What are “Breadcrumbs”?
Web developers often use breadcrumbs to show the current page’s location within a navigational hierarchy. For example, at the top of this page appear the breadcrumbs of “Home»Posts”. This is implemented by adding the following line to the config.yml file.
showBreadCrumbs: true
Why Breadcrumbs are Called Breadcrumbs?
In the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, breadcrumbs are used by Hansel and Gretel to track their footpath. The popularity of breadcrumbs in the fairy tale led to the use of the word “breadcrumb” as a navigation element that allows users to keep track of their locations within programs or documents1.