Setup Breadcrumbs & Categories for Shopify Theme
Welcome to Breadcrumbs & Categories! This guide will help you set up breadcrumbs and subcategories in your Shopify theme in just a few quick steps.
What you'll get
Transform your store's navigation experience:
Smart Breadcrumbs - Help customers navigate your store effortlessly
Advanced Categories - Organize products beyond Shopify's basic collections
SEO Boost - Structured data that Google loves
Beautiful Design - Matches any theme automatically
Installation
Install from Shopify App Store
Visit the Breadcrumbs & Categories app page
Click "Install"
Review the permissions and click "Install app"
You'll be redirected to the app dashboard

Quick setup (3 steps)
After installation, you'll see the Quickstart section in your dashboard. Follow these 3 simple steps:

Step 1: Activate app embed on your theme
The first step is to activate the app embed on your published theme. This allows the app to display breadcrumbs and categories on your store.
In the dashboard, expand Step 1: Activate app embed
The app automatically detects your Live (published) theme
Click "Enable app embed" button
Click "Save" in the theme editor to activate the embed
Status will change to "App embed is Active" with a green badge
Step 2: Add the block to your theme
Now you'll add the breadcrumbs and subcategories blocks to your live theme so they appear on your store.
Click on "Add blocks to theme" dropdown button
You'll see 3 available blocks to choose from:
• Breadcrumbs - Navigation breadcrumbs for product/collection pages
• Sub-categories - layout text below - Display subcategories with text below images
• Sub-categories - layout text overlay - Display subcategories with text overlaid on images
Select the block you want to add (you can add multiple blocks)
The block will be inserted into your live theme automatically
Step 3: Configure the structure
Once the blocks are added to your theme, set up breadcrumbs and subcategories to make navigation clearer and shopping easier for your customers. Learn more about managing categories →
Click on "Open categories tree" button
You'll see the category tree editor with drag & drop interface
Build your category hierarchy:
• Drag categories to reorder them
• Nest subcategories under parent categories
• Create multi-level navigation structures
Click "Save" when done
Verify installation
After completing the 3 steps, check your product pages:
Visit any product on your store
You should see breadcrumbs navigation at the top
Click the breadcrumb links to test navigation
