---
title: "Be.menus.actionMenu ViewHelper <f:be.menus.actionMenu>"
manual: "Fluid ViewHelper Reference"
version: "13.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:typo3-fluid-be-menus-actionmenu@13.4"
source: "Global/Be/Menus/ActionMenu.rst"
modified: "2026-09-17T09:07:45+00:00"
---

# Be.menus.actionMenu ViewHelper `<f:be.menus.actionMenu>`

ViewHelper which returns a select box that can be used to switch between multiple actions and controllers and looks similar to TYPO3s "funcMenu".

**Note:** This ViewHelper is experimental and tailored to be used only in extbase context.

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

**Table of contents**

-   [Examples](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:examples@13.4)
-   [Arguments of the <f:be.menus.actionMenu> ViewHelper](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:arguments-of-the-f-be-menus-actionmenu-viewhelper@13.4)

## Examples

Simple:

**packages/my_extension/Resources/Private/Templates/Module/Index.fluid.html**

```html
<f:be.menus.actionMenu>
  <f:be.menus.actionMenuItem label="Overview" controller="Blog" action="index" />
  <f:be.menus.actionMenuItem label="Create new Blog" controller="Blog" action="new" />
  <f:be.menus.actionMenuItem label="List Posts" controller="Post" action="index" arguments="{blog: blog}" />
</f:be.menus.actionMenu>
```

Select box with the options "Overview", "Create new Blog" and "List Posts".

Localized:

**packages/my_extension/Resources/Private/Templates/Module/Index.fluid.html**

```html
<f:be.menus.actionMenu>
  <f:be.menus.actionMenuItem label="{f:translate(key:'overview')}" controller="Blog" action="index" />
  <f:be.menus.actionMenuItem label="{f:translate(key:'create_blog')}" controller="Blog" action="new" />
</f:be.menus.actionMenu>
```

Localized select box.

## Arguments of the `<f:be.menus.actionMenu>` ViewHelper

> **Allows arbitrary arguments**
>
> This ViewHelper allows you to pass arbitrary arguments not defined below
> directly to the HTML tag created. This includes custom `data-` arguments.

-   **additionalAttributes**

    -   *Type:* array

    Additional tag attributes. They will be added directly to the resulting HTML tag.

-   **aria**

    -   *Type:* array

    Additional aria-\* attributes. They will each be added with a "aria-" prefix.

-   **data**

    -   *Type:* array

    Additional data-\* attributes. They will each be added with a "data-" prefix.

-   **defaultController**

    -   *Type:* string

    The default controller to be used