This page describes the purpose of the 'Confluence Gadgets' window, how to access it and provides information about the gadgets which are bundled with Confluence.
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The 'Confluence Gadgets' window displays a list of all Confluence gadgets available in your Confluence installation. These are gadgets that:
Refer to Adding a Confluence Gadget to a JIRA Dashboard or Configuring Confluence Gadgets for Use in Other Applications for more information on adding Confluence gadgets to external applications. However, a Confluence gadget can also be used within the same Confluence installation, by adding it to a page or blog post using the gadget macro.
The Confluence gadgets bundled with Confluence are described below. However, if your Confluence administrator has installed more Confluence gadgets (typically as Confluence plugins), these will also appear in this list. If there are more gadgets in the list than what will fit within this window, a scrollbar will appear on the right. To find the gadget you want, use this scroll bar to move up and down the list of gadgets.
To access the Confluence Gadgets window,
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Screenshot: The Confluence Gadgets Window
This section describes the gadgets which are bundled with Confluence.
The activity stream gadget is similar to the recently updated macro and shows a list of the most recently changed content within your Confluence site.
In addition to showing a list of most recently changed content, the activity stream gadget also provides the following features:
Screenshot: Adding a Comment in the Activity Stream Gadget
Properties are settings for Confluence gadgets that allow the user to control the content or presentation of data retrieved by the gadget. These are similar to a Confluence macro's parameters. The table below lists relevant properties for this gadget.
Property |
Required? |
Default |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Title |
Yes |
None |
Adds a title to the top of the Activity Stream. |
Projects |
No |
None specified (i.e. display content in all spaces) |
Filters the content by space. This gadget will display only the pages etc. which belong to the space(s) you specify here. |
Username |
No |
None specified (i.e. display content by all users) |
Filters the results by user. The macro will display only the pages etc. which were last modified by the user(s) you specify here.
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Number of Entries |
No |
10 |
Specify the maximum number of results to be displayed. A maximum of 10 results will be displayed by default. The maximum value that this property can accept is 100. |
Refresh Interval |
No |
Never/false |
Specify the time interval between each 'refresh' action undertaken by the activity stream gadget. A refresh makes the activity stream gadget reflect any new activity that has been conducted on the Confluence site. |
The Confluence QuickNav gadget provides the Quick Navigation Aid functionality for searching the Confluence site. For more information on how to use this feature, refer to the Quick Navigation Aid section of Searching Confluence.
Screenshot: Using the QuickNav Gadget
This gadget has no properties and cannot be customised.
The Confluence news gadget is an example of a 'news feed' gadget that shows a list of recent Confluence Product Blogs and events at Atlassian.
Clicking an item in the Confluence news gadget takes you directly to the selected blog post of the Confluence Product Blogs feed or event details on the events at Atlassian page.
Clicking More news takes you to the Confluence Product Blogs feed page and clicking More events takes you to the events at Atlassian page.
Screenshot: Using the News Gadget
Properties are settings for Confluence gadgets that allow the user to control the content or presentation of data retrieved by the gadget. These are similar to a Confluence macro's parameters. The table below lists relevant properties for this gadget.
Property |
Required? |
Default |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Show News? |
No |
True |
Shows a short list of the most recent Confluence Product Blogs. |
Show Events? |
No |
True |
Shows a short list of the most recent events at Atlassian. |
Show Banners? |
No |
True |
Shows any banner advertisements (if available). |
Adding a Confluence Gadget to a JIRA Dashboard
Configuring Confluence Gadgets for Use in Other Applications
Gadget Macro
The big list of Atlassian gadgets