There is a limit set in SharePoint by default which only
allows fifty links to show up in the navigation. If you add pages and/or
subsites beyond the limit of 50, they stop showing up in the navigation.
The right thing to do would be to re-evaluate your
SharePoint site structure at this point. Chances are though, that you will need
a more immediate work around to get you past this issue in the meantime.
The limit is set in the PortalSiteMapProvider class in SharePoint.
Microsoft’s explanation behind this limit is that “Showing a large number of
items in the navigation menu is not useful and can have a negative impact on
performance”.
