This page tells you how to create a user macro that displays the text 'Hello World!' and any variable text you place between the macro tags. (For full details about creating a user macro, see the guide to writing user macros.)

Defining the 'Hello World' User Macro

To create the 'Hello World' user macro,

  1. Go to the Confluence Administration Console and click 'User Macros' in the left-hand panel.
  2. Click the link on the text 'Click here to create a new User Macro' at the top of the list of macros.
  3. Enter the macro attributes as follows:
    • Macro Name: helloworld
    • Visibility: Visible to all users in the Macro Browser
    • Macro Title: Hello World
    • Description: Displays "Hello World" and the macro body
    • Categories: Confluence Content
    • Icon URL: You can leave this field empty.
    • Documentation URL: You can leave this field empty.
    • Macro Body Processing: Render HTML
    • Output Format: HTML
    • Template: 
      ## @noparams
Hello World!
$body
  4. Click 'Save'.

Screenshot: Definition of the 'Hello World' user macro

Using the 'Hello World' Macro on a Page

Now you can add the macro to your Confluence page.

  • Using wiki markup: 
    {helloworld}What a beautiful day.{helloworld}
  • Using the Macro Browser:

The result is:

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Writing User Macros

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