The following types of plugin modules are supported by Confluence
| Module Type |
Since version... |
Documentation |
Description |
| codeformatter |
2.2 |
Code Formatting Plugins |
Adds new languages to the {code} macro |
| colour-scheme |
1.3 |
Theme Plugins |
A colour-scheme for a theme |
| component |
1.4 |
Component Plugins |
Allows developers to add components to Confluence's component system |
| decorator |
2.5 |
Decorator Plugins |
Adds decorators without using a Theme Plugin |
| extractor |
1.4 |
Extractor Plugins |
Adds information to the Confluence search index |
| editor |
2.5 |
Editor Plugins |
Adds a Wysiwyg editor to the Confluence edit page |
| job |
2.2 |
Job Plugins |
Adds repeatable jobs to Confluence |
| language |
2.2 |
Language Pack Plugins |
Adds language translations to Confluence |
| layout |
1.3 |
Theme Plugins |
A layout (decorator) definition for a theme |
| lifecycle |
2.3 |
Lifecycle Plugins |
Schedule tasks to be run on application startup and shutdown |
| listener |
1.4 |
Event Listener Plugins |
A component that can respond to events occurring in the Confluence server |
| macro |
1.3 |
Macro Plugins |
A macro used in wiki to HTML conversions (e.g {color}). Outputs HTML that can be embedded in a page or layout. Can retreive user, page and space info, or external content (eg RSS) |
| rpc-soap |
1.4 |
RPC Plugins |
Deploys a SOAP service within Confluence |
| rpc-xmlrpc |
1.4 |
RPC Plugins |
Deploys an XML-RPC service within Confluence |
| servlet |
1.4 |
Servlet Plugins |
A standard Java servlet deployed within a Confluence plugin |
| spring |
2.2 |
Spring Component Plugins |
Add a Spring component. Unlike component plugins these allow the use of full Spring configuration XML |
| theme |
1.3 |
Theme Plugins |
A custom look-and-feel for a Confluence site or space |
| trigger |
2.2 |
Trigger Plugins |
Adds triggers which schedule jobs |
| usermacro |
2.3 |
User Macro Plugins |
Allows a simple macro to be created in the plugin XML file, with no Java coding necessary |
| velocity-context-item |
1.4 |
Velocity Context Plugins |
Adds helper objects to Confluence's Velocity context |
| web-item |
2.2 |
Web UI Plugins |
Adds links or tabs to the Confluence UI |
| web-section |
2.2 |
Web UI Plugins |
Adds sections of links to the Confluence UI |
| xwork |
1.4 |
XWork-WebWork Plugins |
XWork/Webwork actions and views bunded with a plugin, enabling user interaction |
Code Formatting Plugins