Sidebar

Installation

pnpm dlx stera-ui add sidebar

Usage

Wrap your layout with SidebarProvider and use SidebarInset for the main content area.

import {
  Sidebar,
  SidebarContent,
  SidebarGroup,
  SidebarGroupLabel,
  SidebarMenu,
  SidebarMenuItem,
  SidebarMenuButton,
  SidebarProvider,
  SidebarInset,
  SidebarTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/sidebar"

<SidebarProvider>
  <Sidebar>
    <SidebarContent>
      <SidebarGroup>
        <SidebarGroupLabel>Application</SidebarGroupLabel>
        <SidebarMenu>
          <SidebarMenuItem>
            <SidebarMenuButton isActive render={<a href="/" />}>
              <SiHome />
              <span>Home</span>
            </SidebarMenuButton>
          </SidebarMenuItem>
        </SidebarMenu>
      </SidebarGroup>
    </SidebarContent>
  </Sidebar>
  <SidebarInset>
    <header className="flex h-16 items-center gap-2 border-b px-4">
      <SidebarTrigger />
    </header>
    {/* page content */}
  </SidebarInset>
</SidebarProvider>

With Badge

Use SidebarMenuBadge to display a count or status indicator next to a menu item.

Variants

The variant prop controls the sidebar's visual style. Use "floating" for a detached sidebar with rounded corners and a shadow.

API Reference

Prop	Type	Default
`variant`	`"sidebar" \| "floating" \| "inset"`	`"sidebar"`
`collapsible`	`"offcanvas" \| "icon" \| "none"`	`"offcanvas"`
`side`	`"left" \| "right"`	`"left"`

SidebarProvider

Prop	Type	Default
`open`	`boolean`	—
`defaultOpen`	`boolean`	`true`
`onOpenChange`	`(open: boolean) => void`	—

SidebarMenuButton

Prop	Type	Default
`isActive`	`boolean`	`false`
`size`	`"default" \| "sm" \| "lg"`	`"default"`
`tooltip`	`string`	—
`render`	`ReactElement`	—

Subcomponents

Component	Description
`SidebarHeader`	Top section of the sidebar
`SidebarContent`	Scrollable middle section
`SidebarFooter`	Bottom section of the sidebar
`SidebarGroup`	Logical section within `SidebarContent`
`SidebarGroupLabel`	Label for a sidebar group
`SidebarMenu`	List of menu items
`SidebarMenuItem`	Single menu item wrapper
`SidebarMenuBadge`	Count/status badge on a menu item
`SidebarMenuAction`	Action button shown on hover
`SidebarMenuSub`	Nested sub-menu container
`SidebarMenuSubItem`	Item within a sub-menu
`SidebarMenuSubButton`	Button for a sub-menu item
`SidebarMenuSkeleton`	Loading placeholder for a menu item
`SidebarRail`	Thin rail for collapse-to-icon mode
`SidebarTrigger`	Button to toggle the sidebar open/closed
`SidebarInset`	Main content area paired with the sidebar