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Asked: 2026-05-20T20:13:52+00:00

You can customize the navigation in SP2010 via Site Settings > Navigation: How would

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You can customize the navigation in SP2010 via Site Settings > Navigation:

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How would I go ahead and define a simple (!) navigation myself and deploy with via feature? I don’t really want to create a custom master page – just like I would do via the frontend: Add two links to the menu and I’m happy.

I read about a custom site map provider and using a custom xml file and reference it in the web.config, but I cannot believe it is not easier to simply modify some existing links in the global navigation and add some new ones – basically create my own menu.

Let’s go with an example:

Global Navigation
    Custom Folder
        Products --> lists/products
        More News --> lists/morenews
        Entertainment --> lists/entertainment
    Another Folder
        Somethingelse --> somethingelse.aspx

How would I go about and deploy this to my site and replace the global navigation?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Turns out I’m looking for the SPWeb.Navigation Property. I can easily add links to the global navigation and the quick launch by using the AddToQuickLaunch (MSDN) method.

    Microsoft even has a MSDN entry for what I was looking for: Adding Links to Quick Launch.

    Once you’re on track you find more information:

    So now I just have to add my custom navigation via a Feature Receiver and all is fine.

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