Breadcrumbs not showing based on Parent Category

Hello,

Thanks for contacting us, and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

I can see you currently have the structure of your breadcrumb: Home > Golf Gear > Iron Sets > 7 Most Forgiving Irons: Know The Why Before You Buy

Here Golf Gear seems to be the parent category and Iron Sets is the child.

Looks like it’s set up correctly. Can you please share a bit more detail on What structure you’re looking for?

Looking forward to helping you.

Hello,

Please try adding the following code snippet on your website to make sure that all categories are displayed hierarchically on the blog posts:

add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/breadcrumb/items', function( $crumbs, $class ) 
{
    if ( is_single() ) {
        $b_items = count( $crumbs );
        $categories = get_the_category();
        if ( $categories ) {
            $i = 1;
            foreach( $categories as $category ) {
                $ccrumbs[ $i ][0] = $category->name;
                $ccrumbs[ $i ][1] = get_category_link( $category->term_id );
                $ccrumbs[ $i ]['hide_in_schema'] = false;
                $parent_id = $category->parent;

                while ( $parent_id ) {
                    $i++;
                    $parent = get_term( $parent_id, 'category' );
                    $ccrumbs[ $i ][0] = $parent->name;
                    $ccrumbs[ $i ][1] = get_category_link( $parent->term_id );
                    $ccrumbs[ $i ]['hide_in_schema'] = false;
                    $parent_id = $parent->parent;

                    if ( $parent_id == 0 ) {
                        break;
                    }
                    $i++;
                }
            }
            $ccrumbs = array_reverse($ccrumbs);
            array_splice($crumbs, 1, ($length - 1), $ccrumbs);
            array_unique($crumbs, SORT_REGULAR);
        }
    }
    return $crumbs;
}, 10, 2);

Here’s how you can add filters/hooks to your WordPress site:
https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.

Hello,

Are you looking for the breadcrumbs structure only for the specific URL you shared?
Home > Tee Off Tips > Driver Buying Guide > Driver Top Picks > article

Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Thank you.

Hello,

I’ve updated the code with the following one:

add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/breadcrumb/items', function( $crumbs, $class ) 
{
    if ( is_single() ) {
        $b_items = count( $crumbs );
        $primary_term_id = get_post_meta( get_queried_object_id(), 'rank_math_primary_category', true );  
	$primary_term = get_term_by( 'id', $primary_term_id, 'category' ); 
			
        if ( $primary_term ) {
		$i = 1;
		$ccrumbs[ $i ][0] = $primary_term->name;
		$ccrumbs[ $i ][1] = get_category_link( $primary_term->term_id );
		$ccrumbs[ $i ]['hide_in_schema'] = false;
		$parent_id = $primary_term->parent;

		while ( $parent_id ) {
			$i++;
			$parent = get_term( $parent_id, 'category' );
			$ccrumbs[ $i ][0] = $parent->name;
			$ccrumbs[ $i ][1] = get_category_link( $parent->term_id );
			$ccrumbs[ $i ]['hide_in_schema'] = false;
			$parent_id = $parent->parent;

			if ( $parent_id == 0 ) {
				break;
			}
			$i++;
		}
            $ccrumbs = array_reverse($ccrumbs);
            array_splice($crumbs, 1, ($length - 1), $ccrumbs);
            array_unique($crumbs, SORT_REGULAR);
        }
    }
    return $crumbs;
}, 10, 2);

From now on, breadcrumbs will only show the pathway of the primary category, not a secondary (non-priority) one. Please check on your end if everything is working as expected or not.

Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.

Hello,

Looks like you were seeing the cached version of those URLs. I’ve cleared the cache and you shouldn’t encounter any issues now. Can you please check and let us know?

Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.

Hello,

Glad to know that it’s working.

It looks like there were some structural issues with the specific affected URL that was not picking up the correct one.

However, there’s nothing to worry about now as the code will force to follow the correct path.

Hope that helps.

Thank you.

Hello,

You’re most welcome, and we are super happy that this resolved your issue. If you have any other questions in the future, know that we are here to help you.

If you don’t mind me asking, could you please leave us a review (if you haven’t already) on https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/#new-post about your overall experience with Rank Math? We appreciate your time and patience.

If you do have another question in the future, please feel free to create a new forum topic, and it will be our pleasure to assist you again.

Thank you.