Sidebar

Bootstrap 5 Sidebar component

Sidebar is an additional navigation component that provides extensive support and a clear way for navigating through complex websites with hundreds of links and subpages.

If you need a more advanced Side Navbar and more options, see our main SideNav documentation. This component is sometimes also referred to as Drawer, Side Navbar or Offcanvas navigation.

Basic example

Official Bootstrap documentation does not contain a Sidebar component, but it's possible to create fully-functional side navigation from the existing components, and with the little help of Material Design for Bootstrap - free and powerfull UI KIT.

The Sidebar will disappear when the screen size will be smaller than 992px. It can be launch by clicking a hamburger icon on the left side of the Navbar.

Live demo 
        
            
        import React, { useState } from 'react';
        import {
          MDBContainer,
          MDBNavbar,
          MDBNavbarBrand,
          MDBNavbarToggler,
          MDBIcon,
          MDBNavbarNav,
          MDBNavbarItem,
          MDBNavbarLink,
          MDBDropdown,
          MDBDropdownToggle,
          MDBDropdownMenu,
          MDBDropdownItem,
          MDBDropdownLink,
          MDBCollapse,
          MDBRipple,
          MDBBadge,
          MDBInput,
          MDBListGroup,
          MDBListGroupItem
        } from 'mdb-react-ui-kit';

        export default function App() {
          const [showShow, setShowShow] = useState(false);

          const toggleShow = () => setShowShow(!showShow);

          return (
            <>
              <MDBCollapse show={showShow} tag="nav" className="d-lg-block bg-white sidebar">
                <div className="position-sticky">
                  <MDBListGroup flush className="mx-3 mt-4">
                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="tachometer-alt me-3" />
                        Main Dashboard
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded' active aria-current='true'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="chart-area me-3" />
                        Website traffic
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="lock me-3" />
                        Password
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="chart-line me-3" />
                        Analitics
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="chart-pie me-3" />
                        SEO
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon far icon="chart-bar me-3" />
                        Orders
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="globe me-3" />
                        International
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="building me-3" />
                        Partners
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="calendar me-3" />
                        Calendar
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="users me-3" />
                        User
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>

                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 rounded'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="money-bill me-3" />
                        Sales
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>
                  </MDBListGroup>
                </div>
              </MDBCollapse>

              <MDBNavbar expand='lg' light bgColor='light'>
                <MDBContainer fluid>
                  <MDBNavbarNav className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center w-auto">
                    <MDBNavbarToggler
                      type='button'
                      aria-label='Toggle navigation'
                      onClick={toggleShow}
                    >
                      <MDBIcon icon='bars' fas />
                    </MDBNavbarToggler>
                    <MDBNavbarBrand href='#'>
                      <img
                        src='https://mdbootstrap.com/img/logo/mdb-transaprent-noshadows.webp'
                        height='30'
                        alt=''
                        loading='lazy'
                      />
                    </MDBNavbarBrand>

                    <MDBCollapse navbar>
                      <MDBNavbarItem className="d-flex align-items-center">
                        <MDBInput label='Search (ctrl + "/" to focus)' id='form1' type='text' />
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="search mx-2" />
                      </MDBNavbarItem>
                    </MDBCollapse>


                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                  <MDBNavbarNav className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-end w-auto">
                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0 d-flex align-items-center'>
                      <MDBDropdown>
                        <MDBDropdownToggle tag="a" href="#!" className="hidden-arrow nav-link">
                          <MDBIcon fas icon="bell" />
                          <MDBBadge color='danger' notification pill>
                            1
                          </MDBBadge>
                        </MDBDropdownToggle>

                        <MDBDropdownMenu>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Some news</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Another news</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Something else here</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                        </MDBDropdownMenu>
                      </MDBDropdown>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>

                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0'>
                      <MDBNavbarLink href='#'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon='fill-drip' />
                      </MDBNavbarLink>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0'>
                      <MDBNavbarLink href='#'>
                        <MDBIcon fab icon='github' />
                      </MDBNavbarLink>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>

                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0 d-flex align-items-center'>
                      <MDBDropdown>

                        <MDBDropdownToggle tag="a" href="#!" className="hidden-arrow nav-link">
                          <img src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Avatars/img (31).jpg" className="rounded-circle" height="22" alt="" loading="lazy" />
                        </MDBDropdownToggle>

                        <MDBDropdownMenu>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">My profile</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Settings</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Logout</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                        </MDBDropdownMenu>
                      </MDBDropdown>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                </MDBContainer>
              </MDBNavbar>
            </>
          );
        }
        
        
    
        
            
          body {
            background-color: #fbfbfb;
          }
          
          @media (min-width: 992px) {
            .sidebar {
              height: unset!important;
            }
          }
          
          /* Sidebar */
          .sidebar {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            padding: 58px 0 0;
            /* Height of navbar */
            box-shadow: 0 2px 5px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 5%), 0 2px 10px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 5%);
            width: 240px;
            /* z-index: 600; */
          }
          
          .sidebar.show {
            height: 100vh;
          }
          
          @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .sidebar {
              width: 100%;
            }
          }
          
          .sidebar .active {
            border-radius: 5px;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 5px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 16%), 0 2px 10px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 12%);
          }
          
          .sidebar-sticky {
            position: relative;
            top: 0;
            height: calc(100vh - 48px);
            padding-top: 0.5rem;
            overflow-x: hidden;
            overflow-y: auto;
            /* Scrollable contents if viewport is shorter than content. */
          }

Collapse

By using the collapse component you can create a dropdown menu within your sidebar.

Live demo 
        
            
        import React, { useState } from 'react';
        import {
          MDBContainer,
          MDBNavbar,
          MDBNavbarBrand,
          MDBNavbarToggler,
          MDBIcon,
          MDBNavbarNav,
          MDBNavbarItem,
          MDBNavbarLink,
          MDBDropdown,
          MDBDropdownToggle,
          MDBDropdownMenu,
          MDBDropdownItem,
          MDBDropdownLink,
          MDBCollapse,
          MDBRipple,
          MDBBadge,
          MDBInput,
          MDBListGroup, 
          MDBListGroupItem
        } from 'mdb-react-ui-kit';
        
        export default function Collapsed() {
          const [showShow, setShowShow] = useState(false);
          const [collapse1, setCollapse1] = useState(true);
          const [collapse2, setCollapse2] = useState(false);
        
          const toggleShow = () => setShowShow(!showShow);
        
          return (
            <>
              <MDBCollapse show={showShow} tag="nav" className="d-lg-block bg-white sidebar">
                <div className="position-sticky">
                  <MDBListGroup flush className="mx-3 mt-4">
                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action
                        className='border-0 border-bottom rounded rounded'
                        onClick={() => setCollapse1(!collapse1)}
                      >
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="tachometer-alt me-3" />
                        Expanded menu
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>
        
                    <MDBCollapse show={collapse1}>
                      <MDBListGroup flush>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                      </MDBListGroup>
                    </MDBCollapse>
        
                  </MDBListGroup>
        
                  <MDBListGroup flush className="mx-3">
                    <MDBRipple rippleTag='span'>
                      <MDBListGroupItem tag='a' href='#' action className='border-0 border-bottom rounded' onClick={() => setCollapse2(!collapse2)}>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="chart-area me-3" />
                        Collapsed menu
                      </MDBListGroupItem>
                    </MDBRipple>
        
                    <MDBCollapse show={collapse2}>
                      <MDBListGroup flush>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                        <MDBListGroupItem className="py-1" tag='a' action href='#'>Link</MDBListGroupItem>
                      </MDBListGroup>
                    </MDBCollapse>
                  </MDBListGroup>
                </div>
              </MDBCollapse>
        
              <MDBNavbar expand='lg' light bgColor='light'>
                <MDBContainer fluid>
                  <MDBNavbarNav className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center w-auto">
                    <MDBNavbarToggler
                      type='button'
                      aria-label='Toggle navigation'
                      onClick={toggleShow}
                    >
                      <MDBIcon icon='bars' fas />
                    </MDBNavbarToggler>
                    <MDBNavbarBrand href='#'>
                      <img
                        src='https://mdbootstrap.com/img/logo/mdb-transaprent-noshadows.webp'
                        height='30'
                        alt=''
                        loading='lazy'
                      />
                    </MDBNavbarBrand>
        
                    <MDBCollapse navbar>
                      <MDBNavbarItem className="d-flex align-items-center">
                        <MDBInput label='Search (ctrl + "/" to focus)' id='form1' type='text' />
                        <MDBIcon fas icon="search mx-2" />
                      </MDBNavbarItem>
                    </MDBCollapse>
                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                  <MDBNavbarNav className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-end w-auto">
                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0 d-flex align-items-center'>
                      <MDBDropdown>
                        <MDBDropdownToggle tag="a" href="#!" className="hidden-arrow nav-link">
                          <MDBIcon fas icon="bell" />
                          <MDBBadge color='danger' notification pill>
                            1
                          </MDBBadge>
                        </MDBDropdownToggle>
        
                        <MDBDropdownMenu>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Some news</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Another news</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Something else here</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                        </MDBDropdownMenu>
                      </MDBDropdown>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
        
                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0'>
                      <MDBNavbarLink href='#'>
                        <MDBIcon fas icon='fill-drip' />
                      </MDBNavbarLink>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0'>
                      <MDBNavbarLink href='#'>
                        <MDBIcon fab icon='github' />
                      </MDBNavbarLink>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
        
                    <MDBNavbarItem className='me-3 me-lg-0 d-flex align-items-center'>
                      <MDBDropdown>
                        <MDBDropdownToggle tag="a" href="#!" className="hidden-arrow nav-link">
                          <img src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Avatars/img (31).jpg" className="rounded-circle" height="22" alt="" loading="lazy" />
                        </MDBDropdownToggle>
        
                        <MDBDropdownMenu>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">My profile</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Settings</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                          <MDBDropdownItem>
                            <MDBDropdownLink href="#">Logout</MDBDropdownLink>
                          </MDBDropdownItem>
                        </MDBDropdownMenu>
                      </MDBDropdown>
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                </MDBContainer>
              </MDBNavbar>
            </>
          );
        }
        
        
    
        
            
        body {
          background-color: #fbfbfb;
        }
        
        @media (min-width: 992px) {
          .sidebar {
            height: unset!important;
          }
        }
        
        /* Sidebar */
        .sidebar {
          position: fixed;
          top: 0;
          bottom: 0;
          left: 0;
          padding: 58px 0 0;
          /* Height of navbar */
          box-shadow: 0 2px 5px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 5%), 0 2px 10px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 5%);
          width: 240px;
          /* z-index: 600; */
        }
        
        .sidebar.show {
          height: 100vh;
        }
        
        @media (max-width: 992px) {
          .sidebar {
            width: 100%;
          }
        }
        
        .sidebar .active {
          border-radius: 5px;
          box-shadow: 0 2px 5px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 16%), 0 2px 10px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 12%);
        }
        
        .sidebar-sticky {
          position: relative;
          top: 0;
          height: calc(100vh - 48px);
          padding-top: 0.5rem;
          overflow-x: hidden;
          overflow-y: auto;
          /* Scrollable contents if viewport is shorter than content. */
        }