How can I switch Jira to Old Navigation bar

[Vikrant Yadav]

Hi Experts, 

Need your help in reverting back my Jira Software Navigation bar to Old View.  

I am not able to find any option to revert back. This look is very similar to Asana and other work management tool. No looks good to me, top navigation bar makes jira unique from other tool. 

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Vikrant

Your post tags indicate that you are on the Free subscription. Is that accurate?

On Free subscriptions individual cannot opt out of using the new Navigation.

It may be possible for Product Admin to request that the site be reverted back to the original navigation. However, eventually all sites will be forced to the new navigation so you should consider keeping it and getting used to it now rather than postponing that change.

For information on requesting a change back to the old navigation refer to this article:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Navigation-Refresh-articles/Recap-Atlassian-s-New-Navigation-Launch-and-key-product-team/ba-p/2894700

[Vikrant Yadav]

Hi @Trudy Claspill  Thanks for the link! Yeah it's a free version, my personal instance. 
I checked the link via submitting this form : fill out this form I can opt out my tenant. 

In March 2025 it will be released for everyone, I think I need to opt in for our sandbox instance , so that user has hard-ons experience before release for production. What you suggest. 

[Trudy Claspill]

Sandboxes are available only when you have a premium or enterprise subscription.

Review the information in the referenced article specifically related to sandboxes.

[Vikrant Yadav]

@Trudy Claspill  We have premium plan as well for another jira instance. 

[Vikrant Yadav]

@Trudy Claspill  Shall I request to enable new navigation bar for our sandbox instance ? 
Atlassian will release new navigation bar for every jira instance right? and there is no way to roll back except contacting Atlassian support or users disable it from Jira Labs section ?

[Trudy Claspill]

Based on the documentation link I provided you can request enablement for a sandbox, but user will not have access to individually disabled it in the sandbox. It is unclear to me it it has to be enabled for the primary site, or if can be enabled for just the sandbox.

I assume that eventually this will be rolled out to all sites and eventually the ability to disable it will be halted, but I don't know when GA is scheduled. Currently it is in Beta release.

[Alonso Rojas]

AFAIK is not possible to switch back to the old navigation bar