<p>Craft does not offer this functionality natively. Luckily there's a few plugins out there that will help your users navigate around a bit easier:</p>

<p>In the CP Nav<br>
<a href="https://github.com/engram-design/CPNav" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/engram-design/CPNav</a> (This should accomplish your need)<br>
<a href="https://github.com/picdorsey/craft-sidebarenhancer" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/picdorsey/craft-sidebarenhancer</a></p>

<p>In the Entries index<br>
<a href="https://github.com/james1238/EntryTypeSources" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/james1238/EntryTypeSources</a><br>
<a href="https://github.com/engram-design/ExpandedSingles" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/engram-design/ExpandedSingles</a></p>

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2016-10-25T18:48:03.603Z
Thanks Chase, I'll take a look at those plugins. May need to fork one and add capabilities to include some child elements/menus.
SiriusBits
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2016-10-24T18:33:19.010Z
2016-10-24T18:33:19.010Z
Chase Giunta
<p>Looking for a way to show Channel entries directly on the sidebar for content editors. So if someone has access to: </p>

<p><strong>DEFAULT STRUCTURE of Sidebar Menu</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Entries ->

<ul>
<li>CHANNELS ->

<ul>
<li>News

<ul>
<li>News Item 1</li>
<li>News Item 2</li>
<li>News Item 3</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>PREFERRED STRUCTURE of Sidebar Menu</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>News

<ul>
<li>News Item 1</li>
<li>News Item 2</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>In other words, Content Editors don't need to see "Entries" and then "CHANNELS" to get to their section they update. When someone has permissions for a specific Section or Channel, it should be neatly accessible on the left side. </p>

<p>In Craft, what is the correct approach to make this happen?</p>

<templating><control-panel>
Customize Admin Sidebar Menu Items?
# Customize Admin Sidebar Menu Items?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-24)

Looking for a way to show Channel entries directly on the sidebar for content editors. So if someone has access to:

**DEFAULT STRUCTURE of Sidebar Menu**

* Entries ->
  + CHANNELS ->
    - News
      * News Item 1
      * News Item 2
      * News Item 3

**PREFERRED STRUCTURE of Sidebar Menu**

* News
  + News Item 1
  + News Item 2

In other words, Content Editors don't need to see "Entries" and then "CHANNELS" to get to their section they update. When someone has permissions for a specific Section or Channel, it should be neatly accessible on the left side.

In Craft, what is the correct approach to make this happen?

**Tags:** templating, control-panel

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-24. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Craft does not offer this functionality natively. Luckily there's a few plugins out there that will help your users navigate around a bit easier:

In the CP Nav  
<https://github.com/engram-design/CPNav> (This should accomplish your need)  
<https://github.com/picdorsey/craft-sidebarenhancer>

In the Entries index  
<https://github.com/james1238/EntryTypeSources>  
<https://github.com/engram-design/ExpandedSingles>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks Chase, I'll take a look at those plugins. May need to fork one and add capabilities to include some child elements/menus.  

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