Double Breadcrumbs Using Layout to Posts plugin
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When using the TB Layout to Posts plugin with the Breadcrumbs Element in the Template, the breadcrumbs display twice on the post:
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No, because we are using breadcrumbs throughout the site. However, if you use a Custom Layout, then no breadcrumbs display. If not using a Custom Layout on a post or portfolio item, the breadcrumbs display fine.
Post with Default Layout: Single breadcrumbs
Page with Default Layout: Single breadcrumbs
Post or Page with Custom Layout: No breadcrumbs – breadcrumbs do not display on any pages or posts using a custom layout unless added as an Element – which is what I would expect.
Post with Custom Layout with Breadcrumbs Element: Two breadcrumbs
Page with Custom Layout with Breadcrumbs Element: Single breadcrumbs
Post with Custom Layout with Breadcrumbs Element but hide breadcrumbs in Post Options: Single breadcrumbs
Page with Custom Layout with Breadcrumbs Element but hide breadcrumbs in Post Options: Single breadcrumbs
My expectation is that the Post would behave the same way as the Page and just show one set up of breadcrumbs when using Custom Layout. For now, I’ll tell the person entering the content on the posts using the Custom Layout to hide the breadcrumbs in the Post Options.
The whole layouts-to-posts thing is just a little bonus plugin. It’s a bit of a hack to get all that stuff to work with posts, so I would expect you’d run into some little quirks here and there.
But as a workaround, why not just select to hide the breadcrumbs for the individual post when you apply the template? That’s what I was referring to earlier when I said “post options” — I wasn’t suggesting that you hide breadcrumbs for your whole site.
When you’re editing an individual post, in the meta box “Post Options” there is an option called, “Breadcrumbs (the single post)” — You can switch this off for the given post, and it’ll work how you want, right? Or does this not work?
Yeah, that’s what I meant. She’ll just have to tell the client to do that. What I didn’t realize is that the theme option works to eliminate the duplicate breadcrumb. So, that’s good to know!
I usually create a custom single PHP template to make it easier for the clients doing the data entry to not have choose this and select that, etc. However, so many of my students these days really don’t want to do anything with PHP templates. It’s challenging. People want to build these pretty custom sites, but they don’t want to learn anything about coding templates. So, yeah, they need to use the Post Options in this case so it all stays in the dashboard. 🙂
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