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title: "language-menu data processor"
manual: "TypoScript Explained"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:languagemenuprocessor@main"
source: "DataProcessing/LanguageMenuProcessor.rst"
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---
# language-menu data processor {#languagemenuprocessor}
The processor `\TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\DataProcessing\LanguageMenuProcessor`,
alias `language-menu`, generates a list of language menu items which can be
assigned to the `FLUIDTEMPLATE` as a variable.
**Table of contents**
- [Options:](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:options@main)
- [Example: Menu of all language from site configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:example-menu-of-all-language-from-site-configuration@main)
> [!TIP]
> **Hint**
>
> The third-party extension
> [b13/menus](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/menus) also provides
> a language menu processor: `\B13\Menus\DataProcessing\LanguageMenu`.
>
> Refer to the [manual of the extension b13/menus](https://github.com/b13/menus/blob/master/README.md) for more
> information.
## Options: {#languagemenuprocessor-options}
**if**
- **if**
- *Type:* [if](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:if@main) condition
Only if the condition is met the data processor is executed.
**languages**
- **languages**
- *Type:* [string](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:data-type-string@main) / [stdWrap](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:stdwrap@main)
- *Default:* "auto"
- *Example:* "0,1,2"
A list of comma-separated language IDs (e.g. 0,1,2) to use for the menu
creation or `auto` to load from the [site configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/SiteHandling/Index.html#sitehandling).
**addQueryString.exclude**
- **addQueryString.exclude**
- *Type:* [string](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:data-type-string@main) / [stdWrap](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:stdwrap@main)
- *Default:* ""
- *Example:* "gclid,contrast"
A list of comma-separated parameter names to be excluded from the language
menu URLs.
**as**
- **as**
- *Type:* [string](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:data-type-string@main)
- *Default:* defaults to the fieldName
The variable name to be used in the Fluid template.
## Example: Menu of all language from site configuration {#languagemenuprocessor-example}
Please see also [About the examples](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:dataprocessing-about-examples@main).
**TypoScript**
Using the `\TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\DataProcessing\LanguageMenuProcessor`
the following scenario is possible:
**EXT:examples/Configuration/TypoScript/DataProcessors/Processors/LanguageMenuProcessor.typoscript**
```typoscript
tt_content {
examples_dataproclang =< lib.contentElement
examples_dataproclang {
templateName = DataProcLangMenu
dataProcessing.10 = language-menu
dataProcessing.10 {
languages = auto
as = languageNavigation
}
}
}
```
**The Fluid template**
This generated menu can be used in Fluid like this:
**EXT:examples/Resources/Private/Templates/ContentElements/DataProcLangMenu.fluid.html**
```html
Data in variable languageNavigation
{languageNavigation}
Output
```
**Output**
The array now contains information on all languages as defined in the site
configuration. As the current page is not translated into German, the
German language has the `item.available` set to `false`. It therefore
does not get linked in the template.
