What is Breadcrumbs And How To Add Breadcrumbs In Blogger?

Have you heard the name of breadcrumbs? Do you want to know what is breadcrumbs and how to add breadcrumbs in Blogger? So this post is important for you. After reading this post you will get answers to all your questions.

Are you confused after hearing the name of breadcrumbs? Have you not started thinking that I am going to tell you about a piece of bread in this article? So it isn't like that at all. In this article, I will tell you about a factor of SEO that is very good for your blog or website. Check out Deepak Tips and Tricks blog for blogging, tips & tricks in Hindi.

If you read this article and follow the process given in it, then you can easily add breadcrumbs to your Blogger/ Blogspot blog or website. Let's move on.

Also read: How improper use of Labels can harm your Blogger blog

What are breadcrumbs?

When we visit a specific page of a website, we get to see an address or path above that page which provides easy navigation and helps a user to know where he/she is. This text path is called breadcrumbs. The breadcrumbs are something like this:

Home >> Blogger >> Templates >> Ultra Fast Blogger Template

Breadcrumbs make it easy for visitors to know which page or post of the website they are on. This is a factor of SEO. Google's bots can also understand the structure of the website well with its help. This also helps in Ranking Improvement.

Let me give you an example; A boy goes to the forest and drops few things from his house on the way to the forest so that he does not forget the route and can come back home easily. 

Something similar happens with breadcrumbs. It shows the way from the homepage of the blog or website to a specific page or post of the website on which the visitor has visited. With the help of which visitors know on which page of the website they are. 

Now you must have understood what breadcrumbs are, so now let me tell you why it is important for a blog or a website. 

Why are breadcrumbs important?

When you know what breadcrumbs are, then now you should also know why it is important for you to use them. So let me tell you why it is important.

You must have come to know that breadcrumbs act as a path for the website. Due to which visitors understand your website well and search engines also start to understand the structure of the website very well.

When visitors come to any page of your website, they navigate to the home and other pages as well as the category pages, when they start spending more time, then the bounce rate decreases. Apart from this, user experience also improves,   and the chances of ranking improvement increase as well.

If you add breadcrumbs to your website, then it gives you many benefits, which I will tell you further, so now you must have understood why it is important for you to include breadcrumbs in your blog/ website.

Benefits of Breadcrumbs

After understanding breadcrumbs, now let's talk about its benefits. Do you know what are the benefits for you? Let me tell you the benefits of including breadcrumbs in your Blogger blog/ website.

• Better user experience
• Low bounce rate
• Helps search engines to understand the structure of the website
• Eases the user navigation

<div class='blog-posts hfeed'>

<!--breadcrumbs start-->
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<p class='breadcrumbs'>
        <span class='post-labels'>
        <a expr:href='data:blog.homepageUrl' rel='tag'>Home</a>
        <b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
            <b:if cond='data:post.labels'>
            <b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
                <b:if cond='data:label.isLast == true'> &#187;
                    <a expr:href='data:label.url' rel='tag'><data:label.name/></a>
                </b:if>
            </b:loop>
            <b:else/>
            &#187; Unlabelled
            </b:if>
            &#187; <span><data:post.title/></span>
        </b:loop>
        </span>
    </p>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<p class='breadcrumbs'>
  <a expr:href='data:blog.homepageUrl'>Home</a> &#187; <data:blog.pageName/>
</p>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;archive&quot;'>
    <p class='breadcrumbs'>
      <a expr:href='data:blog.homepageUrl'>Home</a> &#187; <data:blog.pageName/>
    </p>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.searchLabel'>
    <p class='breadcrumbs'>
      <a expr:href='data:blog.homepageUrl'>Home</a> &#187; <data:blog.pageName/>
    </p>
</b:if>
<!--breadcrumbs end-->