Import and export menus

How-to guide Pro Navigation 2 min read

Use a .json export as a backup before big changes, to copy a menu from a staging store to your live store, or import a Shopify navigation menu saved as JSON. On other plans, Export is greyed out and Import is disabled.

Export a menu

1. Open the menu actions

   In Menu manager, click ⋯ on the menu’s row (1).

   

   (1) Click ⋯ on a menu row, (2) choose an action

2. Click Export

   Choose Export in the list (2). A file named after your store and today’s date, such as your-store.myshopify.com_2026-9-14.json, downloads. It holds the whole menu — name, type, items, blocks, settings, position — plus links to its images.

Tip

The file name doesn’t include the menu’s name, and exports made on the same day get the same name, so rename it after downloading, for example main-menu-2026-09.json.

Import a menu

1. Click Import

   In Menu manager, click Import at the top, or Import menu on Home.

   

   Menu manager: Import and Create menu are at the top right

2. Add the file

   In Import menu, drop the .json file onto the upload area or click Add file (Replace file picks another). Import becomes active only for valid JSON.

   

   Drop your .json file or click Add files, then click Import.

3. Click Import

   When you see Menu imported, the new menu is in Menu manager as a Draft.

4. Check and publish

   Click Customize, review it, then publish it. Imported menus are never published automatically.

What gets created

Globo Mega Menu export

From this or another store: a new menu named Copy of + the original name, with the same items, blocks, settings and position. Images are copied to your store.

Shopify navigation JSON

A new mega menu named after the Shopify menu, with its items (up to 7 levels deep), the app’s default styling and the Automatically replace position.

Import always creates a new menu and never overwrites one. To restore a backup, import it, then disable or delete the old menu.

Troubleshooting

Import menu failed

Files from other menu apps aren’t supported. Use a Globo Mega Menu export or a Shopify navigation menu in JSON.

Menu limit reached

Your store has a maximum of 10 menus. Remove unused menus to add more. Delete a menu you no longer use, then import again. See Menu limit.

The copied menu shows in the wrong place or has broken links

Position and links are copied as-is. On a store with a different theme, check Settings > Position before publishing, and make sure the linked products, collections and pages exist there.

Related pages

• Menu managerSee every menu in your store, create new ones, and publish, rename, duplicate, export or delete them.
• Version historyBring back an earlier saved version of a menu by loading it into the editor and saving it.
• Publish a menuPublish your menu to a theme and choose where it appears on your storefront.
• Plans and billingCompare the Globo Mega Menu plans, start a free trial, and upgrade, downgrade or cancel your plan.

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