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Breadcrumb NavXT
Navigation perfection for those who can live without shortcodes.
HealthyDeclining
80/100
This reliable SEO tool is highly regarded despite the missing shortcode functionality.
Active installs
~850,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 800k+
Rating
4.6★
132 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-11%
Declining
2,390 → 2,126 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -11% in the last year
2,390/day a year ago→2,126/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayBreadcrumb NavXT is widely regarded as a reliable, feature-rich breadcrumb plugin and a strong SEO choice, though its lack of shortcode support is a recurring frustration for users who need selective placement.
What people like
- +Considered a top-tier, SEO-friendly breadcrumb solution by experienced users×3
- +Works reliably across many sites and over long periods of use×3
- +Good compatibility with multilingual plugins such as WPML×2
- +Responsive and professional developer support×2
- +Flexible implementation options for placing the breadcrumb trail
Common complaints
- −No shortcode support, making it difficult to add breadcrumbs selectively to specific pages×3
- −Polylang compatibility issue: breadcrumbs do not work correctly on the homepage in multilingual setups
- −No bulk editing of templates across post types and no settings export/import functionality
- −Incorrect position identification and invisible item names reported by at least one user
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.45★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 3%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-10-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 132 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-10-04★★★★★Breadcrumbs improved navigationjuanmag
- 2025-02-17★★★★★Exactly what I wantedbleyjo
- 2024-08-24★★★★★HUGE drawbackskscomp
- 2024-07-07★★★★★doesn't work after activationwarmy
- 2023-10-17★★★★★Perfect solutiondelrod
- 2023-04-05★★★★★breadcrumb navxt polylang does not workreadysite
- 2022-11-11★★★★★Great Plugin! Great Support!Turk
- 2022-08-18★★★★★simple yet very convenient and usefulechodev1-shot
- 2022-08-10★★★★★Need common template for all post types.egromspam0002
- 2021-11-30★★★★★Do not work in multisitePashkaRu
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
2,108
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
2,093
Prior 7-day baseline
1,607
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
3,874
Mean release-day peak (30d)
2,116
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+0.7%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.37
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
80%
5★ share in analyzed sample
3%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.46 → 4.45★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered