This page last changed on Jul 05, 2009 by ggaskell.
The Search macro searches your Confluence site based on search terms specified in the macro code, and displays the results on the wiki page.
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Usage with the Macro Browser
To insert the search macro into a page using the Macro Browser,
- Open your desired Confluence page, then click the 'Edit' button. The 'Edit Page' mode opens.
- Next, click the Macro Browser icon
on the editor toolbar. The Macro Browser will open in the middle of the screen.
- In the Macro Browser, type the name of your desired macro into the search box at the top right of the window. Macros with a matching name will appear in the centre pane. Click on the desired macro to see its options screen. Here, you can set the macro parameters then click 'insert' to put the macro into the page.
Once you've found the search macro and have added the required parameter values, click ' insert' to add it to your page.
Usage with the Wiki Markup Editor
In the example below, we assume that you want to search for all pages and other content types which contain the term 'my_query'.
What you need to type |
What you will get |
{search:query=my_query} |
Found 10 search result(s) for my_query.
Search Macro
(Confluence 1.4 User Guide)
Search Macro The Search Macro does an inline site search and displays the results in the page. Search Macro What you need to type What you will get \ Optional Parameters Set a limit to the number of search results displayed Specify ...
Nov 24, 2005
Search Macro
(Confluence Docs 2.10)
... need to type What you will get \ You can refine your search query by using operators such as 'AND' and 'OR'. For example: For more information, take a look at the documentation on the Confluence search ...
Feb 19, 2009
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Search Macro
(Confluence 2.6)
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(Confluence 2.0)
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(Confluence 2.7)
Search Macro (i) You need to edit in 'Wiki Markup' mode to include macros in your page. The Search Macro does an inline site search and displays the results in the page. Search Macro What you need to type What ...
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(Confluence 2.8)
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Jul 10, 2008
Search Macro
(Confluence 2.5.6)
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Search Macro
(Confluence 2.5)
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Search Macro
(Confluence 2.9)
... need to type What you will get \ You can refine your search query by using operators such as 'AND' and 'OR'. For example: For more information, take a look at the documentation on the Confluence search ...
Aug 06, 2008
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Parameters
Parameters are settings for Confluence macros that allow the user to control their content or presentation. The table below lists relevant parameters for this macro.
Parameter names are displayed differently in the macro browser interface and in wiki markup. Below, parameter names used in the macro browser are indicated in Bold text, while their equivalents in wiki markup are indicated in (bracketed) text. If the latter is not shown, then in wiki markup, the parameter's name should be omitted and only its value should be added immediately after the colon symbol (:).
Parameter |
Required? |
Default |
Description |
Search Terms
(query) |
yes |
none |
The search terms which this macro will use to generate its results.
You can refine your search query by using operators such as 'AND' and 'OR'. For example:
- In the macro browser Search Terms entry box: my_query1 AND my_query2
- In wiki markup editor: {search:query=my_query1 AND my_query2}
For more information, take a look at the documentation on the Confluence search syntax.
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Maximum Number of Results
(maxLimit) |
no |
no limit |
Set a limit to the number of search results displayed. |
Restrict to this Space Key
(spacekey) |
no |
all |
Specify the key of the space you want to search in. Note that this is case sensitive. |
Content Type
(type) |
no |
all |
Specify the content type. The content types are: page, comment, blogpost, attachment, userinfo (the content of user profiles only), spacedesc (the content of space descriptions only) and mail. |
Last Modified
(lastModified) |
no |
all |
Specify a period of time in weeks, days, hours and/or minutes, to see the content modified within that time frame. For example:
- 2h 35m
- 3d 30m
These are the values you can use:
- w = weeks
- d = days
- h = hours
- m = minutes
If no time category is specified, Confluence assumes minutes.
If you specify more than one time period (e.g. weeks and days), the periods must be separated by a space and they can come in any order.
The time categories are not case sensitive e.g. '4d' is the same as '4D'.
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Restrict to this Username
(contributor) |
no |
all |
Specify the username of a Confluence user, to show only content created or updated by that user. |
1. Setting a limit to the number of search results displayed
Display a maximum of 20 results.
{search:query=my_query|maxLimit=20}
2. Specifying the key of the space you want to search
Global space: Search within the Doctemp space only.
{search:query=my_query|spacekey=Doctemp}
Personal space: Search within jsmith's space only.
{search:query=my_query|spacekey=~jsmith}
3. Specifying the content type
Search within comments only.
{search:query=my_query|type=comment}
4. Specifying a time period in which the content was last modified
Search for content modified in the last one week and two days.
{search:query=my_query|lastModified=1w 2d}
5. Limiting the search results to content created or modified by a specific user
Search within content created or updated by jsmith only.
{search:query=my_query|contributor=jsmith}
 | Permissions When a user views the page containing the Search macro, the search results will show only pages and other content types for which the user has 'View' permission. |
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