# Action Menu Level 3 Is Undocumented

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-menu-level-3-is-undocumented/62280
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [October 2, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-menu-level-3-is-undocumented/62280 "2023-10-02T21:51:28Z")
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### Author: ![Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/doug_mackie/32/279_2.png) [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-menu-level-3-is-undocumented/62280/1 "2023-10-02T21:51:28Z")

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The relevant page is: [Actions – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/#organizing-action-groups)

Nowhere does it mention that an additional level of Action submenus is possible by adding a second standard separator ( **#** ). For example, this Action title:

**`youTube#Kozak#Track-Artist - Title - Year from Filename`**

gives this three-level menu:

 ![SubSubMenuMp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ed1544941f354cab94a1be427e90ad93590a11d8.jpeg)

Having worked with standard Windows menu bars years ago, I remembered that they support at least three levels. So I tried a third level here and it worked perfectly. I then did the same to several more of my actions. After a year of use on Windows 7 (32 bit) I have seen no problems whatsoever.

Over the years my Actions menu list grew to the point where I had to scroll down to see all of the choices, even after adding many sub menus. The ability to add a third level greatly reduced menu clutter and sped up access.

So I suggest that the Action Group documentation and the FAQ should be updated to include this very useful "hidden" feature.

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-menu-level-3-is-undocumented/62280/2 "2023-10-03T05:45:50Z")

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AFAI can tell the documentation does not say that menu levels are limited to 2. And it also does not say that 3 is the limit - as i think that this is something that the underlying OS is managing. So if e.g. W12 should support 4 menu levels then the documentation would have to be updated again, possibly with descriptions for different cases.  
I would say that sometimes being a little vague makes life easier.

But now, as your thread points out that 2 is apparently not the limit, the feature has become public and is not hidden any more.

Edit: just tested it: 3 does not seem to be the ultimate end. I just created a name with 4 `#` in it - and that name creates the corresponding number of submenus. So the basic statement:  
If you use the **`#`** in your action group name, Mp3tag uses anything before the `#` as name for a submenu and anything after as a menu item in that menu  
is still correct.

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### Author: ![Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/doug_mackie/32/279_2.png) [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-menu-level-3-is-undocumented/62280/3 "2023-10-03T14:48:00Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> I would say that sometimes being a little vague makes life easier.

I agree. And that is why I did not specify how Florian should choose to describe this capability. My point was that the documentation should be clear that more than two levels are possible. I think few users would guess that from the current language.

So yes, the current language is correct _as far as it goes_, but it could certainly be more helpful.