Breadcrumbs with action menu - what are the best practices?

1. When or how is it most appropriate to use breadcrumbs?
2. What is a breadcrumb strategy?
3. What is a breadcrumb menu?
4. Should breadcrumbs always be clickable?

When or how is it most appropriate to use breadcrumbs?

Convenient for users Breadcrumbs are used primarily to give users a secondary means of navigating a website. By offering a breadcrumb trail for all pages on a large multi-level website, users can navigate to higher-level categories more easily.

What is a breadcrumb strategy?

This is a type of persuasion method focused on getting your visitors to say “yes” to small, less aggressive questions in order to gain their trust. From there, you slowly start asking slightly more aggressive questions until the “ultimate ask” or goal is reached.

What is a breadcrumb menu?

A breadcrumb navigation provide links back to each previous page the user navigated through, and shows the user's current location in a website.

Should breadcrumbs always be clickable?

The ability to “click-and-go” is a crucial part of users' understanding of breadcrumbs, so all items (except the current page) should represent a place the user can go to.