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- Are breadcrumbs correct and lead to actual page hierarchy?
- Which type of website might be best suited to avoid using breadcrumbs?
- Where do most users expect to see a breadcrumb trail?
- Do breadcrumbs include the current page?
Are breadcrumbs correct and lead to actual page hierarchy?
As breadcrumbs are used to track the user's current position in the website's or application's hierarchy, they should not be present on the homepage or the highest point within the site hierarchy. Finally, provide users with the facility to navigate between the different breadcrumbs with the tab key.
Which type of website might be best suited to avoid using breadcrumbs?
You shouldn't use breadcrumbs for single-level websites that have no logical hierarchy or grouping.
Where do most users expect to see a breadcrumb trail?
Breadcrumbs typically appear horizontally across the top of a Web page, often below title bars or headers. They provide links back to each previous page the user navigated through to get to the current page or—in hierarchical site structures—the parent pages of the current one.
Do breadcrumbs include the current page?
Breadcrumbs are a list of links representing the current page and its “ancestors” (parent page, grandparent page, and so on), typically going all the way back to the site homepage.
