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In SharePoint 2013, the breadcrumb feature found in the previous version is missing by default. Many users find this feature to be useful for navigating back within their site and are disappointed by its absence.
The good news is that Microsoft did not actually remove the breadcrumb from SharePoint 2013; it is simply hidden within the Seattle master page.
To bring back the breadcrumb functionality, follow these steps:
- Open your site using SharePoint designer
- Navigate to All Files -> _catalogs -> master page
- Edit the Seattle.master in advanced mode and copy all of the code
- Since editing the original master is restricted, create a new one by clicking on File -> Blank Master Page
- Edit the new master in advanced mode, delete the existing code, and paste the code from the original Seattle master
- Search for
<div class="ms-breadcrumb-dropdownBox" style="display:none;">
Remove the CSS attribute
style="display:none;"
Change the visible attribute of the SharePoint:PopoutMenu
to true
- If you are using a theme from SharePoint, the breadcrumb icon may not appear correctly. To fix this, add the provided script before the closing tag
- Save the modified master page, check it in, and publish the major version
- Go to Settings -> Site Settings -> MasterPage under Look and Feel on your SharePoint site. Select the new master page for the Site master and System master options
- You should now see a new icon on the left side of the menu.
Your breadcrumb navigation is now restored!