# Ion-menu not working

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-menu-not-working/57161>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [July 11, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-menu-not-working/57161 "2016-07-11T10:07:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JonathanPeel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/jonathanpeel/32/101236_2.png) [@JonathanPeel](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/JonathanPeel)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-menu-not-working/57161/1 "2016-07-11T10:07:11Z")

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Hi

I am trying to add a menu to my App, but I seem to be doing something wrong, I am just unable to figure out what. Is anybody able to see what I might be doing wrong?

The page is showing without a problem, I can also see the menu button in the top bar, but when I click on it, nothing happens.

Thank you, to anyone who might shed some light…

**app.html**

```auto
<ion-menu [content]="content">
  <ion-toolbar>
    <ion-title>Pages</ion-title>
  </ion-toolbar>
  <ion-content>
    Test menu
  </ion-content> 
</ion-menu>

<ion-nav *ngIf="rootPage" id="nav" #content [root]="rootPage"></ion-nav>

```

and, my page

```auto
<ion-navbar *navbar>
  <button menuToggle>
    <ion-icon name="menu"></ion-icon>
  </button>
  <ion-title>
    Page
  </ion-title>
</ion-navbar>

<ion-content>
 Page content
</ion-content>

```

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**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-menu-not-working/57161/2 "2016-07-11T19:55:48Z")

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Take a look at the sidemenu starter for a quick idea on how to wire things together.

```auto
ionic start myApp sidemenu --v2

```