How to implement Breadcrumbs in Laravel 5.1

 Hi, today we will discuss about how to implement Breadcrumbs in Laravel 5.1.

1. Install Laravel Breadcrumbs

Note:-Laravel 5.0 or above is required – use the 2.x version for Laravel 4.

Install with Composer

Run this at the command line:

$ composer require davejamesmiller/laravel-breadcrumbs

This will both update composer.json and install the package into the vendor/ directory.

Add to config/app.php

Add the service provider to providers:

'providers' => [
    // ...
    DaveJamesMiller\Breadcrumbs\ServiceProvider::class,
],

And add the facade to aliases:

'aliases' => [
    // ...
    'Breadcrumbs' => DaveJamesMiller\Breadcrumbs\Facade::class,
],

2. Define your breadcrumbs

Create a file called app/Http/breadcrumbs.php that looks like this:

<?php

// Home
Breadcrumbs::register('home', function($breadcrumbs)
{
    $breadcrumbs->push('Home', route('home'));
});

// Home > About
Breadcrumbs::register('about', function($breadcrumbs)
{
    $breadcrumbs->parent('home');
    $breadcrumbs->push('About', route('about'));
});

// Home > Blog
Breadcrumbs::register('blog', function($breadcrumbs)
{
    $breadcrumbs->parent('home');
    $breadcrumbs->push('Blog', route('blog'));
});

// Home > Blog > [Category]
Breadcrumbs::register('category', function($breadcrumbs, $category)
{
    $breadcrumbs->parent('blog');
    $breadcrumbs->push($category->title, route('category', $category->id));
});

// Home > Blog > [Category] > [Page]
Breadcrumbs::register('page', function($breadcrumbs, $page)
{
    $breadcrumbs->parent('category', $page->category);
    $breadcrumbs->push($page->title, route('page', $page->id));
});

3. Choose a template

By default a Bootstrap-compatible ordered list will be rendered, so if you’re using Bootstrap 3 you can skip this step.

First initialise the config file by running this command:

$ php artisan vendor:publish

Then open config/breadcrumbs.php and edit this line:

'view' => 'breadcrumbs::bootstrap3',

The possible values are:

    Bootstrap 3: breadcrumbs::bootstrap3
    Bootstrap 2: breadcrumbs::bootstrap2
    The path to a custom view: e.g. _partials/breadcrumbs

4. Output the breadcrumbs

Finally, call Breadcrumbs::render() in the view template for each page, passing it the name of the breadcrumb to use and any additional parameters – for example:

{!! Breadcrumbs::render('home') !!}

{!! Breadcrumbs::render('category', $category) !!}