diff --git a/includes/class-wc-breadcrumb.php b/includes/class-wc-breadcrumb.php
index d93aecd4de6..1a3aa6dc909 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-breadcrumb.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-breadcrumb.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	private $crumbs = array();
+	protected $crumbs = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Add a crumb so we don't get lost.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Prepend the shop page to shop breadcrumbs.
 	 */
-	private function prepend_shop_page() {
+	protected function prepend_shop_page() {
 		$permalinks   = wc_get_permalink_structure();
 		$shop_page_id = wc_get_page_id( 'shop' );
 		$shop_page    = get_post( $shop_page_id );
@@ -106,21 +106,21 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Is home trail..
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_home() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_home() {
 		$this->add_crumb( single_post_title( '', false ) );
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * 404 trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_404() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_404() {
 		$this->add_crumb( __( 'Error 404', 'woocommerce' ) );
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Attachment trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_attachment() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_attachment() {
 		global $post;
 
 		$this->add_crumbs_single( $post->post_parent, get_permalink( $post->post_parent ) );
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	 * @param int    $post_id   Post ID.
 	 * @param string $permalink Post permalink.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_single( $post_id = 0, $permalink = '' ) {
+	protected function add_crumbs_single( $post_id = 0, $permalink = '' ) {
 		if ( ! $post_id ) {
 			global $post;
 		} else {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Page trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_page() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_page() {
 		global $post;
 
 		if ( $post->post_parent ) {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Product category trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_product_category() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_product_category() {
 		$current_term = $GLOBALS['wp_query']->get_queried_object();
 
 		$this->prepend_shop_page();
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Product tag trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_product_tag() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_product_tag() {
 		$current_term = $GLOBALS['wp_query']->get_queried_object();
 
 		$this->prepend_shop_page();
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Shop breadcrumb.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_shop() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_shop() {
 		if ( intval( get_option( 'page_on_front' ) ) === wc_get_page_id( 'shop' ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Post type archive trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_post_type_archive() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_post_type_archive() {
 		$post_type = get_post_type_object( get_post_type() );
 
 		if ( $post_type ) {
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Category trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_category() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_category() {
 		$this_category = get_category( $GLOBALS['wp_query']->get_queried_object() );
 
 		if ( 0 !== intval( $this_category->parent ) ) {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Tag trail.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_tag() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_tag() {
 		$queried_object = $GLOBALS['wp_query']->get_queried_object();
 
 		/* translators: %s: tag name */
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Add crumbs for date based archives.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_date() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_date() {
 		if ( is_year() || is_month() || is_day() ) {
 			$this->add_crumb( get_the_time( 'Y' ), get_year_link( get_the_time( 'Y' ) ) );
 		}
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Add crumbs for taxonomies
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_tax() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_tax() {
 		$this_term = $GLOBALS['wp_query']->get_queried_object();
 		$taxonomy  = get_taxonomy( $this_term->taxonomy );
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Add a breadcrumb for author archives.
 	 */
-	private function add_crumbs_author() {
+	protected function add_crumbs_author() {
 		global $author;
 
 		$userdata = get_userdata( $author );
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	 * @param int    $term_id  Term ID.
 	 * @param string $taxonomy Taxonomy.
 	 */
-	private function term_ancestors( $term_id, $taxonomy ) {
+	protected function term_ancestors( $term_id, $taxonomy ) {
 		$ancestors = get_ancestors( $term_id, $taxonomy );
 		$ancestors = array_reverse( $ancestors );
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Endpoints.
 	 */
-	private function endpoint_trail() {
+	protected function endpoint_trail() {
 		$endpoint       = is_wc_endpoint_url() ? WC()->query->get_current_endpoint() : '';
 		$endpoint_title = $endpoint ? WC()->query->get_endpoint_title( $endpoint ) : '';
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Add a breadcrumb for search results.
 	 */
-	private function search_trail() {
+	protected function search_trail() {
 		if ( is_search() ) {
 			/* translators: %s: search term */
 			$this->add_crumb( sprintf( __( 'Search results for “%s”', 'woocommerce' ), get_search_query() ), remove_query_arg( 'paged' ) );
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class WC_Breadcrumb {
 	/**
 	 * Add a breadcrumb for pagination.
 	 */
-	private function paged_trail() {
+	protected function paged_trail() {
 		if ( get_query_var( 'paged' ) && 'subcategories' !== woocommerce_get_loop_display_mode() ) {
 			/* translators: %d: page number */
 			$this->add_crumb( sprintf( __( 'Page %d', 'woocommerce' ), get_query_var( 'paged' ) ) );