---
title: "Updated HMENU"
manual: "TypoScript Explained"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:hmenu-special-updated@main"
source: "DataProcessing/MenuProcessor/Updated.rst"
rendered: "2026-09-19T06:55:14+00:00"
---

# Updated HMENU {#hmenu-special-updated}

An [HMENU](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:cobj-hmenu@main) with the property `special = updated`
will create a menu of the most recently updated pages.

By default the most recently updated page is displayed on top.

Mount pages are supported.

-   [Properties](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:properties@main)
-   [Example: Recently updated pages styled with Fluid](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:example-recently-updated-pages-styled-with-fluid@main)

## Properties {#hmenu-special-updated-properties}

### special.value {#hmenu-special-updated-value}

-   **special.value**

    -   *Type:* list of page IDs /[stdWrap](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:stdwrap@main)

    This will generate a menu of the most recently updated pages from the
    branches in the tree starting with the UIDs (uid=35 and uid=56)
    listed.

    **EXT:site_package/Configuration/Sets/Main/setup.typoscript**

    ```typoscript
    20 = HMENU
    20.special = updated
    20.special.value = 35, 56
    ```

### special.mode {#hmenu-special-updated-mode}

-   **special.mode**

    -   *Type:* string
    -   *Default:* `SYS_LASTCHANGED`

    The field in the database, which should be used to get the information
    about the last update from.

    Possible values are:

    -   **`SYS_LASTCHANGED`**

        Is updated to the youngest time stamp of the
        records on the page when a page is generated.

    -   **`crdate`**

        Uses the `crdate` field of the page record. This field is set
        once on creation of the record and left unchanged afterwards.

    -   **`tstamp`**

        Uses the `tstamp` field of the page record, which is set
        automatically when the record is changed.

    -   **`manual` or `lastUpdated`**

        Uses the field `lastUpdated`, which
        can be set manually in the page record.

    -   **`starttime`**

        Uses the `starttime` field.

    Fields with empty values are generally not selected.

### special.depth {#hmenu-special-updated-depth}

-   **special.depth**

    -   *Type:* integer
    -   *Default:* 20

    Defines the tree depth.

    The allowed range is 1-20.

    A depth of 1 means only the start ID, depth of 2 means start ID +
    first level.

    **Note:** "depth" is relative to [special.beginAtLevel](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:confval-hmenu-updated-special-beginatlevel@main).

### special.beginAtLevel {#hmenu-special-updated-beginatlevel}

-   **special.beginAtLevel**

    -   *Type:* integer
    -   *Default:* 0

    Determines starting level for the page trees generated based on .value
    and .depth.

    0 is default and includes the start id.

    1 starts with the first row of subpages,

    2 starts with the second row of subpages.

    **Note:** "depth" is relative to this property.

### special.maxAge {#hmenu-special-updated-maxage}

-   **special.maxAge**

    -   *Type:* integer [+calc](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:objects-calc@main)

    Only show pages, whose update-date *at most* lies this number of
    seconds in the past. Or with other words: Pages with update-dates
    older than the current time minus this number of seconds will not
    be shown in the menu no matter what.

    By default all pages are shown. You may use +-\*/ for calculations.

### special.limit {#hmenu-special-updated-limit}

-   **special.limit**

    -   *Type:* integer
    -   *Default:* 10

    Maximal number of items in the menu. Default is 10, max is 100.

### special.excludeNoSearchPages {#hmenu-special-updated-excludenosearchpages}

-   **special.excludeNoSearchPages**

    -   *Type:* boolean
    -   *Default:* `false`

    If set, pages marked `No search` are not included.

## Example: Recently updated pages styled with Fluid {#hmenu-special-updated-examples}

The content element **Recently Updated Pages** provided by the system
extension EXT:fluid_styled_content is configured with a
`MenuProcessor` which is based on
the options of the [HMENU](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:cobj-hmenu@main) and provides all its properties:

**EXT:fluid_styled_content/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/MenuRecentlyUpdated.typoscript**

```typoscript
# Recently updated pages:
# ...
#
# CType: menu_recently_updated

tt_content.menu_recently_updated =< lib.contentElement
tt_content.menu_recently_updated {
  templateName = MenuRecentlyUpdated
  dataProcessing {
    10 = menu
    10 {
      special = updated
      special {
        value.field = pages
        maxAge = 3600*24*7
        excludeNoSearchPages = 1
      }
      dataProcessing {
        10 = files
        10 {
          references.fieldName = media
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

```

The following Fluid template can be used to style the menu:

**EXT:fluid_styled_content/Resources/Private/Templates/MenuRecentlyUpdated.fluid.html**

```html
<html xmlns:f="http://typo3.org/ns/TYPO3/CMS/Fluid/ViewHelpers" data-namespace-typo3-fluid="true">
<f:layout name="Default" />
<f:section name="Main">

  <f:if condition="{menu}">
    <ul>
      <f:for each="{menu}" as="page">
        <li>
          <a href="{page.link}"{f:if(condition: page.target, then: ' target="{page.target}"')}{f:if(condition: page.current, then: ' aria-current="page"')} title="{page.title}">
            <span>{page.title}</span>
          </a>
        </li>
      </f:for>
    </ul>
  </f:if>

</f:section>
</html>

```