Breadcrumbs snippet

/*
    To call the function on the front end use the following:
    <?php
        the_breadcrumbs();
    ?>
*/

function the_breadcrumbs() {
  $breadcrumb_separator = ' > ';
  if (!is_home()) {
    echo '<a href="' . home_url('/') . '">Home</a><span>' . $breadcrumb_separator . '</span>';

    // Check if we're on a category-based archive page
    if (is_category()) {
      $categories = get_the_category();
      $output = '';

      if ($categories) {
        foreach ($categories as $category) {
          $output .= '<a href="' . get_category_link($category->term_id) . '">' . $category->cat_name . '</a><span>' . $breadcrumb_separator . '</span>';
        }
        echo trim($output, '<span>' . $breadcrumb_separator . '</span>');
      }

      // Check if we're on a date-based archive page
    } elseif (is_date()) {
      if (is_day()) {
        echo '<span>' . get_the_date('F j, Y') . $breadcrumb_separator .'</span>';
      } elseif (is_month()) {
        echo '<span>' . get_the_date('F Y') . $breadcrumb_separator . '</span>';
      } else {
        echo '<span>' . get_the_date('Y') . $breadcrumb_separator . '</span>';
      }

      // Check if we're on a tag-based archive page
    } elseif (is_tag()) {
      $tag = single_tag_title('', false);
      echo '<span>' . $tag . '</span>';

      // Check if we're on a custom post type archive page
    } elseif (is_post_type_archive()) {
      echo '<span>' . post_type_archive_title('', false) . '</span>';

      // Check if we're on a search results page
    } elseif (is_search()) {
      echo '<span>Search Results for "' . get_search_query() . '"</span>';
    } else {
      // For any other page, just display the page title
      the_title();
    }
  } else {
    echo 'Home';
  }
}