---
title: "Be.renderContentElementPreview ViewHelper <formvh:be.renderContentElementPreview>"
manual: "Fluid ViewHelper Reference"
version: "13.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:typo3-form-be-rendercontentelementpreview@13.4"
source: "Form/Be/RenderContentElementPreview.rst"
modified: "2026-09-17T09:07:45+00:00"
---

# Be.renderContentElementPreview ViewHelper `<formvh:be.renderContentElementPreview>`

> [!NOTE]
> This ViewHelper is not available by default. It is only available if
> [`typo3/cms-form`](https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-form) is installed and its namespace is imported.
>
> [Import its namespace](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/13.4/en-us/ApiOverview/Fluid/Index.html#fluid-syntax-viewhelpers-import-namespaces)
> `{namespace formvh=TYPO3\CMS\Form\ViewHelpers\}` in the Fluid file or
> `xmlns:formvh="http://typo3.org/ns/TYPO3/CMS/Form/ViewHelpers/"` in the opening HTML tag.

> [!WARNING]
> **Internal**
>
> This ViewHelper is marked as internal. It is subject to be changed without notice. Use at your own risk.

Used by the form editor.
Render a content element preview like the page module

Scope: backend

Go to the source code of this ViewHelper: [Be\\RenderContentElementPreviewViewHelper.php (GitHub)](https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/blob/main/typo3/sysext/form/Classes/ViewHelpers/Be/RenderContentElementPreviewViewHelper.php).

## Arguments of the `<formvh:be.renderContentElementPreview>` ViewHelper

-   **contentElementUid**

    -   *Type:* int

    The uid of a content element

-   **formPersistenceIdentifier**

    -   *Type:* string
    -   *Default:* ''

    The form persistence identifier for return URL