Odd Breadcrumb Behavior

[Leanne]

I have a site using the Iron and Wool ReadyTheme where the breadcrumbs are behaving very oddly on the category page.

    <mvt:if expr="NOT (l.settings:page:code CIN g.screenCheck) AND l.settings:page:code NE 'SFNT'">
        <div class="row breadcrumbs">
            <nav class="column whole wrap float-none large-np">
                <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://&mvt:global:domain:name;" title="Home" class="breadcrumb-home">Home</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                    <mvt:foreach iterator="cats" array="breadcrumbs:links">
                        <mvt:item name="customfields" param="Read_Category_Code(l.settings:cats:code,'no_crumb',g.exclude_ctgy)" />
                        <mvt:if expr="NOT(g.exclude_ctgy EQ 'yes')">
                            <mvt:if expr="l.settings:cats:name EQ '...'">
                                <li><span class="cats-hidden">&mvt:cats:name;</span><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                            <mvt:elseif expr="l.settings:cats:code EQ l.settings:breadcrumbs:current_item:code">
                                <li><span class="current-item">&mvt:cats:name;</span></li>
                            <mvt:else>
                                <li><a href="/ctgy/&mvt:cats:code;" title="&mvt:cats:name;">&mvt:cats:name;</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                            </mvt:if>
                        </mvt:if>
                    </mvt:foreach> <!-- &mvt:breadcrumbs:current_item:name; -->
                </ul>
            </nav>
        </div>
        <!-- end breadcrumbs -->
    </mvt:if>

HTML Output onto CTGY page:

<div class="row breadcrumbs">
    <nav class="column whole wrap float-none large-np">
        <ul>
            <li><a href="domain.com" title="Home" class="breadcrumb-home">Home</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
            <li><span class="current-item">Parent Category</span></li>
            <li><a href="/ctgy/category" title="Current Category">Current Category</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
            <!-- Parent Category -->
        </ul>
    </nav>
</div>
<!-- end breadcrumbs -->

So instead of linking to the parent category, it is treating the parent cat as though it is the currently active cat. The toolkit was used to get around this on the alternate display pages, but I'm trying to clean up old toolkit code where possible and would prefer to use the built in code. Any ideas what could be causing this?

[Matt Zimmermann]

Hi Leanne,

Which Tool Kit function were you using/are you trying to replace and can you post a link to the site?

[Leanne]

This is the tool kit code that is currently working:

    <div class="row breadcrumbs">
        <nav class="column whole wrap float-none large-np">
            <ul>
                <mvt:item name="toolkit" param="breadcrumb|b_count|g.Category_Code" />
                <mvt:if expr="b_count GT 2">
                    <li><a href="https://&mvt:global:domain:name;" title="Home" class="breadcrumb-home">Home</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                    <mvt:foreach iterator="breadcrumb" array="breadcrumbs">
                        <mvt:item name="customfields" param="Read_Category_Code(l.settings:breadcrumb:code,'no_crumb',g.exclude_ctgy)" />
                        <mvt:if expr="NOT(g.exclude_ctgy EQ 'yes')">
                            <mvt:if expr="g.Category_Code EQ l.settings:breadcrumb:code">
                                <li><span class="current-item">&mvt:breadcrumb:name;</span></li>
                            <mvt:else>
                                <li><a href="/ctgy/&mvt:breadcrumb:code;" title="&mvt:breadcrumb:name;">&mvt:breadcrumb:name;</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                            </mvt:if>
                        </mvt:if>
                    </mvt:foreach>
                </mvt:if>
            </ul>
        </nav>
    </div>

I'll PM you a link to a page that has the incorrect behavior.

[Matt Zimmermann]

Hi Leanne,

From looking at this code, you are checking if there are more than two breadcrumbs before listing them. Then, if the category is not set to be excluded, you are displaying the results and checking if you are on the current category. Correct?

[Leanne]

Yes, that is correct.

[Matt Zimmermann]

Hi Leanne,

Although this won't cover the "if more than two" scenario, see if this corrects the other issue:

<mvt:if expr="NOT (l.settings:page:code CIN g.screenCheck) AND l.settings:page:code NE 'SFNT'">
    <div class="row breadcrumbs">
        <nav class="column whole wrap float-none large-np">
            <ul>
                <li><a href="https://&mvt:global:domain:name;" title="Home" class="breadcrumb-home">Home</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                <mvt:foreach iterator="cats" array="breadcrumbs:links">
                    <mvt:item name="customfields" param="Read_Category_Code(l.settings:cats:code,'no_crumb',g.exclude_ctgy)" />
                    <mvt:if expr="g.exclude_ctgy EQ 'yes'">
                    <mvt:elseif expr="l.settings:cats:name EQ '...'">
                        <li><span class="cats-hidden">&mvt:cats:name;</span><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                    <mvt:elseif expr="l.settings:cats:code EQ l.settings:breadcrumbs:current_item:code">
                        <li><span class="current-item">&mvt:cats:name;</span></li>
                    <mvt:else>
                        <li><a href="/ctgy/&mvt:cats:code;" title="&mvt:cats:name;">&mvt:cats:name;</a><span class="breadcrumb-border">&#47;</span></li>
                    </mvt:if>
                </mvt:foreach>
            </ul>
        </nav>
    </div>
    <!-- end breadcrumbs -->
</mvt:if>

[Leanne]

Unfortunately, that didn't resolve the problem.

[Matt Zimmermann]

Hi Leanne,

Unfortunately, it looks like we cannot modify Smart Breadcrumbs to work like this particular Tool Kit function. You will probably have to create some custom logic through some MVT:DO functions to get what you had with Tool Kit.

[Leanne]

Thanks for trying! I'll see what I can figure out.