[NeversDesignParticipant]

I’m having issue with the breadcrumb for my custom post types.

I’ve incorporated the custom code from this post https://community.theme.co/forums/topic/custom-post-types-6/:

} elseif ( is_singular( get_post_type( get_the_ID() ) ) && ! is_page() ) {

          $post_type = get_post_type( get_the_ID() );
          $obj = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
          $type_name = $obj->labels->name;

          if ( get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) == is_front_page() ) {
            echo $current_before . $page_title . $current_after;
          } else {
            if ( $is_ltr ) {
              echo '<a href="' . get_post_type_archive_link( $post_type ) . '">' . $type_name . '</a>' . $delimiter . $current_before . $page_title . $current_after;
            } else {
              echo $current_before . $page_title . $current_after . $delimiter . '<a href="' . get_post_type_archive_link( $post_type ) . '">' . $type_name . '</a>';
            }
          }

        } elseif ( x_is_portfolio() ) {

However, the custom posts appear to be selecting echo $current_before . $page_title . $current_after; instead of the full breadcrumb, with the archive link, it’s only displaying the page title.

Since this seems to work for most others, I’ve narrowed the issue down to a couple of possible things:

1. An incorrect label/setting in my CPT’s – is there a list of ideal settings for the breadcrumb to work properly?
2. A Communication/Access issue between the CPT plugin (Types) and the theme – I haven’t seen very many posts from Toolset users in the forums
3. A PHP issue (I’ll explain below)

Any help you can offer would be most appreciated – details to follow

[NeversDesignParticipant]

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[ThaiModerator]

Hi There,

#1] Breabcrumb: Please update your PHP code with this:

} elseif ( is_singular( 'staff-member' ) && ! is_page() ) {

	if ( get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) == is_front_page() ) {
		echo $current_before . $page_title . $current_after;
	} else {
		if ( $is_ltr ) {
			echo '<a href="' . get_post_type_archive_link( 'staff-member' ) . '">' . 'Staff' . '</a>' . $delimiter . $current_before . $page_title . $current_after;
		} else {
			echo $current_before . $page_title . $current_after . $delimiter . '<a href="' . get_post_type_archive_link( 'staff-member' ) . '">' . 'Staff' . '</a>';
		}
	}

} elseif ( x_is_portfolio() ) {

#2] PHP issue: could you please contact to your hosting provider update your PHP to version 5.5?

Let us know how it goes!

[NeversDesignParticipant]

No change with the cpt-specific code – breadcrumb still only shows the $page_title

As I mentioned, I can’t change the PHP version yet, as the legacy site needs the set version to operate – once I get authorization to take the old site down, I can change the PHP version and see if that fixes the breadcrumb issue, unless we can find a solution before that.

On perhaps a simpler note, is there a way on the archive pages for the custom post types to have the breadcrumb read anything besides ‘Archives’? Or is that meant to be covered by this statement:

if ( get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) == is_front_page() ) {
		echo $current_before . $page_title . $current_after;
	}

If it is, it means the entire condition is being skipped, and the archive pages are being caught by the last condition in the breadcrumb code:

} elseif ( is_archive() ) {

          if ( x_is_shop() ) {
            echo $current_before . $shop_title . $current_after;
          } else {
            echo $current_before . __( 'Archives ', '__x__' ) . $current_after;
          }

        }

Ultimately, if the problem is caused by the PHP version, I’ll know soon enough; but, if there’s a chance it’s not, is there anything else I can try?

[Rue NelModerator]

Hello Again,

You could try a more simplified code for your single custom post type breadcrumb. Please make use of this code:

} elseif ( is_singular( 'staff-member' ) ) {
	
	echo $current_before . '<a href="' . get_post_type_archive_link( 'staff-member' ) . '">' . 'Staff' . '</a>' . $delimiter . $page_title . $current_after;

} elseif ( x_is_portfolio() ) {

We would loved to know if this has work for you. Thank you.

[NeversDesignParticipant]

Brilliant! That worked perfectly – Just means I’ll have to manually add the code for each CPT, but I’ll take it!

I’ll still try the original code when I’m able to change the PHP version, so that I can have this process automated (and transferable), but this will work for now.

Thanks!

[JadeModerator]

You’re welcome. 🙂

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