Zinn® SEO how-to: Set breadcrumb rules for each content type

Set breadcrumb rules for each content type

Choose which categories each content type's trail runs through, leave the shop or archive page out, and shorten long trails.

1. Open the rules per content type — Go to SEO, Links, Breadcrumbs. Under Per content type there is one row for each kind of content on your site: posts, pages, products and any other.
2. Choose what the trail runs through — Under Categories shown in the trail, choose the categories that lead to an item, for example product categories for products: Home › Mugs › Blue mug. Choose No categories for a trail without them. The trail never shows words like "Category:", and a parent page visitors cannot open, such as a private one, is left out.
3. Show or hide the archive page — Under Its archive page, choose Leave it out of the trail to drop the shop or archive step (Home › Mugs › Blue mug instead of Home › Shop › Mugs › Blue mug), or Show it in the trail. Leave it as the switch above to follow the site-wide setting.
4. Save, and shorten long trails — Press Save changes. To shorten a long trail where it is shown, set Most steps shown on the Breadcrumbs block, or write [zinn_seo_breadcrumbs max="4"]: the first and last steps stay and the middle folds into "…". Turn off Show the home page, or add show_home="0", to leave the Home step out. Search engines still read the whole trail.

With a screenshot of every step: https://zinnseo.com/kb/set-breadcrumb-rules-for-each-content-type