diff --git a/Plugin.php b/Plugin.php
index cdaf208..2eeab7d 100644
--- a/Plugin.php
+++ b/Plugin.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Cms\Classes\Controller as CmsController;
 use Cms\Classes\Page as CmsPage;
 use System\Classes\PluginBase;
 use System\Traits\AssetMaker;
+use System\Traits\EventEmitter;
 
 /**
  * Menu Plugin Information File
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class Plugin extends PluginBase
     const ICON = 'icon-sliders';
 
     use AssetMaker;
+    use EventEmitter;
 
     /**
      * @var CmsController
diff --git a/classes/Extend.php b/classes/Extend.php
index a67b9a4..e17a727 100644
--- a/classes/Extend.php
+++ b/classes/Extend.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Wms\Menu\Classes;
 
+use Backend\Classes\SideMenuItem;
 use Backend\Models\User;
 use System\Classes\PluginManager;
 
@@ -51,13 +52,20 @@ class Extend
                 if ($page) {
                     self::$navigation['sideMenu'][$name] = [
                         'label'       => isset($page['label']) ? $page['label'] : 'wms.menu::lang.no-name',
-                        'group'       => $group,
                         'url'         => isset($page['url']) ? $page['url'] : '#',
                         'icon'        => isset($page['icon']) ? $page['icon'] : 'icon-leaf',
-                        'icon_base64' => isset($page['icon_base64']) ? $page['icon_base64'] : '',
-                        'icon_base64_minimized' => isset($page['icon_base64_minimized']) ? $page['icon_base64_minimized'] : '',
+                        'attributes' => [
+                            'group'       => $group,
+                            'icon_base64' => isset($page['icon_base64']) ? $page['icon_base64'] : '',
+                            'icon_base64_minimized' => isset($page['icon_base64_minimized']) ? $page['icon_base64_minimized'] : '',
+                            'keywords' => isset($page['keywords']) ? $page['keywords'] : '',
+                            'description' => isset($page['description']) ? $page['description'] : ''
+                        ],
                         'permissions' => isset($page['permissions']) ? $page['permissions'] : ['wms.*'],
                     ];
+                    /**
+                     * @see SideMenuItem::createFromArray()
+                     */
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/partials/menu/main/_system_sidebar_menu.phtml b/partials/menu/main/_system_sidebar_menu.phtml
index 5fa7038..8f42913 100644
--- a/partials/menu/main/_system_sidebar_menu.phtml
+++ b/partials/menu/main/_system_sidebar_menu.phtml
@@ -5,18 +5,11 @@
                 ? $_COOKIE['sidenav_treegroupStatus']
                 : null
         );
+
         $categories = [];
+
         foreach ($sideMenuItems as $sideItemCode => $item) {
-            if(!property_exists($item, 'group')) {
-                $item->group = 'default';
-            }
-            if(!property_exists($item, 'keywords')) {
-                $item->keywords = '';
-            }
-            if(!property_exists($item, 'description')) {
-                $item->description = '';
-            }
-            $categories[$item->group][$sideItemCode] = $item;
+            $categories[$item->attributes['group']][$sideItemCode] = $item;
         }
 ?>
     <ul class="top-level">
@@ -37,16 +30,16 @@
                                 ))
                                     ? 'active'
                                     : null;
-                            ?>" data-keywords="<?= e(trans($item->keywords)) ?>">
+                            ?>" data-keywords="<?= e(trans($item->attributes['keywords'])) ?>">
                             <a href="<?= $item->url ?>">
-                                <?php if ($item->icon_base64):?>
-                                    <img src="<?=$item->icon_base64?>" alt="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>" title="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>">
-                                    <img src="<?=$item->icon_base64_minimized ? : $item->icon_base64?>" class="minimized" alt="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>" title="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>">
-                                <?php else: ?>
+                                <?php if ($item->attributes['icon_base64']):?>
+                                    <img src="<?=$item->attributes['icon_base64']?>" alt="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>" title="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>">
+                                    <img src="<?=$item->attributes['icon_base64_minimized'] ? : $item->attributes['icon_base64']?>" class="minimized" alt="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>" title="<?= e(trans($item->label)) ?>">
+                                <?php elseif (isset($item->icon)): ?>
                                     <i class="<?= $item->icon ?>"></i>
                                 <?php endif;?>
                                 <span class="header"><?= e(trans($item->label)) ?></span>
-                                <span class="description"><?= e(trans($item->description)) ?></span>
+                                <span class="description"><?= e(trans($item->attributes['description'])) ?></span>
                             </a>
                         </li>
                     <?php endforeach ?>