<nav class="sidebar sidebar-offcanvas" id="sidebar">
        <ul class="nav">
          <li class="nav-item nav-profile">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <div class="nav-profile-image">
                <img src="images/faces/face1.jpg" alt="profile">
                <span class="login-status online"></span> <!--change to offline or busy as needed-->              
              </div>
              <div class="nav-profile-text d-flex flex-column">
                <span class="font-weight-bold mb-2">David Grey. H</span>
                <span class="text-secondary text-small">Project Manager</span>
              </div>
              <i class="mdi mdi-bookmark-check text-success nav-profile-badge"></i>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="index.html">
              <span class="menu-title">Dashboard</span>
              <i class="mdi mdi-home menu-icon"></i>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="collapse" href="#ui-basic" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ui-basic">
              <span class="menu-title">UI Elements</span>
              <i class="menu-arrow"></i>
              <i class="mdi mdi-crosshairs-gps menu-icon"></i>
            </a>
            <div class="collapse" id="ui-basic">
              <ul class="nav flex-column sub-menu">
                <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="pages/ui-features/buttons.html">Buttons</a></li>
                <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="pages/ui-features/typography.html">Typography</a></li>
              </ul>
            </div>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/icons/mdi.html">
              <span class="menu-title">Icons</span>
              <i class="mdi mdi-contacts menu-icon"></i>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/forms/basic_elements.html">
              <span class="menu-title">Forms</span>
              <i class="mdi mdi-format-list-bulleted menu-icon"></i>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/charts/chartjs.html">
              <span class="menu-title">Charts</span>
              <i class="mdi mdi-chart-bar menu-icon"></i>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/tables/basic-table.html">
              <span class="menu-title">Tables</span>
              <i class="mdi mdi-table-large menu-icon"></i>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="collapse" href="#general-pages" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="general-pages">
              <span class="menu-title">Sample Pages</span>
              <i class="menu-arrow"></i>
              <i class="mdi mdi-medical-bag menu-icon"></i>
            </a>
            <div class="collapse" id="general-pages">
              <ul class="nav flex-column sub-menu">
                <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/blank-page.html"> Blank Page </a></li>
                <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/login.html"> Login </a></li>
                <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/register.html"> Register </a></li>
                <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/error-404.html"> 404 </a></li>
                <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/error-500.html"> 500 </a></li>
              </ul>
              </div>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item sidebar-actions">
            <span class="nav-link">
              <div class="border-bottom">
                <h6 class="font-weight-normal mb-3">Projects</h6>                
              </div>
              <button class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-gradient-primary mt-4">+ Add a project</button>
              <div class="mt-4">
                <div class="border-bottom">
                  <p class="text-secondary">Categories</p>                  
                </div>
                <ul class="gradient-bullet-list mt-4">
                  <li>Free</li>
                  <li>Pro</li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </span>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </nav>