Title: Path priority – how?
Last modified: October 28, 2019

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# Path priority – how?

 *  [lausianne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lausianne/)
 * (@lausianne)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-priority-how/)
 * Most posts on my site are in several categories. The breadcrumb path shows one
   category path. How does Breadcrumb NavXT select the path?
    There is certainly
   a logic to it, but so far I failed to figure it out. Is there a way to select
   the category that is used for the path? Thanks for a hint!
 * Regards,
    Ralf

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 *  Plugin Author [John Havlik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtekk/)
 * (@mtekk)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-priority-how/#post-12082208)
 * When dealing with hierarchical taxonomies, Breadcrumb NavXT picks the first taxonomy
   term that has a parent set. There are ways of setting a preferred term using 
   either an add-on plugin (Paths or Order Bender should work) or writing code to
   hook into the [`bcn_pick_post_term`](https://mtekk.us/code/breadcrumb-navxt/breadcrumb-navxt-doc/2/#bcn_pick_post_term)
   filter.
 *  Thread Starter [lausianne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lausianne/)
 * (@lausianne)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-priority-how/#post-12086657)
 * Hi John,
 * Thanks for your reply and suggestions.
 * Why does it use “the first taxonomy term that has a parent set” rather than simply
   The First, parent or not?
 * I already installed “Taxonomy Terms Order” and sorted the taxonomies, but for
   the breadcrumbs that made no difference. “Paths” and “Order Bender” plugins I
   didn’t find. Would you have links?
 * Thank you!
 *  Plugin Author [John Havlik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtekk/)
 * (@mtekk)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-priority-how/#post-12087943)
 * Since you are using a hierarchical taxonomy, it is assumed that a term with a
   parent is more useful than one without parent. The breadcrumb trail is trying
   to display the location of a resource within a site, being more specific (a term
   with a parent is assumed to be more specific) is more valuable.
 * Both Breadcrumb NavXT Paths and Order Bender are not in the .org repo, use Google
   to search for them.

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