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## 7.1.0 (xxxx-xx-xx) {#7-1-0}

### Change

- {{% badge style="note" title=" " %}}Change{{% /badge %}} The sidebar menus are now [completely configurable](configuration/sidebar/menus).

  This is provided by the new parameter `sidebarmenus`. With the new system, you can

  - show arbitrary amounts of menus
  - set headings for each menu
  - base it on your page structure or use Hugo's menu feature
  - configure a starting page if a menu is based on page structure
  - display unlimited nesting for both menu types
  - reconfigure the menus in a page's front matter
  - apply the usual parameter `alwaysopen`, `collapsibleMenu`, etc. for all menu types

  You don't need to change anything in your existing installation as the old configuration is used as a default.

### New

- {{% badge style="info" icon="plus-circle" title=" " %}}New{{% /badge %}} Menus created by your page structure are now able to [contain arbitrary links](configuration/sidebar/menus#displaying-arbitrary-links-in-a-page-menu) inserted into the structure using the `menuUrl` or `menuPageRef` front matter.