AdminLTE/docs/components/main-sidebar.md

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layout: page
title: Main Sidebar Component
---

The sidebar used in this page to the left provides an example of what your sidebar would look like. Construction of a sidebar: 

```html
<!-- Main Sidebar Container -->
<aside class="main-sidebar sidebar-dark-primary elevation-4">
  <!-- Brand Logo -->
  <a href="index3.html" class="brand-link">
    <img src="dist/img/AdminLTELogo.png" alt="AdminLTE Logo" class="brand-image img-circle elevation-3"
         style="opacity: .8">
    <span class="brand-text font-weight-light">AdminLTE 3</span>
  </a>

  <!-- Sidebar -->
  <div class="sidebar">
    <!-- Sidebar user panel (optional) -->
    <div class="user-panel mt-3 pb-3 mb-3 d-flex">
      <div class="image">
        <img src="dist/img/user2-160x160.jpg" class="img-circle elevation-2" alt="User Image">
      </div>
      <div class="info">
        <a href="#" class="d-block">Alexander Pierce</a>
      </div>
    </div>

    <!-- Sidebar Menu -->
    <nav class="mt-2">
      <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-sidebar flex-column" data-widget="treeview" role="menu">
        <!-- Add icons to the links using the .nav-icon class
             with font-awesome or any other icon font library -->
        <li class="nav-item menu-open">
          <a href="#" class="nav-link active">
            <i class="nav-icon fas fa-tachometer-alt"></i>
            <p>
              Starter Pages
              <i class="right fas fa-angle-left"></i>
            </p>
          </a>
          <ul class="nav nav-treeview">
            <li class="nav-item">
              <a href="#" class="nav-link active">
                <i class="far fa-circle nav-icon"></i>
                <p>Active Page</p>
              </a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
              <a href="#" class="nav-link">
                <i class="far fa-circle nav-icon"></i>
                <p>Inactive Page</p>
              </a>
            </li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a href="#" class="nav-link">
            <i class="nav-icon fas fa-th"></i>
            <p>
              Simple Link
              <span class="right badge badge-danger">New</span>
            </p>
          </a>
        </li>
      </ul>
    </nav>
    <!-- /.sidebar-menu -->
  </div>
  <!-- /.sidebar -->
</aside>
```
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#### Alternate Logo

You can use two logo images instead of logo with text, you only need to change the markup to this:

```html
<a href="#" class="brand-link logo-switch">
  <img src="dist/img/logo-xs.png" alt="AdminLTE Docs Logo Small" class="brand-image-xl logo-xs">
  <img src="dist/img/logo-xl.png" alt="AdminLTE Docs Logo Large" class="brand-image-xs logo-xl" style="left: 12px">
</a>
```
> Example from v3.0 docs.

Based on the example above, you can replace `.brand-image-xl` on `.logo-xs` with `.brand-image-xs` or vice versa on `.logo-xl` for changed logo sizes.

#### Brand with Pushmenu Button

You can place the pushmenu button inside the brand, simply replace the brand-link code with the code below:

```html
<div class="brand-link d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
  <a class="brand-link" href="index3.html">
    <img src="dist/img/AdminLTELogo.png" alt="AdminLTE Logo" class="brand-image img-circle elevation-3">
    <span class="brand-text font-weight-light">AdminLTE 3</span>
  </a>
  <a class="pushmenu" data-widget="pushmenu" href="#" role="button"><i class="fas fa-bars"></i></a>
</div>
```

#### Search Form in Sidebar

You can add this code above user-panel or nav-sidebar:

```html
<form class="form-inline">
  <div class="input-group">
    <input class="form-control form-control-sidebar" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
    <div class="input-group-append">
      <button class="btn btn-sidebar" type="submit">
        <i class="fas fa-search"></i>
      </button>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>
```
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#### Sidebar Custom Area

You can add a Custom Area inside the Sidebar to display extra buttons or text below your menu entries.

You can simply add this code after the `div.sidebar`:

```html
<div class="sidebar-custom">
  <a href="#" class="btn btn-link"><i class="fas fa-cogs"></i></a>
  <a href="#" class="btn btn-secondary hide-on-collapse pos-right">Help</a>
</div>
```

> ##### Warning!
> The Sidebar Custom Area works only with `.layout-fixed` enabled.
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#### Additional Classes

##### Sidebar

- `.sidebar-no-expand` Disables Auto Expand on Hover/Focus

##### Navbar

- `.nav-child-indent` Child indent
- `.nav-compact` Compact nav items
- `.nav-flat` Flat nav style
- `.nav-legacy` Legacy v2 nav style
- `.nav-collapse-hide-child` Hide nav item submenus on collapsed sidebar


> ##### Tip!
> You can also use `.text-sm` on `.nav-sidebar` or `.brand-link` for smaller font.
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For more information about the JS part of the sidebar, please visit the [PushMenu plugin page]({% link javascript/push-menu.md %})