Shopware: Breadcrumb and Main Category

I’m a developer, therefore I’m living in the code and not the admin area of Shopware. I’m starting this post with this disclaimer, because

  1. I think it is ok to sometimes look stupid
  2. Nonetheless it is not a nice feeling two write a blogpost foreseeing looking stupid
  3. BUT sharing knowledge is more important

So back to topic!

Breadcrumb

Shopware has a breadcrumb menu, which shows you where you are inside the category tree.

Screenshot of a Shopware 6.6 store with default data. The breadcrumb is

The interesting question is, which category is used, if the product is in multiple? The answer is pretty simple – if you know it (#TodayILearned): One can set a main category for a product for each sales channel.

SEO Configuration

Screenshot of SEO configuration of a product in shopware admin area. One can configure a SEO path and a Main category for each Sales Channel. A dropdown for the sales channel and main category and a text area for seo path is shown

I hope this helps you!

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