Scot Ranney • January 29, 2026
Miva Merchant readytheme navigation sets can be imported via a simple xml file. If you need to rearrange a ton of items do it in the file and import.
Importing is done via data management / XML Import.
The sample file:
<NavigationSet_Add> <Code><![CDATA[primary_navigation]]></Code> <Name><![CDATA[Primary Site Navigation Bar]]></Name> <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description> <Template>![CDATA[]]</Template> <Notes>#Set_Current_Time#</Notes> <Layout>Horizontal Drop-Down</Layout> <Items> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Shop All]]></Name> <Link type="Page" target="_self"><![CDATA[CTLG]]></Link> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Category 1]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[category_01]]></Link> <SubItems> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Subcategory 1]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[sub-cat-1]]></Link> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Subcategory 2]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[sub-cat-2]]></Link> </Item> </SubItems> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Category 2]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[category_02]]></Link> <SubItems> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Subcategory 3]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[sub-cat-3]]></Link> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Subcategory 4]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[Sub-cat-4]]></Link> </Item> </SubItems> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Category 3]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[category_03]]></Link> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Category 4]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[category_04]]></Link> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Sale]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[sale]]></Link> </Item> <Item> <Active>true</Active> <Name><![CDATA[Featured Products]]></Name> <Link type="Category" target="_self"><![CDATA[featured]]></Link> </Item> </Items> </NavigationSet_Add>
This was a snippet provided by Miva Nate from the page below. I don't know how long the page below will last (looks like one of those temp code sharing pages.)
https://snippets.cacher.io/snippet/0fdd0368b76e2e082cd9
mvkb_import