Breadcrumb SEO - breadcrumbs and SEO navigation

NOVA Breadcrumb SEO is a module for OkayCMS 4.5.2 that creates stable, clear, and SEO-friendly breadcrumb navigation across website pages.

The module works not only on product pages but also on categories, brands, blog pages, the shopping cart, orders, customer accounts, content pages, and other pages where breadcrumbs are required by the theme structure.

Main features

• creation of a single canonical breadcrumb trail without duplication;
• support for schema.org/BreadcrumbList structured data;
• server-rendered HTML without JavaScript dependency;
• automatic selection of the most relevant and deepest product category;
• operation without changing main_category_id in the database;
• support for product, category, brand, blog, content, cart, order, customer account, and other page types;
• one consistent hierarchy for visible breadcrumbs and structured data;
• caching of the category resolver and the rendered frontend block.

Appearance settings

• breadcrumb appearance customization;
• separate block-style category design;
• background, border, color, spacing, radius, and hover-effect settings;
• breadcrumb separator selection;
• homepage icon settings;
• use of OkayCMS category icons;
• category numbering;
• live appearance preview;
• floating settings save button.

Mobile experience

• separate mobile UX settings;
• sticky breadcrumbs on mobile devices;
• a mobile button for returning to the category.

SEO testing and diagnostics

• built-in SEO self-test;
• NOVA internal checks;
• Google Search, Schema.org, and Bing checks;
• product category selection diagnostics in the admin panel.

How it works

For product pages, the module analyzes the product’s actual category relationships, excludes unsuitable or disabled branches, and selects the deepest valid path.

The category is changed only within the current PHP request. The main_category_id value and other product data stored in the database are not modified.

The visible breadcrumb trail and the BreadcrumbList structured data use the same hierarchy, preventing inconsistencies between page navigation and information provided to search engines.