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===Breadcrumb Example===
===Breadcrumb Example===
*Here is an example of a breadcrumb trail for an Irish parish:
*Here is an example of a breadcrumb trail for an Irish parish:
''[[Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Counties of Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[County Antrim]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] <b>Aghagallon, Antrim</b>.   
''[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Counties of Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[County Antrim]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] <b>Aghagallon, Antrim</b>.   
*Notice the hierarchy of this breadcrumb trail:  
*Notice the hierarchy of this breadcrumb trail:  
:Country > List of Counties > County > Parish.  It goes from the largest entity to the smallest.   
:Country > List of Counties > County > Parish.  It goes from the largest entity to the smallest.   
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===How to code a Breadcrumb Trail===
===How to code a Breadcrumb Trail===
Here's how the breadcrumb trail looks in Wikitext:
Here's how the breadcrumb trail looks in Wikitext:
:<b><nowiki>''[[Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Counties of Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[County Antrim]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]].</nowiki></b>
:<b><nowiki>''[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Counties of Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[County Antrim]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]].</nowiki></b>


Let’s look at the parts of this breadcrumb trail.
Let’s look at the parts of this breadcrumb trail.
*'''<nowiki>[[Ireland]]</nowiki>'''.  The first set of <nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki> shows the first page of the hierarchical order of articles.  Ireland is the first page of the order. (The double brackets indicate an article within FamilySearch Wiki, not a link to an article outside of the wiki which has only a single set of brackets [ ].)<br><br>
*'''<nowiki>[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]]</nowiki>'''.  The first set of <nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki> shows the first page of the hierarchical order of articles.  Ireland is the first page of the order. (The double brackets indicate an article within FamilySearch Wiki, not a link to an article outside of the wiki which has only a single set of brackets [ ].)<br><br>
*'''<nowiki>[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]</nowiki>.'''  Next comes an arrow pointing to the next article in this hierarchical order.  Notice that it is an <b>image not a link</b>.  You can use a "greater than sign" ">" instead of the image, if you want.  This arrow is pointing to:<br><br>
*'''<nowiki>[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]</nowiki>.'''  Next comes an arrow pointing to the next article in this hierarchical order.  Notice that it is an <b>image not a link</b>.  You can use a "greater than sign" ">" instead of the image, if you want.  This arrow is pointing to:<br><br>
*'''<nowiki>[[Counties of Ireland]]</nowiki>'''.  The link to the next article in the order.  It is a link to the article “Counties of Ireland.”<br><br>
*'''<nowiki>[[Counties of Ireland]]</nowiki>'''.  The link to the next article in the order.  It is a link to the article “Counties of Ireland.”<br><br>
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