diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -2124,3 +2124,15 @@ def get_repo_view_type(request):
     }
 
     return route_to_view_type.get(route_name)
+
+
+def is_active(menu_entry, selected):
+    """
+    Returns active class for selecting menus in templates
+    <li class=${h.is_active('settings', current_active)}></li>
+    """
+    if not isinstance(menu_entry, list):
+        menu_entry = [menu_entry]
+
+    if selected in menu_entry:
+        return "active"
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/defaults/defaults.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/defaults/defaults.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/defaults/defaults.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/defaults/defaults.mako
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <div class="sidebar-col-wrapper">
         <div class="sidebar">
             <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-              <li class="${'active' if c.active=='repositories' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_defaults_repositories')}">${_('Repository')}</a></li>
+              <li class="${h.is_active('repositories', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_defaults_repositories')}">${_('Repository')}</a></li>
             </ul>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_index.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_index.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_index.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_index.mako
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
 
     <ul class="button-links">
       % if c.is_super_admin:
-        <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='all' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'all': 1})}">${_('All gists')}</a></li>
+        <li class="btn ${h.is_active('all', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'all': 1})}">${_('All gists')}</a></li>
       %endif
-      <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='public' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show')}">${_('All public')}</a></li>
+      <li class="btn ${h.is_active('public', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show')}">${_('All public')}</a></li>
       %if c.rhodecode_user.username != h.DEFAULT_USER:
-        <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='my_all' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'public':1, 'private': 1})}">${_('My gists')}</a></li>
-        <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='my_private' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'private': 1})}">${_('My private')}</a></li>
-        <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='my_public' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'public': 1})}">${_('My public')}</a></li>
+        <li class="btn ${h.is_active('my_all', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'public':1, 'private': 1})}">${_('My gists')}</a></li>
+        <li class="btn ${h.is_active('my_private', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'private': 1})}">${_('My private')}</a></li>
+        <li class="btn ${h.is_active('my_public', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('gists_show', _query={'public': 1})}">${_('My public')}</a></li>
       %endif
     </ul>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account.mako
@@ -26,25 +26,25 @@
     ##main
     <div class="sidebar">
         <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='profile' or c.active=='profile_edit' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_profile')}">${_('Profile')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='emails' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_emails')}">${_('Emails')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='password' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_password')}">${_('Password')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='bookmarks' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_bookmarks')}">${_('Bookmarks')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='auth_tokens' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_auth_tokens')}">${_('Auth Tokens')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active in ['ssh_keys', 'ssh_keys_generate'] else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_ssh_keys')}">${_('SSH Keys')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='user_group_membership' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_user_group_membership')}">${_('User Group Membership')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active(['profile', 'profile_edit'], c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_profile')}">${_('Profile')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('emails', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_emails')}">${_('Emails')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('password', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_password')}">${_('Password')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('bookmarks', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_bookmarks')}">${_('Bookmarks')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('auth_tokens', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_auth_tokens')}">${_('Auth Tokens')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active(['ssh_keys', 'ssh_keys_generate'], c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_ssh_keys')}">${_('SSH Keys')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('user_group_membership', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_user_group_membership')}">${_('User Group Membership')}</a></li>
 
           ## TODO: Find a better integration of oauth/saml views into navigation.
           <% my_account_external_url = h.route_path_or_none('my_account_external_identity') %>
           % if my_account_external_url:
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='external_identity' else ''}"><a href="${my_account_external_url}">${_('External Identities')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('external_identity', c.active)}"><a href="${my_account_external_url}">${_('External Identities')}</a></li>
           % endif
 
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='repos' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_repos')}">${_('Repositories')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='watched' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_watched')}">${_('Watched')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='pullrequests' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_pullrequests')}">${_('Pull Requests')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='perms' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_perms')}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='my_notifications' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_notifications')}">${_('Live Notifications')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('repos', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_repos')}">${_('Repositories')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('watched', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_watched')}">${_('Watched')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('pullrequests', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_pullrequests')}">${_('Pull Requests')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('perms', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_perms')}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('my_notifications', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('my_account_notifications')}">${_('Live Notifications')}</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/permissions/permissions.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/permissions/permissions.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/permissions/permissions.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/permissions/permissions.mako
@@ -29,28 +29,28 @@
     ##main
     <div class="sidebar">
         <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='application' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('application', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_application')}">${_('Application')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='global' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('global', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_global')}">${_('Global')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='objects' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('objects', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_object')}">${_('Object')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='branch' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('branch', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_branch')}">${_('Branch')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='ips' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('ips', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_ips')}">${_('IP Whitelist')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='auth_token_access' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('auth_token_access', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_auth_token_access')}">${_('AuthToken Access')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='ssh_keys' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('ssh_keys', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_ssh_keys')}">${_('SSH Keys')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='perms' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('perms', c.active)}">
             <a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_overview')}">${_('Overview')}</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit.mako
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
     ##main
     <div class="sidebar">
         <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='settings' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_group', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Settings')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='permissions' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_group_perms', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='advanced' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_group_advanced', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Advanced')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='integrations' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('repo_group_integrations_home', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Integrations')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('settings', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_group', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Settings')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('permissions', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_group_perms', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('advanced', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_group_advanced', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Advanced')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('integrations', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('repo_group_integrations_home', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}">${_('Integrations')}</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.mako
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <%inherit file="/base/base.mako"/>
 
 <%def name="title()">
-    ${_('%s repository settings') % c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_name}
+    ${_('{} repository settings').format(c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_name)}
     %if c.rhodecode_name:
         &middot; ${h.branding(c.rhodecode_name)}
     %endif
@@ -38,56 +38,56 @@
   <div class="sidebar-col-wrapper scw-small">
     <div class="sidebar">
         <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='settings' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('settings', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Settings')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='permissions' else ''}">
-              <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_perms', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Permissions')}</a>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('permissions', c.active)}">
+              <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_perms', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Access Permissions')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='permissions_branch' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('permissions_branch', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_perms_branch', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Branch Permissions')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='advanced' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('advanced', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_advanced', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Advanced')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='vcs' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('vcs', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_vcs', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('VCS')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='fields' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('fields', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_fields', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Extra Fields')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='issuetracker' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('issuetracker', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_issuetracker', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Issue Tracker')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='caches' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('caches', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_caches', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Caches')}</a>
           </li>
           %if c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_type != 'svn':
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='remote' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('remote', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_remote', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Remote sync')}</a>
           </li>
           %endif
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='statistics' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('statistics', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_statistics', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Statistics')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='integrations' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('integrations', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('repo_integrations_home', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Integrations')}</a>
           </li>
           %if c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_type != 'svn':
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='reviewers' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('reviewers', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('repo_reviewers', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Reviewer Rules')}</a>
           </li>
           %endif
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='automation' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('automation', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('repo_automation', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Automation')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='maintenance' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('maintenance', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_maintenance', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Maintenance')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='strip' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('strip', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_strip', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Strip')}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='audit' else ''}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('audit', c.active)}">
               <a href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_audit_logs', repo_name=c.repo_name)}">${_('Audit logs')}</a>
           </li>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.mako
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 <%def name="side_bar_nav()">
   % for navitem in c.navlist:
-    <li class="${'active' if c.active in navitem.active_list else ''}">
+    <li class="${h.is_active(navitem.active_list, c.active)}">
       <a href="${navitem.url}">${navitem.name}</a>
     </li>
   % endfor
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit.mako
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <%inherit file="/base/base.mako"/>
 
 <%def name="title()">
-    ${_('%s user group settings') % c.user_group.users_group_name}
+    ${_('{} user group settings').format(c.user_group.users_group_name)}
     %if c.rhodecode_name:
         &middot; ${h.branding(c.rhodecode_name)}
     %endif
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
   <div class="sidebar-col-wrapper">
     <div class="sidebar">
         <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='settings' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Settings')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='perms' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_perms', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='advanced' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_advanced', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Advanced')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='global_perms' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_global_perms', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Global permissions')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='perms_summary' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_perms_summary', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Permissions summary')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('settings', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Settings')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('perms', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_perms', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('advanced', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_advanced', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Advanced')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('global_perms', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_global_perms', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Global permissions')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('perms_summary', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_group_perms_summary', user_group_id=c.user_group.users_group_id)}">${_('Permissions summary')}</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_edit.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_edit.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_edit.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_edit.mako
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <%inherit file="/base/base.mako"/>
 
 <%def name="title()">
-    ${_('%s user settings') % c.user.username}
+    ${_('{} user settings').format(c.user.username)}
     %if c.rhodecode_name:
         &middot; ${h.branding(c.rhodecode_name)}
     %endif
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@
   <div class="sidebar-col-wrapper">
     <div class="sidebar">
         <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='profile' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_edit', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('User Profile')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='auth_tokens' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_auth_tokens', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Auth tokens')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active in ['ssh_keys','ssh_keys_generate'] else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_ssh_keys', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('SSH Keys')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='advanced' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_edit_advanced', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Advanced')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='global_perms' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_edit_global_perms', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Global permissions')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='perms_summary' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_perms_summary', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Permissions summary')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='emails' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_emails', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Emails')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='ips' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_ips', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Ip Whitelist')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='groups' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_groups_management', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('User Groups Management')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='audit' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_audit_logs', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Audit logs')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${'active' if c.active=='caches' else ''}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_caches', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Caches')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('profile', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_edit', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('User Profile')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('auth_tokens', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_auth_tokens', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Auth tokens')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active(['ssh_keys','ssh_keys_generate'], c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_ssh_keys', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('SSH Keys')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('advanced', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_edit_advanced', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Advanced')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('global_perms', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_edit_global_perms', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Global permissions')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('perms_summary', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_perms_summary', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Permissions summary')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('emails', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_emails', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Emails')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('ips', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_ips', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Ip Whitelist')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('groups', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_groups_management', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('User Groups Management')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('audit', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_audit_logs', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Audit logs')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('caches', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('edit_user_caches', user_id=c.user.user_id)}">${_('Caches')}</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-## base64 filter
 <%!
+    ## base64 filter e.g ${ example | base64 }
     def base64(text):
         import base64
         from rhodecode.lib.helpers import safe_str
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="admin_menu(active=None)">
-  <%
-    def is_active(selected):
-        if selected == active:
-            return "active"
-  %>
 
   <div id="context-bar">
     <div class="wrapper">
@@ -108,16 +103,16 @@
 
         ## super admin case
         % if c.is_super_admin:
-          <li class="${is_active('audit_logs')}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_audit_logs')}">${_('Admin audit logs')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('repositories')}"><a href="${h.route_path('repos')}">${_('Repositories')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('repository_groups')}"><a href="${h.route_path('repo_groups')}">${_('Repository groups')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('users')}"><a href="${h.route_path('users')}">${_('Users')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('user_groups')}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_groups')}">${_('User groups')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('permissions')}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_application')}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('authentication')}"><a href="${h.route_path('auth_home', traverse='')}">${_('Authentication')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('integrations')}"><a href="${h.route_path('global_integrations_home')}">${_('Integrations')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('defaults')}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_defaults_repositories')}">${_('Defaults')}</a></li>
-          <li class="${is_active('settings')}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_settings')}">${_('Settings')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('audit_logs', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_audit_logs')}">${_('Admin audit logs')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('repositories', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('repos')}">${_('Repositories')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('repository_groups', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('repo_groups')}">${_('Repository groups')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('users', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('users')}">${_('Users')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('user_groups', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_groups')}">${_('User groups')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('permissions', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_application')}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('authentication', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('auth_home', traverse='')}">${_('Authentication')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('integrations', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('global_integrations_home')}">${_('Integrations')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('defaults', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_defaults_repositories')}">${_('Defaults')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('settings', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_settings')}">${_('Settings')}</a></li>
 
         ## delegated admin
         % elif c.is_delegated_admin:
@@ -128,13 +123,13 @@
            %>
 
            %if repositories:
-              <li class="${is_active('repositories')} local-admin-repos"><a href="${h.route_path('repos')}">${_('Repositories')}</a></li>
+              <li class="${h.is_active('repositories', active)} local-admin-repos"><a href="${h.route_path('repos')}">${_('Repositories')}</a></li>
            %endif
            %if repository_groups:
-              <li class="${is_active('repository_groups')} local-admin-repo-groups"><a href="${h.route_path('repo_groups')}">${_('Repository groups')}</a></li>
+              <li class="${h.is_active('repository_groups', active)} local-admin-repo-groups"><a href="${h.route_path('repo_groups')}">${_('Repository groups')}</a></li>
            %endif
            %if user_groups:
-              <li class="${is_active('user_groups')} local-admin-user-groups"><a href="${h.route_path('user_groups')}">${_('User groups')}</a></li>
+              <li class="${h.is_active('user_groups', active)} local-admin-user-groups"><a href="${h.route_path('user_groups')}">${_('User groups')}</a></li>
            %endif
         % endif
     </ul>
@@ -347,9 +342,6 @@
 
 <%def name="repo_menu(active=None)">
     <%
-    def is_active(selected):
-        if selected == active:
-            return "active"
     ## determine if we have "any" option available
     can_lock = h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.admin')(c.repo_name) and c.rhodecode_db_repo.enable_locking
     has_actions = can_lock
@@ -370,14 +362,14 @@
       </div>
 
       <ul id="context-pages" class="navigation horizontal-list">
-        <li class="${is_active('summary')}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_summary', repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Summary')}</div></a></li>
-        <li class="${is_active('commits')}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_commits', repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Commits')}</div></a></li>
-        <li class="${is_active('files')}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_files', repo_name=c.repo_name, commit_id=c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[1], f_path='')}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Files')}</div></a></li>
-        <li class="${is_active('compare')}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_compare_select',repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Compare')}</div></a></li>
+        <li class="${h.is_active('summary', active)}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_summary', repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Summary')}</div></a></li>
+        <li class="${h.is_active('commits', active)}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_commits', repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Commits')}</div></a></li>
+        <li class="${h.is_active('files', active)}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_files', repo_name=c.repo_name, commit_id=c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[1], f_path='')}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Files')}</div></a></li>
+        <li class="${h.is_active('compare', active)}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_compare_select',repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Compare')}</div></a></li>
 
         ## TODO: anderson: ideally it would have a function on the scm_instance "enable_pullrequest() and enable_fork()"
         %if c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_type in ['git','hg']:
-          <li class="${is_active('showpullrequest')}">
+          <li class="${h.is_active('showpullrequest', active)}">
             <a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all', repo_name=c.repo_name)}" title="${h.tooltip(_('Show Pull Requests for %s') % c.repo_name)}">
               <div class="menulabel">
                   ${_('Pull Requests')} <span class="menulink-counter">${c.repository_pull_requests}</span>
@@ -386,7 +378,7 @@
           </li>
         %endif
 
-        <li class="${is_active('artifacts')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('artifacts', active)}">
             <a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_artifacts_list',repo_name=c.repo_name)}">
                 <div class="menulabel">
                     ${_('Artifacts')}  <span class="menulink-counter">${c.repository_artifacts}</span>
@@ -395,10 +387,10 @@
         </li>
 
         %if h.HasRepoPermissionAll('repository.admin')(c.repo_name):
-            <li class="${is_active('settings')}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('edit_repo',repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Repository Settings')}</div></a></li>
+            <li class="${h.is_active('settings', active)}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('edit_repo',repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Repository Settings')}</div></a></li>
         %endif
 
-        <li class="${is_active('options')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('options', active)}">
           % if has_actions:
             <a class="menulink dropdown">
               <div class="menulabel">${_('Options')}<div class="show_more"></div></div>
@@ -449,10 +441,6 @@
 
 <%def name="repo_group_menu(active=None)">
     <%
-    def is_active(selected):
-        if selected == active:
-            return "active"
-
     gr_name = c.repo_group.group_name if c.repo_group else None
     # create repositories with write permission on group is set to true
     group_admin = h.HasRepoGroupPermissionAny('group.admin')(gr_name, 'group admin index page')
@@ -468,11 +456,11 @@
       </div>
 
       <ul id="context-pages" class="navigation horizontal-list">
-        <li class="${is_active('home')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('home', active)}">
             <a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_group_home', repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Group Home')}</div></a>
         </li>
         % if c.is_super_admin or group_admin:
-            <li class="${is_active('settings')}">
+            <li class="${h.is_active('settings', active)}">
                 <a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('edit_repo_group',repo_group_name=c.repo_group.group_name)}" title="${_('You have admin right to this group, and can edit it')}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Group Settings')}</div></a>
             </li>
         % endif
@@ -703,12 +691,6 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="menu_items(active=None)">
-    <%
-    def is_active(selected):
-        if selected == active:
-            return "active"
-        return ""
-    %>
 
     <ul id="quick" class="main_nav navigation horizontal-list">
        ## notice box for important system messages
@@ -782,34 +764,34 @@
        </li>
 
       ## ROOT MENU
-        <li class="${is_active('home')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('home', active)}">
           <a class="menulink" title="${_('Home')}" href="${h.route_path('home')}">
             <div class="menulabel">${_('Home')}</div>
           </a>
         </li>
 
       %if c.rhodecode_user.username != h.DEFAULT_USER:
-        <li class="${is_active('journal')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('journal', active)}">
           <a class="menulink" title="${_('Show activity journal')}" href="${h.route_path('journal')}">
             <div class="menulabel">${_('Journal')}</div>
           </a>
         </li>
       %else:
-        <li class="${is_active('journal')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('journal', active)}">
           <a class="menulink" title="${_('Show Public activity journal')}" href="${h.route_path('journal_public')}">
             <div class="menulabel">${_('Public journal')}</div>
           </a>
         </li>
       %endif
 
-        <li class="${is_active('gists')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('gists', active)}">
           <a class="menulink childs" title="${_('Show Gists')}" href="${h.route_path('gists_show')}">
             <div class="menulabel">${_('Gists')}</div>
           </a>
         </li>
 
         % if c.is_super_admin or c.is_delegated_admin:
-        <li class="${is_active('admin')}">
+        <li class="${h.is_active('admin', active)}">
           <a class="menulink childs" title="${_('Admin settings')}" href="${h.route_path('admin_home')}">
             <div class="menulabel">${_('Admin')} </div>
           </a>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/pullrequests/pullrequests.mako b/rhodecode/templates/pullrequests/pullrequests.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/pullrequests/pullrequests.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/pullrequests/pullrequests.mako
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%inherit file="/base/base.mako"/>
 
 <%def name="title()">
-    ${_('%s Pull Requests') % c.repo_name}
+    ${_('{} Pull Requests').format(c.repo_name)}
     %if c.rhodecode_name:
         &middot; ${h.branding(c.rhodecode_name)}
     %endif
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 <div class="box">
     <div class="title">
     <ul class="button-links">
-      <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='open' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,         _query={'source':0})}">${_('Opened')}</a></li>
-      <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='my' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,           _query={'source':0,'my':1})}">${_('Opened by me')}</a></li>
-      <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='awaiting' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,     _query={'source':0,'awaiting_review':1})}">${_('Awaiting review')}</a></li>
-      <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='awaiting_my' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,  _query={'source':0,'awaiting_my_review':1})}">${_('Awaiting my review')}</a></li>
-      <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='closed' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,       _query={'source':0,'closed':1})}">${_('Closed')}</a></li>
-      <li class="btn ${('active' if c.active=='source' else '')}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,       _query={'source':1})}">${_('From this repo')}</a></li>
+      <li class="btn ${h.is_active('open', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,         _query={'source':0})}">${_('Opened')}</a></li>
+      <li class="btn ${h.is_active('my', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,           _query={'source':0,'my':1})}">${_('Opened by me')}</a></li>
+      <li class="btn ${h.is_active('awaiting', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,     _query={'source':0,'awaiting_review':1})}">${_('Awaiting review')}</a></li>
+      <li class="btn ${h.is_active('awaiting_my', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,  _query={'source':0,'awaiting_my_review':1})}">${_('Awaiting my review')}</a></li>
+      <li class="btn ${h.is_active('closed', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,       _query={'source':0,'closed':1})}">${_('Closed')}</a></li>
+      <li class="btn ${h.is_active('source', c.active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all',repo_name=c.repo_name,       _query={'source':1})}">${_('From this repo')}</a></li>
     </ul>
 
     <ul class="links">