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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.
For instructions on how to use Confluence gadgets in your applications, please see Confluence Gadgets.
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
Confluence: News Gadget Properties
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). |