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Breadcrumbs Module (Joomla 3.0)

A breadcrumbs module can be really helpful if you have a site with a lot of information. For instance, if you have multiple menu items and sub menu items, a breadcrumbs module will display the location of each page as you browse through all the pages on the site.This article explains how create a Breadcrumbs Module. After logging into the administration area (the back end) of your site, go to Extensions > Module Manager.

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Once inside the Module Manager, select the "New" button to create a new module.

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Select "Breadcrumbs" from the list of module types that appears.

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In the "Details" area of the module, add a title. For the purposes of the sample breadcrumbs that we're creating for these screenshots, we'll title our module "Breadcrumbs". Also, select a position for the module by selecting the "Select Position" button. For the purposes of this article, we've selected the "Breadcrumbs" position in the Protostar Template.

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Be sure to save your work. Visit the front end of your site, hit refresh, and you'll see your breadcrumbs module in the position that you selected.

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There are always useful options in the "Basic Options" and "Advanced Options" tabs within the module itself.

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