diff --git a/src/components/navigation/EssentialExpansionLink.vue b/src/components/navigation/EssentialExpansionLink.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2726583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navigation/EssentialExpansionLink.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<template>
+  <q-expansion-item v-if="isGranted(entry)" clickable tag="a" target="self" :label='title' :icon='entry.icon' expand-separator>
+      <q-list class='q-ml-lg'>
+        <div v-for='child in entry.children' :key='child.link'>
+    <q-item v-if='isGranted(child)' clickable :to='{name: child.link}'>
+      <q-item-section avatar>
+        <q-icon :name='child.icon' />
+      </q-item-section>
+      <q-item-section>
+        <q-item-label>
+          {{child.title}}
+        </q-item-label>
+      </q-item-section>
+    </q-item>
+        </div>
+      </q-list>
+  </q-expansion-item>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { computed, defineComponent, onMounted, PropType } from 'vue';
+import { hasPermissions } from 'src/utils/permission';
+import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  name: 'EssentialExpansionLink',
+  components: {  },
+  props: {
+    entry: {
+      type: Object as PropType<FG_Plugin.MenuLink>,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+
+  setup(props) {
+    function isGranted(val: FG_Plugin.MenuLink) { return hasPermissions(val.permissions || [])};
+    const title = computed(() =>
+      typeof props.entry.title === 'object' ? props.entry.title.value : props.entry.title
+    );
+    onMounted(() => {
+      console.log(props.entry.children)
+    })
+    return { isGranted, title };
+  },
+});
+</script>
diff --git a/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue b/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
index d70329f..c13be44 100644
--- a/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@
     >
       <!-- Plugins -->
       <q-list>
-        <essential-link
-          v-for="(entry, index) in mainLinks"
+        <essential-expansion-link
+          v-for="(entry, index) in menuLinks"
           :key="'plugin' + index"
           :entry="entry"
         />
-        <q-separator />
-        <!-- Plugin functions -->
+        <!--<q-separator />
+        Plugin functions
         <essential-link
           v-for="(entry, index) in subLinks"
           :key="'childPlugin' + index"
           :entry="entry"
-        />
+        />-->
       </q-list>
       <q-separator />
       <essential-link
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { Screen } from 'quasar';
 import config from 'src/config';
+import EssentialExpansionLink from 'components/navigation/EssentialExpansionLink.vue';
 
 const essentials: FG_Plugin.MenuLink[] = [
   {
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ const essentials: FG_Plugin.MenuLink[] = [
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'MainLayout',
-  components: { EssentialLink, ShortcutLink, Notification },
+  components: { EssentialExpansionLink, EssentialLink, ShortcutLink, Notification },
   setup() {
     const router = useRouter();
     const mainStore = useMainStore();
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       leftDrawer,
       leftDrawerMini,
       logout,
+      menuLinks: computed(() => flaschengeist?.menuLinks),
       mainLinks,
       notifications,
       noPermission,
diff --git a/src/pages/Login.vue b/src/pages/Login.vue
index e41400b..68bde36 100644
--- a/src/pages/Login.vue
+++ b/src/pages/Login.vue
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       const status = await mainStore.login(userid.value, password.value);
 
       if (status === true) {
-        mainStore.user = (await useUserStore().getUser(userid.value)) || undefined;
+        mainStore.user = (await useUserStore().getUser(userid.value, true)) || undefined;
         const x = router.currentRoute.value.query['redirect'];
         void router.push(typeof x === 'string' ? { path: x } : mainRoute);
       } else {