Smarter Breadcrumb Navigation

[♥bruyndoncx]

 

 

Just came across a website with some extended breadcrumb navigation, it looks like

 

< Previous | Home > Category 1 > Subcategory 1.1 [>Product Name]

 

Where Previous has this javascript behind it.

<a href="#" onclick="history.go(-1); return false;">Previous</a>

 

I personally liked it, and wonder if this is a good idea thinking about the different touch devices,

or should we not give up screen real estate for basic browser behaviour ?

 

Your ideas ?

[burt]

Possibly do something with the Navigation Class to create the Previous link ?

[Hotclutch]

When I am on another site, the only time I look up to the breadcrumb is to see where i am in the site structure. If I want to go back i just tap the browser's back button. So personally I would not look to implement something like this.

[Dan Cole]

Kind of neat but like Ashley...I wouldn't look for it either, I would just hit the browser back button...I usually remember where to find that.  (w00t)

 

Dan

[ArtcoInc]

(thinking out loud ...)

 

If I've done a Google search for product X, and have followed a link to a site (your store, for instance), and I read your description of said product X. Lets say that I now want to see what other products YOU have, similar to product X, within this category. I will often look at the breadcrumb, and click on the next level up.

 

How would the above changes to the breadcrumb affect my experience on your site?

 

Malcolm

[♥bruyndoncx]

I would only add this previous link if there was actually a previous page on my site, not if coming straight from google or elsewhere.

 

As for the next level up, that would not change