Title: Libre Breadcrumb Permalinks
Author: Luc André
Published: <strong>June 16, 2026</strong>
Last modified: June 16, 2026

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# Libre Breadcrumb Permalinks

 By [Luc André](https://profiles.wordpress.org/focuslibre/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/)

## Description

By default, WordPress adds a base prefix to taxonomy URLs — `/category/`, `/tag/`,
or any custom taxonomy base. This plugin removes those prefixes and replaces them
with breadcrumb-style paths built directly from the term hierarchy, giving clean,
readable URLs that reflect the content structure:

    ```
    /parent-term/child-term/post-slug/
    ```

For custom post types associated with a taxonomy, the full term path is used as 
the permalink base. For non-hierarchical taxonomies, only the term slug is used.

It supports:

 * Hierarchical and non-hierarchical taxonomies
 * Custom post type permalinks built from associated taxonomy term paths
 * Automatic detection of public taxonomies (including `category` and `post_tag`)
   and CPTs
 * Configuration via filter for fine-grained control

The plugin works at the permalink and rewrite layer and does not modify stored slugs
or post content.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin

The plugin works out of the box and has no administration interface. For custom 
configuration, use the `lbp_config` filter (see FAQ).

## FAQ

### Does it create database tables or store plugin data?

No. The plugin only generates rewrite rules and filters URLs. Nothing is stored 
beyond WordPress’s own rewrite rules cache.

### Can I choose which taxonomies and CPTs are affected?

Yes, via the `lbp_config` filter. Plain values declare a taxonomy whose base will
be stripped. String keys declare a CPT => taxonomy association — the taxonomy base
is also stripped, and the CPT permalinks are built from the term path.

    ```
    add_filter( 'lbp_config', function() {
        return [
            'category',                 // strip base from this taxonomy
            'post_tag',                 // strip base from this taxonomy
            'my_cpt' => 'my_taxonomy',  // strip base + build CPT permalinks from term path
        ];
    } );
    ```

Without this filter, the plugin auto-detects all public custom taxonomies, including`
category` and `post_tag`, and CPTs.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Libre Breadcrumb Permalinks” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Luc André ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/focuslibre/)

[Translate “Libre Breadcrumb Permalinks” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [breadcrumb](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/breadcrumb/)[cpt](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cpt/)
   [permalink](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/permalink/)[taxonomy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/)
   [url](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/libre-breadcrumb-permalinks/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Luc André ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/focuslibre/)

## Support

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