did they used to and have stopped or has this never worked?
		
	 
	
	
	
 
		
			
	
	
		
		they never worked – sorry
		
	 
	
	
	
 
		
			
	
	
		
		ok, it could be a theme or plugin issue
			Themes
			As a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwenty, and see if this fixes.
			Plugins
			If that doesn’t work, also deactivate all plugins apart from bbpress and see if this fixes.  if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.
			If you cannot do this to your site (say because it is live) then use the ‘troubleshooting’ features of this plugin to let you test without affecting other users
Health Check & Troubleshooting
			Then come back
		
	 
	
	
	
 
		
			
	
	
		
		Gosh – you are good …..
Using the Plugin – I found the problem
It is “Yoast SEO”
When this plugin is activated, the Breadcrumbs disappear
Is this a know issue? Is there a fix?
		
	 
	
	
	
 
		
			
	
	
		
		did a search and found this as a possible solution
turn off Yoastβs breadcrumbs at:
/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpseo_titles#top#breadcrumbs
If it works, then please come back and confirm
		
	 
	
	
	
 
		
			
	
	
		
		I just had a quick look at the yoast code, and this is deliberate.
a comment in the yoast code says :
If breadcrumbs are active (which they supposedly are if the users has enabled this settings),
		 * there's no reason to have bbPress breadcrumbs as well.
		
	 
	
	
	
 
		
			
	
	
		
		I have disabled Yoast’s breadcrumbs at
……/admin.php?page=wpseo_page_settings#/breadcrumbs#input-wpseo_titles-breadcrumbs-enable
And now it works just fine
Thank you for your kind and swift help π
		
	 
	
	
	
 
		
			
	
	
		
		great – glad you are fixed π