SharePoint 2010 WebPart Page doesn't show Quick Launch!!! Here's how to fix it...

Have you ever had the issue when you create a new WebPart page that the quick launch bar doesn't show up? Well, this post is for you if you are trying to get it to show up.

Unfortunately, the only way I've found to get this showing is to edit the page in SharePoint designer. This is a free tool so download it if you don't have it already!

Here's what you need to get rid of to show the quick launch menu.

First, edit the page in advanced mode by right clicking the file and saying "Edit page in advanced mode"

You will now need to search for the following items in code view and delete them (or comment them out, which ever you feel comfortable with).

<SharePoint:UIVersionedContent ID="WebPartPageHideQLStyles" UIVersion="4" runat="server">

<ContentTemplate>

<style type="text/css">

body #s4-leftpanel {

display:none;

}

.s4-ca {

margin-left:0px;

}

</style>

</ContentTemplate>

</SharePoint:UIVersionedContent>

AND

<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="PlaceHolderLeftNavBar" runat="server"></asp:Content>

Save you page and now the left nave will show up!!! This was confusing for me, because in the old version of SharePoint, the last step was good enough to make it visible.