---
title: "Deprecation: #94225 - f:be.container ViewHelper"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-94225"
source: "Changelog/11.3/Deprecation-94225-FbecontainerViewHelper.rst"
typo3-version: "11.3"
typo3-major: 11
type: "deprecation"
issue: 94225
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/94225"
tags: ["Backend", "Fluid", "NotScanned", "ext:fluid"]
rendered: "2026-10-03T08:19:36+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #94225 - f:be.container ViewHelper {#deprecation-94225}

See [forge#94225](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/94225)

## Description {#description}

The `<f:be.container>` ViewHelper has been deprecated.

This backend-module-related ViewHelper was pretty useless since
it mostly provides the same functionality as `<f:be.pageRenderer>`,
with the additional opportunity to render an empty doc header.

## Impact {#impact}

Using the ViewHelper in Fluid templates will trigger a PHP
`E_USER_DEPRECATED` error.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

The limited functionality of the ViewHelper likely leads to little
usage numbers.
Searching extensions for the string html:`<f:be.container>` should
reveal any usages.

## Migration {#migration}

When this ViewHelper is used to register additional backend module
resources like CSS or JavaScript, `<f:be.pageRenderer>` can be
used as drop-in replacement.

If the ViewHelper is used to additionally render an empty ModuleTemplate,
this part should be moved to a controller instead. Simple example for an
extbase controller:

```php
$moduleTemplate->setContent($view->render());
return $this->htmlResponse($moduleTemplate->renderContent());
```

In case your controller does not extend `ActionController`, use
the PSR-17 interfaces for generating the response:

```php
$moduleTemplate->setContent($view->render());
return $this->responseFactory->createResponse()
    ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8')
    ->withBody($this->streamFactory->createStream($moduleTemplate->renderContent());
```