Twitter Bootstrap add active class to li

common.js

//Active
    var url = window.location;
    // Will only work if string in href matches with location
    $('ul.navbar-nav a[href="'+ url +'"]').parent().addClass('active');

    // Will also work for relative and absolute hrefs
    $('ul.navbar-nav a').filter(function() {
        return this.href == url;
    }).parent().addClass('active');