# Expandable Menu V0 Template: Animated Mobile Nav for Next.js — The Playbook - Tool: V0 Templates - Last updated: July 2026 ## TL;DR The Expandable Menu v0 template gives you an animated expand/collapse navigation menu built with Framer Motion AnimatePresence and shadcn/ui Button primitives. Fork it to get staggered MenuItem entries, a morphing ExpandIcon, and an optional OverlayBackdrop dismiss — all in a Next.js component you can drop into any sidebar, mobile nav, or floating dock in under five minutes. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is the Expandable Menu v0 template free to fork? Yes. V0 community templates are free to fork with any v0.dev account. Forking does not consume credits. Framer Motion is MIT-licensed; shadcn/ui Button is MIT-licensed — no commercial restrictions. ### Can I use this animated menu in a commercial product? Yes. The generated V0 code is yours to own and ship in any product. Framer Motion and shadcn/ui are MIT-licensed. Framer Motion's commercial plans are for the no-code Framer website builder, not the React library — the npm package is free for any use. ### Why does my fork show a blank flash before the menu items appear? This is the AnimatePresence first-render flash. When AnimatePresence wraps a conditional element without initial={false}, React runs the exit animation on the initial paint, causing a brief flicker. Fix it by adding initial={false} to the AnimatePresence component wrapping the MenuItemList. The gotchas section above has the complete fix prompt. ### Why does the menu stay open after I click a link? Next.js App Router uses client-side navigation (no full page reload), so the component's open state persists after the user clicks a MenuItem. Add a useEffect that watches usePathname() from next/navigation and calls setOpen(false) whenever the pathname changes. The prompt pack's medium prompt covers this pattern. ### How do I make the menu a floating dock at the bottom of the screen? Apply fixed bottom-6 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-50 to the MenuContainer and reverse the Framer Motion animation to expand upward (set originY: 1). The medium prompt in the pack gives you the full implementation. ### Why does the menu render behind my sticky header? A parent element with a transform, filter, or will-change CSS property creates a new stacking context that limits the menu's effective z-index. Make sure the MenuContainer has z-50 and that no ancestor element uses those properties. If your sticky header has z-40, the menu's z-50 will win — but only if no parent creates a new stacking context. ### Can RapidDev integrate this menu with our auth system and CMS? Yes. If you need the Expandable Menu to show different items per Clerk role, pull navigation structure from a headless CMS, or sync preferences to a Supabase table, RapidDev can build that production integration on top of this V0 prototype. ### Does this template support nested sub-menus? No. The MenuItem list is flat by design — one level of items per menu. If you need multi-level nested navigation (e.g., a section with sub-items that also expand), that requires a custom recursive component pattern beyond what this template provides. --- Source: https://www.rapidevelopers.com/v0-template/a-nice-expandable-menu © RapidDev — https://www.rapidevelopers.com/v0-template/a-nice-expandable-menu