Technical SEO

Breadcrumbs

Quick Definition

Breadcrumbs are a navigation trail (Home > Category > Subcategory > Page) that shows the user's location in the site hierarchy.

In context

Breadcrumbs improve UX and, with BreadcrumbList schema, can replace the URL in search results with a more readable trail. They also strengthen internal linking from deep pages to higher-level category pages.

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