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/* make sidebar nav vertical */ @media (min-width: 768px) { .sidebar-nav .navbar .navbar-collapse { padding: 0; max-height: none; } .sidebar-nav .navbar ul { float: none; } .sidebar-nav .navbar ul:not { display: block; } .sidebar-nav .navbar li { float: none; display: block; } .sidebar-nav .navbar li a { padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; } }