gistfile1.txt

$categories = $CategoryModel->find('threaded', array(
                    'conditions' => array(
                        'Category.home' => true,
                        'Category.visible' => true,
                        'Category.active' => true,
                    ),
));

foreach ($categories as $item) {
                extract($item);

                echo '<li class="sidebar-menu-item">';

                    $linkPrincipal = "/{$Category['slug']}-{$Category['id']}";
                    $nomePrincipal = $Category['name'];

                    echo $this->Html->link(
                        $Category['name'],
                        "/{$Category['slug']}-{$Category['id']}",
                        array('title' => $Category['title'])
                    );

                    if (!empty($children)) {
                        echo '<ul class="submenu">';
                        foreach ($children as $item) {
                            extract($item);

                            echo '<li class="submenu-item">';
                                echo $this->Html->link(
                                    $Category['name'],
                                    "/{$Category['slug']}-{$Category['id']}",
                                    array('title' => $Category['title'])
                                );



                                if (!empty($children)) {

                                    if (!empty($currentCategory)) {
                                        echo '<span class="submenu-toggle toggled"></span>';

                                        echo '<ul class="submenu" style="display: block;">';
                                    } else {
                                        echo '<span class="submenu-toggle"></span>';

                                        echo '<ul class="submenu">';
                                    }
                                        foreach ($children as $item) {
                                            extract($item);

                                            echo '<li class="submenu-item">';
                                                echo $this->Html->link(
                                                    $Category['name'],
                                                    "/{$Category['slug']}-{$Category['id']}",
                                                    array('title' => $Category['title'])
                                                );
                                            echo '</li>';
                                        }
                                    echo '</ul>';
                                }


                            echo '</li>';
                        }
                        echo '</ul>';
                    }
                    
                echo '</li>';
            }