feature: allow external link on menu

README.md

@@ -734,6 +734,25 @@ Module declaration, on `config.json`:
 
 You need the experimental routing enabled to have a Profile Directory.
 
+### Add link to left menu
+
+```
+  {
+    "type": "link",
+    "parameters": {
+      "icon": "icon-docs",
+      "name": "some.path",
+      "target": "https://startinblox.com"
+    },
+    "route": true
+  },
+```
+
+Where:
+* `parameters.icon` is a valid simple line icon
+* `parameters.name` is a path to a translation. You can create your own with the lang component
+* `parameters.target` is the target URL
+
 ### Route generation
 
 Orbit will, by default, generate an unique route for every of your module. You can customize this route by setting a `route` attribute on your module declaration.

src/views/partials/menu-left.pug

@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ solid-router#navbar-router(default-route=defaultRoute)
             div.segment.icon.icon-small.icon-calendar
           div.segment.text-uppercase.text-letter-spacing-large(data-trans="menuLeft.events")
         div.divider
+      if component.type == "link"
+        a.menu-tab.segment.full.padding-xsmall.text-semibold.text-color-white.heading-active.bg-color-heading.transparent-background.hover.active(href=component.parameters.target, target="_blank")
+          div.segment.margin-right-xxsmall
+            div.segment.icon.icon-small&attributes({"class": component.parameters.icon})
+          div.segment.text-uppercase.text-letter-spacing-large(data-trans=component.parameters.name)
+        div.divider
   if componentSet.has('registering')
     solid-route(name='join-community', use-id, hidden)
     solid-route(name='login', hidden)