Gadgets moved to a Marketplace app from Confluence 9.2 onwards
Background
Support for gadgets ended in Confluence 7.0, and we’ve completed their removal in Confluence 9.0 to reduce technical debt.
In Confluence 9.0, pages that were using gadgets show a grey ‘Unknown macro’ placeholder where gadgets were embedded:
Screenshot: Unknown macro placeholder
In Confluence 9.1 and later versions, if you don’t install the app, the pages show a yellow warning message:
Screenshot: Gadget Macro was removed warning message
Embedding gadgets available through a Marketplace app
We’ve released the External gadgets for Confluence Data Center Marketplace app to re-enable integration between Jira and Confluence.
We’ve made the beta version of the app available for testing and feedback. The app is still under development and its functionality may be limited.
Download and install the app for testing
If you try the new app, share your comments in the ticket linked above.
The following Jira gadgets are currently not supported. Support will be available in the near future.
Agile Wallboard
Sprint burndown chart
Support for using Confluence gadgets in Confluence has ended and won’t be introduced in the app. Use macros to replace the selected Confluence gadgets' functionality.
When your administrator installs the External gadgets for Confluence app, you can add Jira macros to your Confluence pages from the macro browser in Confluence 9.2 and later versions.
With the External gadgets for Confluence app installed, when there’s an issue with displaying a gadget, the following message is displayed on the affected Confluence pages:
Screenshot: Error rendering macro gadget message
To learn more about the app, go to External gadgets for Confluence Data Center documentation.
Confluence gadgets' replacement
Support for Confluence gadgets has ended. You can replace selected Confluence gadgets with the following macros:
Gadget | Macro |
|---|---|
To replace a gadget, manually update each page with the appropriate macro.
Confluence macros display content within the same site. Macros don’t display content across sites.
Jira gadgets' replacement
If you don't want to use Jira gadgets, you can try the following macros instead:
Gadget | Macro |
|---|---|
Issue Statistics | |
Issues in progress | |
Voted Issues | |
Filter Results | |
Watched Issues | |
Assigned to Me | |
Filter Results | |
Pie Chart | |
Created vs. Resolved Chart | |
Two Dimensional Filter Statistics | |
Created vs Resolved |