[ARCHIVED] Hiding the address path on top left in Canvas

[lcapasso]

HI everyone,

I was wondering if it's possible to hide the address path that shows up on the top left of the course in Canvas. It bothers me because I used some elements that can only be uploaded as assignments, although they are not assignments at all. I wouldn't want to create confusion if students saw the link to the "assignment" section showing there. See screenshot to see what I am referring to.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Lucia

[chadscott · Accepted solution]

This isn't something you can do on an individual course level. It would have to be added to the account/sub-account custom javascript to hide the breadcrumbs and it would affect all courses of the account/sub-account and not just yours. Also, the breadcrumbs are part of accessibility for course navigation and it's generally best to leave them.

[lcapasso]

Hi Chad,

thanks for your answer. I generally agree that  it's best to keep the breadcrumbs, however I don't understand why Canvas restricts the use of SCORM packages as assignments only. In this case, what I have uploaded is merely content, so it's misleading for the participants to see that it is in the "assignments" section. This is the only reason why I wanted to hide the breadcrumbs. Does anyone know whether there are any plans to allow users to upload SCORM packages that are not assignments? Other LMS don't have such restrictions, and I found it much better for the user experience.

Thanks again,

Lucia

[AlexSergay]

You are correct about leaving breadcrumbs for accessibility. However, in this case the breadcrumbs do not function the way everyone expects, showing the page you just left to come to this page, and the one before that, etc. Canvas breadcrumbs defy convention and display the Canvas feature to which the current page belongs.

No one cares if the page they are on is an Assignment, a Page, a Quiz, or anything else. Breadcrumbs afford re-tracing your steps. If the Canvas breadcrumbs take you to an unexpected location, they are just as bad for people using screen readers as anyone else. Therefore you should be able to hide them.

Of course, Canvas could fix their breadcrumbs, but they've apparently been this way for a long time. Oddly enough, the breadcrumbs on this forum page work correctly.