Handlebars.registerHelper('activeDashboardMenuItem', function (page) { var currentPage = Router.current(true).url.split('/')[1]; return page === currentPage ? 'active' : ''; }); Handlebars.registerHelper('activeDashboardSubMenuItem', function (page) { var currentPage = Router.current(true).url.split('/')[3]; return page === currentPage ? 'active' : ''; }); Handlebars.registerHelper('currentDashboardPage', function () { var currentPage = Router.current(true).url.split('/')[1]; return currentPage; });