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Copy/Export Navigation?
Is there a PowerShell command (or other way) to export a hub site navigation and import it to another hub site navigation?
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Hi Ivan,
You can use the Copy-PNPNavigation module
You can copy a SharePoint Navigation Menu with maximum 3-layer with this script. Also, you will have a export in excel type from the site navigation!https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Copy-PNPNavigation/1.0.2
Saeid_Abdollahzadeh I just ran this module and got the following message "Backup process is done, you can find the back up file in the destination folder" and "You skip the restore process". Currently, I cannot find the backup excel file and the navigation in the destination site was not changed. Any idea what I'm missing here? Thanks
Hi Darren_Smith
Copy-PNPNavigation -SourceSite https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/SourceSite -BackupDestination C:\FolderOfBackupFile -DestinationSite https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/DestinationSite -NavigationLocation TopNavigationBar
It's the full line of the command. You have to enter the source site address, which you want to copy the navigation from it, then you need to enter the destination folder where the backup file will save there. If you're going to add the navigation menu to the destination site, you have to use the -DestinationSite switch, otherwise the backup file doesn't copy to the destination site, and you have the backup file only!
https://github.com/saeid-adz/Copy-PNPNavigation
BR,
Saeid.
Ivan54 and MoTheSeeker - I found a script that works with mega menu! I ran the script from SharePoint Online Management Shell. Here is the link containing the script:
https://jcallaghan.com/2019/09/replicate-sharepoint-hub-site-navigation/
However, it was only copying non-hyperlinked headings. So I had to add an "-external" switch to get any hyperlinked menu items to copy. This is noted in the article above but better detailed in this second article below:
https://davegerrard.wordpress.com/2019/12/05/editing-hub-site-navigation/
Ivan54 Any updates on this? I have a similar requirement and we're using megamenu three deep.
Cheers!
Hi Ivan,
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Copy-SPOHubSiteNavigation/1.3
Regards
Jens
Jens Balondo Is this script works for Mega Menu as well?
As I tried and it only copied the first level of navigation, not copied sub-navigation items.
hi Jens Balondo
Thanks, but how do I provide credentials to this module?
I've opened the SharePoint Online Module and logged in, than imported the module and ran the command from the scripts comments, but I always get the information pop to provide credentials but at no point do I get to enter any credentials.
*edit*
I've managed to get the script to run, but I can't produce any changes to my navigation unfortunately. No Idea why.
jcgonzalezmartinthanks for your input. My PowerShell skills are limited to basic administration and some modifying of existing scripts. I can get the navigation links but I have no idea how to export or copy those :(
- Take a look at PnP cmdlets, you might find there what you need
- Is it possible, that the Add-PnPNavigationNode command has not been updated yet to the new mega menu options, like a header that isn't a link?
I can't get this work :(
