What is breadcrumbs? Why is it important?

[Keeran]

Kindly tell me the importance of breadcrumbs in SEO and if possible give some references for details.

[Ritu]

A breadcrumb is a brief text path that frequently appears at the top of a page to show the user where they are in relation to the site.
path of breadcrumbs is, for example, Home > Blog > Knowledge Base.
There are various methods for including breadcrumbs on your website. First off, Yoast SEO or one of the many plugins are options if you use WordPress. The procedure will alter if you use a different CMS. You might also manually add them to your code.

[Vikrant Ahuja]

Breadcrumb is used to understand navigation on the website for users, it also denotes the path for a specific page such as a product page. There are many benefits of using breadcrumb on your website like it reduces bounce rate, discovering your website easily and helping in SEO by showing the page's position in the site hierarchy which improves user experience and ease in navigation.

[Samantha]

On websites, a breadcrumb is a written path that shows the user where they are on the site. Users can trace their location on a website and how far they are from the homepage using breadcrumbs, which are links on a website.
Importance of breadcrumbs
1-Improved site ranking
2-Better user experience
3-Lower bounce rates

[akshay]

Breadcrumbs are an essential component of practically every good website. These little navigational aids not only tell visitors where they are on your site but also assist Google in determining how your site is structured. That's why it makes sense to include these helpful tiny hints.

Breadcrumb is a text path seen on the top of the webpage showing the position of user on the website. This path is clickable and you can also go back to home page easily. Breadcrumb gives proper navigation to a website which leads to elevated user experience and lowers bounce rate.

[Keeran]

On websites, a breadcrumb is a written path that shows the user where they are on the site. Users can trace their location on a website and how far they are from the homepage using breadcrumbs, which are links on a website.
Importance of breadcrumbs
1-Improved site ranking
2-Better user experience
3-Lower bounce rates

I agreed with the response, yes Users can trace their location on a website and how far they are from the homepage using breadcrumbs, which are links on a website.