function dozent_render_dashboard_menu( $echo = true ) {
		$is_instructor_approved = dozent_is_instructor_approved();
		$sidebar_pages = dozent_dashboard_permalinks();

		//Is menu closed by user
		$is_menu_closed = dozent_user_data()->get( 'dashboard_sidebar_status' );
		$hide_group_name = ( $is_menu_closed === 'closed' );

		global $wp_query;

		$dashboard_page_slug = '';
		if ( isset( $wp_query->query_vars['dozent_dashboard_page'] )
		     && $wp_query->query_vars['dozent_dashboard_page'] ) {
			$dashboard_page_slug = $wp_query->query_vars['dozent_dashboard_page'];
		}

		$output = '<div class="dashboard-side-menu-container">';

		foreach ( $sidebar_pages as $group_index => $item_group ) {

			$group_name = dozent_array_get( 'group_name', $item_group );
			$cap         = dozent_array_get( 'cap', $item_group );
			if ( $cap && ! current_user_can( $cap ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			//Group Naming in the menu
			$group_header_name = '';
			if ( $group_name ){
				$group_display = 'block';
				if ( $hide_group_name ){
					$group_display = 'none';
				}

				$group_header_name = "<li class='menu-group-header dashboard-menu-item' style='display: {$group_display};' > <a href='javascript:;'> {$group_name} </a> </li>";
			}

			$output .= "<ul class='dozent-dashboard-sidebar-menu dashboard-menu-group dashboard-menu-group-{$group_index}'>";

			$output .= $group_header_name;

			foreach ( $item_group as $item ) {

				if ( ! is_array( $item ) ) {
					continue;
				}

				$cap_not = dozent_array_get( 'cap_not', $item );
				if ( ! empty( $cap_not ) && current_user_can( $cap ) ){
					continue;
				}

				$should_show     = ! dozent_array_get( 'guest_item', $item );
				$instructor_item = dozent_array_get( 'instructor_item', $item );

				if ( $should_show ) {
					$should_show = ! dozent_array_get( 'hide_ui', $item );
				}

				if ( $should_show && $instructor_item ) {
					if ( ! $is_instructor_approved ) {
						$should_show = false;
					}
				}

				$should_show = apply_filters( 'dozent_dashboard_item_should_show', $should_show, $item );

				if ( ! $should_show ) {
					continue;
				}

				$id         = dozent_array_get( 'id', $item );
				$title      = dozent_array_get( 'title', $item );
				$url        = dozent_array_get( 'url', $item );
				$icon_class = dozent_array_get( 'icon_class', $item );
				if ( ! $icon_class ) {
					$icon_class = 'dicon-cog';
				}

				$menu_icon = "<i class='{$icon_class}'></i>";

				if ( ! $url ) {
					$url = dozent_get_dashboard_permalink( $id );
				}

				//Menu Item Class in Array
				$menu_item_classes = [
					"dashboard-menu-item",
					"dashboard-menu-item-{$id}",
				];

				if ( $id == $dashboard_page_slug ) {
					$menu_item_classes[] = 'active';
				}

				$menu_item_class_arr = apply_filters( 'dozent_dashboard_menu_item_classes', $menu_item_classes, $item );
				$menu_class          = implode( ' ', $menu_item_class_arr );

				$tooltip = dozent_tooltips( $title, 'right', false );

				$output .= "<li class='{$menu_class}'>";
				$output .= "<a href='{$url}' class='menu-item-{$id}' {$tooltip} > {$menu_icon} <span class='dashboard-menu-title'>{$title}</span> </a>";
				$output .= "</li>";
			}

			$output .= "</ul>";
		}

		$output .= "</div>";

		$output = apply_filters( 'dozent_render_dashboard_menu', $output, $sidebar_pages );

		if ( $echo ) {
			echo $output;
		}

		return $output;
	}