Generate Basic Wordpress Breadcrumb

breadcrumb.php

<?php
/**
 * Generate Breadcrumb
 */
function the_breadcrumb() {
    if (!is_front_page()) {

        // Start the breadcrumb with a link to your homepage
        echo '<ol>';
        echo '<li><a href="';
        echo get_option('home');
        echo '">';
        bloginfo('name');
        echo '</a></li>' ;

        // Check if the current page is a category, an archive or a single page. If so show the category or archive name.
        if (is_category() || is_single() ){
            echo '<li>';
            the_category(', ');
            echo '</li>';
        } elseif (is_archive() || is_single()){
            if ( is_day() ) {
                printf( __( '%s', 'text_domain' ), get_the_date() );
            } elseif ( is_month() ) {
                printf( __( '%s', 'text_domain' ), get_the_date( _x( 'F Y', 'monthly archives date format', 'text_domain' ) ) );
            } elseif ( is_year() ) {
                printf( __( '%s', 'text_domain' ), get_the_date( _x( 'Y', 'yearly archives date format', 'text_domain' ) ) );
            } else {
                _e( 'Blog Archives', 'text_domain' );
            }
        }

        // If the current page is a single post, show its title with the separator
        if (is_single()) {
            echo '<li>';
            the_title();
            echo '</li>';
        }

        // If the current page is a static page, show its title.
        if (is_page()) {
            echo '<li>';
            the_title();
            echo '</li>';
        }

        // if you have a static page assigned to be you posts list page. It will find the title of the static page and display it. i.e Home >> Blog
        if (is_home()){
            global $post;
            $page_for_posts_id = get_option('page_for_posts');
            if ( $page_for_posts_id ) {
                $post = get_page($page_for_posts_id);
                setup_postdata($post);
                echo '<li>';
                the_title();
                echo '</li>';
                rewind_posts();
            }
        }
        echo '</ol>';
    }
}