metisMenu

metisMenu is a lightweight jQuery plugin for creating collapsible, accordion-style navigation menus commonly used in admin panels and dashboards. It provides smooth animations and transitions for expanding and collapsing menu sections with nested navigation items. The plugin supports unlimited nesting levels, allowing complex hierarchical menu structures with parent-child relationships. metisMenu offers customization options through CSS classes and JavaScript options for controlling animation speed, behavior, and appearance. It includes features for maintaining menu state, automatically expanding active menu items, and collapsing other sections for clean navigation. The plugin is touch-friendly and works well on mobile devices with responsive layouts. metisMenu is commonly used in Bootstrap-based admin templates and backend interfaces requiring organized, space-efficient navigation.