Joomla - module for breadcrumbs

In this chapter, we will study the Breadcrumb module in Joomla. Breadcrumb is used to display a hierarchical view of navigation links so that users can easily understand where they are on a website and allow them to navigate back.

breadcrumbs module

Following are the simple steps to edit an existing Breadcrumb module in Joomla.

Step 1 − Click Extension → Module Manager in Joomla Admin. Once you click on Module Manager, you will see the following screen.

Step 2 − As shown in the above screen, click on the New button and the following screen will appear. On this page, click on breadcrumbs.

Step 3 − Next, you will see the existing breadcrumb module as shown below.

By default, the Module tab is displayed . The module displays breadcrumbs.

Details of the fields provided on the Breadcrumb Module page :

• Title - displays the title of the module

• Show "You are here" - this will show or hide the "You are here" text on the way.

• Show Home - The Home element will be shown or hidden in the path.

• Text for home entry - The text will be displayed as a home entry. The default value is taken from the mod_breadcrumbs.ini language file when the text field is empty.

• Show Last - The last element will be shown or hidden in the path.

• Text Separator − It separates the text.

• Show Title - Displays the title of the module at the front.

• Position - selects the position of the module to display.

• Status - Displays the status of the article, such as Published, Unpublished, and Trash .

• Start Posting - Posting starts at the scheduled date and time.

• End Publishing - ends the publication at the scheduled date and time

• Access - Only selected users from the drop-down list, such as Guest, Public, Superusers, Registered, and Special Options, can view the item.

• Order - Displays a drop-down list of all modules present in the position.

• Language - defines the language of the site. It provides either ALL or English (UK) options.

• Note. Used to enter text information.

Title - displays the title of the module

Show "You are here" - this will show or hide the "You are here" text on the way.

Show Home - The Home element will be shown or hidden in the path.

Text for home entry - The text will be displayed as a home entry. The default value is taken from the mod_breadcrumbs.ini language file when the text field is empty.

Show Last - The last element will be shown or hidden in the path.

Text Separator − It separates the text.

Show Title - Displays the title of the module at the front.

Position - selects the position of the module to display.

Status - Displays the status of the article, such as Published, Unpublished, and Trash .

Start Posting - Posting starts at the scheduled date and time.

End Publishing - ends the publication at the scheduled date and time

Access - Only selected users from the drop-down list, such as Guest, Public, Superusers, Registered, and Special Options, can view the item.

Order - Displays a drop-down list of all modules present in the position.

Language - defines the language of the site. It provides either ALL or English (UK) options.

Note. Used to enter text information.

Step 4 − Click on Menu Assignment tab , you will get a screen as shown below.

• Module Destination - Select an option to view the item from the drop-down list, such as On All Pages, No Pages, On Selected Pages Only, or On All Pages Except Selected .

• Menu selection - After selecting the option on only selected pages or on all pages except those selected , then all menu items present in Joomla are displayed. Allows you to assign modules to some rather than all pages.

Module Destination - Select an option to view the item from the drop-down list, such as On All Pages, No Pages, On Selected Pages Only, or On All Pages Except Selected .

Menu selection - After selecting the option on only selected pages or on all pages except those selected , then all menu items present in Joomla are displayed. Allows you to assign modules to some rather than all pages.

Step 5 − In the Module Permissions tab , we can view three activities. It controls the module permission setting for user groups, as shown in the following screen.

• Delete - Allows users in the group to delete the content present in the crumb.

• Edit - Allows users in the group to edit the content present in the crumb.

• Change State - Allows users in the group to change the state of the content present in the crumb.

Delete - Allows users in the group to delete the content present in the crumb.

Edit - Allows users in the group to edit the content present in the crumb.

Change State - Allows users in the group to change the state of the content present in the crumb.

Step 6 − The Advanced tab is used to make advanced breadcrumb settings. The additional tab screen is shown below.

• Alternate Layout - Select the layout to be used for this module.

• Module Class Suffix - Setting this option causes Joomla to either add a new CSS class or change the existing CSS class for the div element for that particular module.

• Caching - Caching the contents of the module. Use Global is used to cache settings from the global configuration. Without caching , the contents of the module are not cached.

• caching time. Specifies the time in minutes before the module is re-cache.

• Module Tag - Specifies the HTML tag for modules.

• Bootstrap Size - Choose the width of the module embedded in bootstrap.

• Header Tag − Modules use HTML header tags.

• Header class − Additional CSS headers are added to the header of the module.

• Module Style - Overrides the template style for its position.

Alternate Layout - Select the layout to be used for this module.

Module Class Suffix - Setting this option causes Joomla to either add a new CSS class or change the existing CSS class for the div element for that particular module.

Caching - Caching the contents of the module. Use Global is used to cache settings from the global configuration. Without caching , the contents of the module are not cached.

caching time. Specifies the time in minutes before the module is re-cache.

Module Tag - Specifies the HTML tag for modules.

Bootstrap Size - Choose the width of the module embedded in bootstrap.

Header Tag − Modules use HTML header tags.

Header class − Additional CSS headers are added to the header of the module.

Module Style - Overrides the template style for its position.

Toolbar

Following are the details about the toolbar function tabs provided in breadcrumbs.

Save - saves your modules.

Save and Close - Saves modules and closes the current screen.

Save & New - saves modules and opens a new module creation screen.

Cancel - cancel created modules in Joomla.