Joomla! Documentation™

Breadcrumbs Module

Overview

This Module shows a set of navigation links that illustrates where you are inside the web site and allows you to navigate back. An example is shown below:

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The Module Type name for this is "Breadcrumbs". This Module does not relate to any other component.

Toolbar

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

The functions are:

• Save. Saves the module and stays in the current screen.
• Save & Close. Saves the module and closes the current screen.
• Save & New. Saves the module and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another module.
• Save as Copy. Saves your changes to a copy of the current module. Does not affect the current module. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new module.
• Cancel/Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.
• Help. Opens this help screen.

Basic Options

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• Show "You Are Here" Whether or not to show the text "You are Here" before the Breadcrumb Path.
• Show Home. Whether or not to show the Home page in the Breadcrumbs path.
• Text for Home entry. The text to display for the Home page in the Breadcrumbs.
• Show Last. Shall the last element be shown.
• Text Serarator. The text to use to separate navigation elements. If blank, ">>" is used.

Advanced Options

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• Alternative Layout Can specify an alternative breadcrumb layout if alternatives are configured.
• Module Class Suffix Can specify an alternative style if additional styles are configured in your template.
• Caching. Options available to pull this parameter from the global configuration settings, or to disable Caching.