Easy Breadcrumb Generation

• Install
• Usage
• Dynamic Crumbs

Install

First, install the package via composer:

composer require kkiernan/breadcrumbs

If using Laravel, add the service provider and alias to config/app.php.

'providers' => [
    Kiernan\Breadcrumbs\ServiceProvider::class,
],

'aliases' => [
    'Breadcrumbs' => \Kiernan\Breadcrumbs\Facade::class,
]

Usage

Add breadcrumbs as needed before rendering your view:

Breadcrumbs::add('Posts', action('PostsController@index'));
Breadcrumbs::add('New Post');

Add many breadcrumbs at once if you prefer:

Breadcrumbs::addMany([
    ['Posts', action('PostsController@index')],
    ['New Post']
]);

A Bootstrap partial is included to display your breadcrumbs. If using Laravel Blade, you can include the partial in your template:

@include('kkiernan::breadcrumbs');

If you'd like to edit the partial, publish it to resources/views/vendor/kkiernan:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=kkiernan

Dynamic Crumbs

Breadcrumbs can be added dynamically, which is helpful when multiple pages link to a particular page. For example, imagine that both a dashboard and a list of posts link to a post detail view. Consider the following Laravel-centric example in which the first breadcrumb will render as either "Dashboard" or "Posts" depending on the referring page.

// DashboardController@index...
Breadcrumbs::put('posts', 'Dashboard', action('DashboardController@index'));

// PostsController@index...
Breadcrumbs::put('posts', 'Posts', action('DashboardController@index'));

// PostsController@show...
Breadcrumbs::addDynamic('posts');
Breadcrumbs::add($post->title);

If you need to unset a dynamic crumb and prevent it from rendering, simply call the forget method:

Breadcrumbs::forget('posts');