This page last changed on Mar 18, 2007 by tom@atlassian.com.

The following types of plugin modules are supported by Confluence

Module Type Since version... Documentation Description
codeformatter 2.2 Code Formatting Plugins Adds new languages to the {code} macro
colour-scheme 1.3 Theme Plugins A colour-scheme for a theme
component 1.4 Component Plugins Allows developers to add components to Confluence's component system
decorator 2.5 Decorator Plugins Adds decorators without using a Theme Plugin
extractor 1.4 Extractor Plugins Adds information to the Confluence search index
editor 2.5 Editor Plugins Adds a Wysiwyg editor to the Confluence edit page
job 2.2 Job Plugins Adds repeatable jobs to Confluence
language 2.2 Language Pack Plugins Adds language translations to Confluence
layout 1.3 Theme Plugins A layout (decorator) definition for a theme
lifecycle 2.3 Lifecycle Plugins Schedule tasks to be run on application startup and shutdown
listener 1.4 Event Listener Plugins A component that can respond to events occurring in the Confluence server
macro 1.3 Macro Plugins A macro used in wiki to HTML conversions (e.g {color}). Outputs HTML that can be embedded in a page or layout. Can retreive user, page and space info, or external content (eg RSS)
rpc-soap 1.4 RPC Plugins Deploys a SOAP service within Confluence
rpc-xmlrpc 1.4 RPC Plugins Deploys an XML-RPC service within Confluence
servlet 1.4 Servlet Plugins A standard Java servlet deployed within a Confluence plugin
spring 2.2 Spring Component Plugins Add a Spring component. Unlike component plugins these allow the use of full Spring configuration XML
theme 1.3 Theme Plugins A custom look-and-feel for a Confluence site or space
trigger 2.2 Trigger Plugins Adds triggers which schedule jobs
usermacro 2.3 User Macro Plugins Allows a simple macro to be created in the plugin XML file, with no Java coding necessary
velocity-context-item 1.4 Velocity Context Plugins Adds helper objects to Confluence's Velocity context
web-item 2.2 Web UI Plugins Adds links or tabs to the Confluence UI
web-section 2.2 Web UI Plugins Adds sections of links to the Confluence UI
xwork 1.4 XWork-WebWork Plugins XWork/Webwork actions and views bunded with a plugin, enabling user interaction
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