---
title: Header menu widget
description: The Header Menu widget controls which options appear in the page header. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/header-widget.html
release: australia
product: Service Portal
classification: service-portal
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Example widgets, Widget library, Using portal widgets, Configuring Service Portal, Service Portal, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Header menu widget

The Header Menu widget controls which options appear in the page header. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal.

Unlike other widgets in Service Portal, the header menu widget is not something you drag onto a page. Instead you configure the header menu by associating the header menu with a portal. For more information on configuring a header menu, see [Configure a portal header menu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/configure-header-menu.md).

**Note:** Cloning this widget is not supported. For more information, see the [Header widget with sp\_ng\_template templates cannot be cloned easily \[KB0697352\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0697352) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base

## Instance options

The header menu widget does not include instance options.

**Parent Topic:**[Example widgets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/sp-example-widgets.md)

**Related topics**  


[Create and edit a page using the Service Portal Designer]()

[Configure widget instances]()

[Clone a widget]()