Show Thread Enhancements - Lower Breadcrumbs

This just adds the breadcrumbs to the bottom of the showthread page. I saw this thread over at vb.com and then decided to share it as I wrote it for myself.






Version History:
1.0 2009-12-01: initial release by Lynne at vbulletin.org (pre Beta 5)
1.1 2009-12-04: fixed the issue regarding a single apostrophe in a thread or forum title (Thanks go to BBR-APBT for the fix!) (Beta 5)
1.2 2009-12-12: small template change for new release, RC2 (RC2)
1.3 2009-05-10: added lower breadcrumbs to forumdisplay page (up to 4.0.7)
1.4 2009-10-21: fixed for use in 4.0.8 (4.0.8)


To install:

1. Import product-lynne_lower_breadcrumbs.xml


To uninstall:

1. Uninstall "Lower Breadcrumbs"


Optional:

Added in 1.1: in the plugin, Add Lower Breadcrumbs to SHOWTHREAD template, you will see the following lines:

PHP Code:

// to put it above the Quick Reply box
//$find = '<!-- scripts for quick reply and quick edit -->'; 
// to put it above the Thread Information box
$find = '<div id="thread_info" class="thread_info block">'; 


If you wish to have the Breadcrumbs above the Quick Reply box, then uncomment that line and comment out the one to put it above the Thread Information box, like this:

PHP Code:

// to put it above the Quick Reply box
$find = '<!-- scripts for quick reply and quick edit -->'; 
// to put it above the Thread Information box
//$find = '<div id="thread_info" class="thread_info block">'; 


Originally Posted by Alan_SP

Also, I added one more location to put lower breadcrumb in, just below posts (above inline moderation, above reply button...).

Thanks to Alan for instructions to add to that location, see this post - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=230

And again thanks to Alan, if you use microdata on your site and want the breadcrumbs to only show for logged in users, see this post - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=234

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Alan_SP

Also, I added one more location to put lower breadcrumb in, just below posts (above inline moderation, above reply button...).

To add this location add this code in plugin Add Lower Breadcrumbs to SHOWTHREAD template:

// to put it just below posts
$find = '<div class="postlistfoot">';

Or use attached modified Lynne's mod, where it is enabled by default.

Thank you, Alan! I added a link to your post in the first post so people may have that option. Thanks!!

[Alan_SP]

Lynne, can your mod be made compatible with this template edit: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=277570

Now, when we use your mod and this template edit have double information in Google microdata as we have two breadcrumbs.

Is there a way that your mod doesn't use changed template with microdata, but retain functionality of breadcrumb? Or otherwise, that your mod (i.e. breadcrumb created with your mod) uses microdata and upper breadcrumb use original template?

It would be great to use microdata and your mod, but I'm worrying that doubling of this information would hurt SEO and it also looks puzzling in Google results page.

[Lynne]

I am not familiar with that modification at all. But, you can always disable the plugin called "Add Lower Breadcrumbs to FORUMDISPLAY template" or "Add Lower Breadcrumbs to SHOWTHREAD template" and just add {vb:raw breadcrumbs} into the template manually.

[Alan_SP]

That would probably create the same problem, but I just got idea that breadcrumb could be hidden from guests.

It would make it hidden from Google (and other search engines) also. And thus it would look like there's only one breadcrumb. Guests probably wouldn't use it as much as registered users who participate more actively.

And thanks for that info about {vb:raw breadcrumbs}, but for some reason it doesn't work.

So I further modified your great mod and added conditional in your template, that lower breadcrumb is shown only to members:

<vb:if condition="$show['member']">Show this to members only</vb:if>

Now only members see lower breadcrumb and Google sees microdata just as it should. If anyone want to use microdata information, I attached modified version (or of course, anyone can add conditional by themselves)

[Lynne]

Thanks again, Alan!

[Alan_SP]

No problem. :up:

And, I can't like your posts at the moment...

[CarpCharacin]

will it work on vbulletin 4.2.2 and will it work with BOP5's xenforo style breadcrumb mod?

[Alan_SP]

On BOP's mod, I think it will work, but it probably would generate double microdata. Also, lower breadcrumb wouldn't be in xenforo style, you'd need to change template to achieve xenforo look.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by CarpCharacin

will it work on vbulletin 4.2.2 and will it work with BOP5's xenforo style breadcrumb mod?

I don't know if it will work with it, but if you want the breadcrumbs to look like those in BOPs mod, then you most likely need to modify the navbar_breadcrumbs template to be like the one BOP uses.

[IggyP]

just got a request for this...is there a practical solution for modern php7.1 and vb4.2.5?