how to inherit quick launch bar for entire site collection?

Question

We have created a site collection (root web), it has a quick launch bar.

Then, created a subsite, it has its own quick launch bar.

Is there a way to use the same quick launch bar for the entire site collection?

Answer 1

You can try the below powershell code. You need to

# get a sitecollection object(SPSite)
$SPSite = Get-SPSite -Identity "http://sp2010/"

# loop through all the subwebs(SPWebs) in the site collection
foreach ($SPWeb in $SPSite.AllWebs)
{
   # check so that this is not the root web
  if (!$SPWeb.IsRootWeb)
  {

     # allow unsafe updates
     $SPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = $true

     # Get a PublishingWeb object for the current web
     $SPPubWeb = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingWeb]::GetPublishingWeb($SPWeb)

     #Current Navigation Settings
     $SPPubWeb.Navigation.InheritGlobal = $true
     $SPPubWeb.Update()

     #RESET unsafe updates

     $SPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = $false

     Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green $SPWeb.Url.ToString()  " - Done"

     $SPWeb.Dispose()
 }


 $SPSite.Dispose()

Answer 2

You can activate SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure features on the site collection level. Then Go to the site settings of your subsite and find Navigation link in Look and Feel section. In Current Navigation settings select Display the same navigation items as the parent site