Node template object. The .node_template property defines default values for the sidebar node. This template is used when new sidebar nodes are created. An item object has the following structure: { id : null, // id of the node, must be unique for the whole sidebar text : '', // string or function, text for the node order : null, // if defined, will be used for sorting, otherwiser text will be used nodes : [], // array of sub node objects icon : null, // string or function, font icon name img : null, // css class of the image that will appear on the left style : '', // additional style for the node class : '', // additional clas name for the node count : '', // text of the badge that will appear on the right route : null, // route for the node selected : false, // indicates if node is selected expanded : false, // indicates if node is expanded hidden : false, // indicates if node is hidden disabled : false, // indicates is node is disabled group : false, // indicates if node is a group groupShowHide : true, // indicates if to display show/hide link for groups collapsible : true, // indicates if node can be collapsible plus : false, // if true, then + will be shown even if there is no sub nodes childOffset : 0, // additional offset for all child nodes // events onClick : null, // mouse click event handler onDblClick : null, // mouse double click event handler onContextMenu : null, // mouse right click event handler onExpand : null, // node expand event handler onCollapse : null, // node collapsed event handler // internal parent : null, // reference to a parent node object sidebar : null // reference to the sidebar the node belongs to } To nest add them into The item.nodes array.