JSON-LD Breadcrumbs

67 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

At roughly 1,000 active installs, this is a niche plugin with limited reach, though it slightly exceeds the popularity benchmark for its category.

Update Freshness

25/25

Recently updated on 2026-01-19 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, indicating the author is actively maintaining compatibility.

User Rating

6/15

Only 2 ratings contribute to a 100/100 score, which is too small a sample size to be statistically meaningful.

Support Health

8/15

With 0 support threads opened and 0 resolved, there is no track record of author responsiveness when issues arise.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatible from WordPress 4.4 through 6.9.4 with no PHP version restriction, giving it very broad compatibility.

Scores higher than 18% of indexed plugins

About

Adds JSON-LD based breadcrumb schema to your site visible only to the Search Engines such as Google.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-18 8:19am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.4+

Tested Up To 7.1

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

JSON-LD Breadcrumbs injects schema.org BreadcrumbList structured data in JSON-LD format into your WordPress pages, making breadcrumb trails readable by Google and other search engines. The markup is invisible to human visitors, so it does not change how your site looks or add any frontend trail. Its single job is to help Google understand your page hierarchy and potentially show breadcrumbs in search results.

Who It's For

This plugin is a fit for site owners who want to add breadcrumb schema markup without installing a full SEO suite, particularly small sites with clear hierarchies such as blogs, documentation pages, or local business listings. It also suits developers who prefer lightweight, single-purpose tools over feature-heavy plugins. Because the breadcrumb trail is schema-only and not visible to users, it pairs best with sites that already display breadcrumbs another way (via theme or another plugin).

Who Should Skip It

Anyone already using Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or All in One SEO should skip this plugin, since those suites include breadcrumb schema as part of their broader feature set. Sites needing visible breadcrumbs on the frontend will also need a separate solution, as this plugin outputs nothing for human visitors.

The Bottom Line

JSON-LD Breadcrumbs does one thing and does it lightly, making it reasonable for developers who want minimal markup without a full SEO plugin. The lack of frontend breadcrumbs, tiny install base, and minimal support history mean it is a specialized tool, not a primary SEO solution. With a quality score of 66.93/100, it is serviceable but not exceptional.

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Rank Math SEO 97/100

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