Dashboard gadgets showing blank when subscribing to another JIRA instance's gadgets
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Symptoms
The following JavaScript error appears in the Chrome Console via Developer Tools.
[blocked] The page at 'https://your_jira_domain_name.com/plugins/servlet/gadgets/ifr?container=atlas…t%2Fgadgets%2Factivitystream-gadget.xml&libs=auth-refresh#rpctoken=4396290' was loaded over HTTPS, but ran insecure content from 'http://destination_jira_domain_name.com/s/en_USw75y1c-418945332/853/39/5.x.x/_/download/bat…ams:streamsGadgetResources/com.atlassian.streams:streamsGadgetResources.js': this content should also be loaded over HTTPS.
Diagnosis
If your JIRA is running with SSL and add other JIRA instance gadgets via 'Add Gadgets' > 'Gadget Subscriptions' > 'Add Subscription'. But, you see the gadget showing empty data.
Cause
Browser has some feature blocking un-trusted content or page.
Workaround
Firefox
- Open
about:configin FireFox - Search for the
security.mixed_content.block_active_contentvariable - Change the value from
truetofalse
Chrome
- Select the gray shield that appears on the right side of URL bar
- Click it and select "Load anyway"