript:void(0)"
</script>
{% schema %}
{
"name": "Breadcrumb Navigation",
"settings": [
{
"type": "header",
"content": "Subscribe to our [channel](https://www.youtube.com/@websensepro?sub_confirmation=1)"
},
{
"type": "checkbox",
"id": "breadcrumbs_home_icon_bool",
"label": "Use the home icon next to the Home link in the breadcrumb",
"default": true
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "breadcrumb_delimeter",
"label": "Breadcrumb Delimeter Icon",
"options": [
{
"value": "angle_right",
"label": "Angle Right"
},
{
"value": "slash",
"label": "Slash"
},
{
"value": "arrow_right",
"label": "Arrow Right"
},
{
"value": "squiggle_arrow",
"label": "Squiggle Arrow"
}, {
"value": "right_long",
"label": "Right Long"
}, {
"value": "double_right",
"label": "Double Right"
}, {
"value": "diamond_arrow_head",
"label": "Diamond Arrow Head"
}, {
"value": "heavy_angle_right",
"label": "Heavy Angle Right"
}
],
"default": "angle_right"
},
{
"type": "color",
"id": "breadcrumb_bg_color",
"label": "Background Color",
"default": "#fff"
}, {
"type": "color",
"id": "breadcrumb_text_color",
"label": "Breadcrumb Color",
"default": "#465076"
},
{
"type": "checkbox",
"id": "breadcrumb_accent_color_bool",
"label": "Enable visited page color link in breadcrumb",
"default": false
}, {
"type": "color",
"id": "breadcrumb_accent_color",
"label": "Visited Page Link Color",
"default": "#4770db"
},
{
"type":"checkbox",
"id":"enable_product_page",
"label":"Enable in Product Page"
},
{
"type":"checkbox",
"id":"enable_collection_page",
"label":"Enable in Collection Page"
},
{
"type":"checkbox",
"id":"enable_complete_site",
"label":"Enable on Complete Website",
"default": true
}
],
"presets": [
{
"name": "Breadcrumb Navigation"
}
]
}
{% endschema %}
