Breadcrumb widget
Overview
You use the Breadcrumb widget to display the path to the current page. This helps your users to navigate the website and to understand where the page they are looking at is located.
Configure the breadcrumb view
To configure the Breadcrumb widget:
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Click the Edit button in the upper-right corner of the widget.
The Edit window is displayed.
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Under What to include in the breadcrumb, choose one of the following radio buttons:
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Choose whether you want to:
Advanced settings
In the Advanced settings, you specify individual properties of the widget, that is, the TemplateName. The template name gets the template you chose in the Breadcrumb template dropdown menu.
Model settings
Model settings display all properties directly bound to the Breadcrumb widget model. Access these properties by clicking the Model button in Advanced settings.
- AllowVirtualNodes
If you have a content item and you want the currently open content item to be displayed in the breadcrumb, set the value to true.
- BreadcrumbIncludeOption
Select one of the following values:
- CurrentPageFullPath
The system displays the full path to the current page, starting from the homepage.
- SpecificPagePath
In case you want the breadcrumb to start from a specific path. You must provide a valid GUID (ID) in the StartingPageId field.
- CssClass
Gets and sets an additional CSS class to the view.
- ShowCurrentPageInTheEnd
To display the current page as a link at the end of the breadcrumb, set the value to true.
- ShowGroupPages
To display group pages as a link in the breadcrumb, set the value to true.
- ShowHomePageLink - This displays the home page at the beginning of the breadcrumb if this field is set to true.
- SiteMapProviderName
The name of the site map provider that will be used for loading the sitemap.
- StartingPageId
Enter a valid GUID (ID) that represents the page which will be displayed in the start of the breadcrumb.