Breadcrumbs with metafields

Using Product Metafields with Breadcrumb Collections

Overview

The breadcrumbs section can be customized to show different parent collections for different products by using product metafields. This allows for more flexible navigation paths based on your product's specific categorization.

Setting Up the Metafield

1. First, create a metafield definition for your products:

• Go to Settings > Custom data > Products

• Click "Add definition"

• Configure the metafield

Name: Breadcrumb collections
Namespace: breadcrumb_collections
Key: custom
Reference to: Collection

How to set up the breadcrumb metafield

Add collections to individual products:

• Go to any product in your admin

• Scroll down to "Metafields"

• Find the "Breadcrumb collections" field

• Select the collections you want to appear in the breadcrumbs

• Save the product

Connect the metafield

To use the metafield instead of the static collection list:

1. Go to your theme customizer

2. Add or find the Breadcrumbs section from Design Packs

3. Enable "Show parent collections"

4. Select the 'Breadcrumb collections' metafield

How It Works

The breadcrumbs will follow this logic:

• If a product has collections set in its custom.breadcrumb_collections metafield, those collections will be shown

Example Use Cases

Multi-level Categories

Home > Furniture > Living Room > Sofas > Leather Sofa

Cross-Category Products

Home / Sale Items / Summer Collection / Beach Chair

Brand-specific Navigationtext

Home > Brands > Nike > Running > Air Max

Best Practices

1. Consistency: Maintain a consistent depth of navigation across similar products

2. Relevance: Choose the most relevant collections for each product

3. Maintenance: Regularly review and update metafields when product categorization changes

Limitations

• Maximum of 10 collections can be referenced in the metafield

• Collection order in the breadcrumbs will match the order in the metafield

• Changes to collection handles will require updating the metafield values

Need Help?

If you need assistance setting up product metafields or customizing your breadcrumbs, please contact our support team at [e-mail].