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The Universal Plugin Manager (UPM) provides you with a simple way of adding new plugins to your application. Plugins can be used to customise and extend the functionality of your application.

You can search for plugins in the Universal Plugin Manager (sourced from the Atlassian Plugin Exchange) or upload your own.

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Before you begin

  • In JIRA, version 1 plugins cannot be installed via the Universal Plugin Manager. All version 1 JIRA plugins listed in the Universal Plugin Manager will have a 'Download' button, rather than an 'Install' button. You will need to download the plugin distribution and follow its specific installation instructions (the plugin is usually copied into the <JIRA-install>/atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/lib directory, as instructed in Managing JIRA's Plugins).
  • In JIRA, version 1 plugins cannot be uninstalled via the Universal Plugin Manager. Hence, none of the version 1 JIRA plugins listed in the Universal Plugin Manager will have an 'Uninstall' button. You must remove the plugin from the file system manually.
  • In Confluence, you can install and uninstall version 1 plugins using the Universal Plugin Manager. You will see an 'Install' or an 'Uninstall' button.
  • Some entries that you find listed in the Universal Plugin Manager are not actually plugins. For example, the JIRA Client is a useful program that runs alongside JIRA, rather than inside it as a plugin. These entries will show a 'Download' button which allows you to download the application to your desktop and run it following its specific instructions.

Adding a plugin from the Atlassian Plugin Exchange

 

To access the Universal Plugin Manager,
  1. Log into your application with the appropriate permissions to access the Universal Plugin Manager (see Navigating to the Universal Plugin Manager for application-specific instructions).
  2. The 'Universal Plugin Manager' will display. The plugins installed on your application will be displayed in alphabetical order.

To find and add a plugin from the Atlassian Plugin Exchange,

  1. Click the 'Install' tab in the UPM. The Install Plugins page will display showing the featured plugins for your application (see screenshot below).
  2. Search for your plugin as follows:
    • Enter some keywords that describe your desired plugin, e.g. 'Charting', in the 'Search the Plugin Exchange' search box and press 'Enter' on your keyboard.
    • Alternatively, just browse to the desired plugin in the list. choose 'Featured', 'Popular', 'Supported' (by Atlassian) or 'All available' from the 'Plugins to show' dropdown to show a different list of plugins.
  3. When you have located the desired plugin, click the 'Install' button for the plugin to add it to your application. A confirmation message and the plugin details (see 'Viewing Plugin Details' in the Related Topics below) for the plugin will display, if it is installed successfully.
    (info) Note: You may need to restart your application for your change to take effect. The Universal Plugin Manager will inform you if this is the case.
    (info) Note: Not all plugins can be automatically installed. Some required manual installation. These plugins will have a 'Download' button instead of an install button. In these cases, you should read and follow that plugin's installation instructions.

Screenshot: Finding a new plugin from the Atlassian Plugin Exchange

Uploading your own plugin

 

To access the Universal Plugin Manager,
  1. Log into your application with the appropriate permissions to access the Universal Plugin Manager (see Navigating to the Universal Plugin Manager for application-specific instructions).
  2. The 'Universal Plugin Manager' will display. The plugins installed on your application will be displayed in alphabetical order.

To upload your own plugin,

  1. Click the 'Install' tab in the UPM. The find new plugin page will display showing the featured plugins for your application.
  2. Click the 'Upload Plugin' link. The 'Upload Plugin' window will display.
  3. Enter the location of your plugin in either the 'From my computer' or 'From this location' textbox.
    • If the plugin you want to install is on your computer, use the 'Browse' dialogue to choose the plugin file.
    • If you want to install a plugin from a remote location, enter the URL of the plugin jar file in to the 'From this location' field.
  4. Click the 'Upload' button to upload and enable your plugin. A confirmation message for the plugin will display if it is installed successfully.
    (info) Note: You may need to restart your application for your change to take effect. The Universal Plugin Manager will inform you if this is the case.

Screenshot: Uploading a new plugin

Related Topics

Viewing your Installed Plugins#viewdetails

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