Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Breadcrumb Trails





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What are Breadcrumb Trails
The above is an example of a breadcrumb trail. The goal is to have a breadcrumb trail on every page in the Wiki, especially for locality and topic pages.

What do we use breadcrumb trails for?

 * Locality: We use "breadcrumb trails" on locality pages to find the higher jurisdiction pages that contain links to other localities and to locate additional resources.
 * Locality Topic Pages: When applicable, the breadcrumb provides instant access to other jurisdiction topic pages that may have more resources relating to that place.

Location of breadcrumb trails on pages
They appear at the top of the page just below the page title. Here is an example of the placement of a breadcrumb trail after the page title.

Creating breadcrumb trails
A breadcrumb trail is really nothing more than internal links strung together separated by an arrow. To ensure consistency throughout the Wiki, the breadcrumb code is set up as a template. We will learn about templates in Intermediate Wikitext.

Here is the blank wikitext coding used for creating a "breadcrumb trail" to be placed in an article: 

Guidelines for breadcrumb trails

 * Guidelines for breadcrumb trails are determined by the |Manual of Style. An abbreviate list is stated below.
 * All links are internal links. Never include an external website in the breadcrumb.
 * For each link, copy and paste the title of the article before the pipe, then include a title after the pipe you want to be seen by the patrons.
 * Link5 should always contain the title of the current page you are on. Do not use PAGETITLE template in the breadcrumb.
 * For more guidelines, see the Manual of Style - Breadcrumbs

Try these out


 Exercises Check your answers
 * Take these three pages in FamilySearch Wiki and link them together with a breadcrumb trail:
 * United States
 * California
 * Contra Costa County

 Quick Quiz
 * Breadcrumb trails are usually placed at the bottom of the page.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Breadcrumb trails are external links placed in order of size.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Breadcrumb trails are not to be used to go back to preceding pages that you came from.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers

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