Breadcrumbs

This guide describes the Breadcrumbs section.

Breadcrumbs show your store's visitors how the current store page is positioned within your store's overall page structure. Store visitors use breadcrumbs to navigate your store's pages.

The previous image shows an example store's blog (article) page. In the upper-left, part of Theme editor's Breadcrumbs section menu is displayed. The menu's Separator option is set to "\". This option specifies the character or symbol to display inside the section between each link in the breadcrumb navigation path. For example, at the top of the previous image, the section displays the "\" character in the Home / Blog / Example blog post breadcrumb navigation path.

For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

Configure the Breadcrumbs section

To configure your Breadcrumbs section:

1. In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the theme templates dropdown to select the home page.

   Note

   You can add the section to the following areas:

   • Header, Footer, and Overlay areas of any page, except the home, Collections list, Cart, Checkout, Gift card, and Password pages.
   • Template area of any page, except Gift card, Checkout, and 404 pages.

   To add the section into the current page, select Add section > Breadcrumbs. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.

2. From the side menu, select Breadcrumbs.

3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Separator	Use the Separator options to select a symbol character to display between each link in the breadcrumb navigation path. For example, select /, >, or |.
Text alignment	Use the Text alignment options to align text inside the section to the Left, Center, or Right.
Mobile font size scale	Adjust the Mobile font size scale slider between -2 and 4 to set a font size for the section's text on mobile devices.
Desktop font size scale	Adjust the Desktop font size scale slider between -2 and 9 to set a font size for the section's text on desktop devices.
Show collection products count as superscript	Use the Show collection products count as superscript to show or hide a number inside the section on collection pages. The number is displayed as superscript and indicates how many products there are in a collection.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme selector to select a color scheme for the section.
Theme settings	If available, select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu.
Custom CSS	Select Custom CSS. In the CSS field, enter custom CSS styles to apply only to the current section. Refer to Shopify help: Add custom CSS. To apply custom styles to your entire online store, refer to Theme settings > Custom CSS.
Remove section	Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page.

Note

To connect a metafield to a setting that supports metafields, select the Connect dynamic source icon displayed beside the setting in Theme editor.

To learn how to connect a metafield to a supported setting, refer to Shopify help: Connecting metafields to your theme by using the theme editor.