zxcms/backend/views/layouts/left.php

<aside class="main-sidebar">

    <section class="sidebar">

        <!-- Sidebar user panel -->
        <div class="user-panel">
            <div class="pull-left image">
                <img src="<?= $directoryAsset ?>/img/user2-160x160.jpg" class="img-circle" alt="User Image"/>
            </div>
            <div class="pull-left info">
                <p><?= Yii::$app->user->identity->user->username ?></p>

                <a href="#"><i class="fa fa-circle text-success"></i> Online</a>
            </div>
        </div>

        <!-- search form -->
        <form action="#" method="get" class="sidebar-form">
            <div class="input-group">
                <input type="text" name="q" class="form-control" placeholder="Search..."/>
              <span class="input-group-btn">
                <button type='submit' name='search' id='search-btn' class="btn btn-flat"><i class="fa fa-search"></i>
                </button>
              </span>
            </div>
        </form>
        <!-- /.search form -->

        <?= dmstr\widgets\Menu::widget(
            [
                'options' => ['class' => 'sidebar-menu tree', 'data-widget'=> 'tree'],
                'items' => \yii\helpers\ArrayHelper::merge([
                    ['label' => Yii::t('main', 'Menu'), 'options' => ['class' => 'header']],

	                [
	                	'label' => Yii::t('dashboard', 'Dashboard'),
		                'icon' => 'dashboard',
		                'url' => ['/site/index'],
		                'active' => $this->context->id == '/site/index'],

	                [
	                	'label' => Yii::t('user', 'Users'),
		                'icon' => 'user',
		                'url' => ['/user/index'],
		                'active' => $this->context->id == 'user',
		                'visible' => \Yii::$app->user->can('admin') || \Yii::$app->user->can('UserManagement'),
	                ],

	                ['label' => Yii::t('user', 'Access Rules'), 'icon' => 'lock', 'items' => [
		                ['label' => Yii::t('user', 'Roles'), 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'url' => ['/role/index'], 'active' => \Yii::$app->controller->getUniqueId() == 'role'],
		                ['label' => Yii::t('user', 'Permissions'), 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'url' => ['/permission/index'], 'active' => \Yii::$app->controller->getUniqueId() == 'permission'],
	                ], 'visible' => \Yii::$app->user->can('admin') || \Yii::$app->user->can('UserManagement')],

	                [
	                	'label' => Yii::t('page', 'Pages'),
		                'icon' => 'file-o', 'url' => ['/page/index'],
		                'active' => $this->context->id == 'page',
		                'visible' => \Yii::$app->user->can('admin') || \Yii::$app->user->can('PagesManagement'),
	                ],

	                ['label' => Yii::t('post', 'Posts'), 'icon' => 'newspaper-o', 'items' => array_merge(
	                    array_map(function(\core\entities\post\PostType $type) {
	                        return ['label' => $type->plural, 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'items' => [
		                        ['label' => Yii::t('post', 'Categories'), 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'url' => ['/post/category', 'tid' => $type->id], 'active' => \Yii::$app->controller->getUniqueId() == 'post/category' && \Yii::$app->request->get('tid') == $type->id],
		                        ['label' => $type->plural, 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'url' => ['/post/post', 'tid' => $type->id], 'active' => \Yii::$app->controller->getUniqueId() == 'post/post' && \Yii::$app->request->get('tid') == $type->id],
		                        ['label' => Yii::t('post', 'Tags'), 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'url' => ['/post/tag', 'tid' => $type->id], 'active' => \Yii::$app->controller->getUniqueId() == 'post/tag' && \Yii::$app->request->get('tid') == $type->id],
	                        ]];
	                    }, \core\entities\post\PostType::find()->all()),
		                [['label' => Yii::t('post', 'Comments'), 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'url' => ['/post/comment'], 'active' => \Yii::$app->controller->getUniqueId() == 'post/comment']],
		                [['label' => Yii::t('post', 'Types'), 'icon' => 'caret-right', 'url' => ['/post/type'], 'active' => \Yii::$app->controller->getUniqueId() == 'post/type']]
                    ), 'visible' => \Yii::$app->user->can('admin') || \Yii::$app->user->can('PostManagement')],

	                [
	                	'label' => Yii::t('slider', 'Slider'),
		                'icon' => 'retweet', 'url' => ['/slider/index'],
		                'active' => $this->context->id == 'slider',
		                'visible' => \Yii::$app->user->can('admin') || \Yii::$app->user->can('SliderManagement'),
	                ],

	                [
		                'label' => Yii::t('main', 'Settings'),
		                'icon' => 'cog', 'url' => ['/settings/index'],
		                'active' => $this->context->id == 'settings',
		                'visible' => \Yii::$app->user->can('admin') || \Yii::$app->user->can('SettingsManagement'),
	                ],
                ], Yii::$app->params['adminMenu']),
            ]
        ) ?>

    </section>

</aside>