Is there a special configuration to make plugin available to the dashboard?

[Nathan Dunn]

I have written a plugin and it is "not found" when I reference it in the dashboard (when editing Global Layout).

I've searched the doc, but can't find anything specific (and get no particular error).

This is how I reference it in the global layout:

#set ($helper = $params.get("helper"))

$helper.renderConfluenceMacro("{mymacro}")

The "web-resource" I have refers to alt.general and alt.admin . . . anything else you can think of?

FYI, I realized that I asked the wrong question, earlier:

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/89609/how-do-i-insert-my-custom-plugin-macro-into-the-dashboard-in-confluence-4-x?sort=-votes

[Oli S · Accepted solution]

You have to register your macro in "old style" in your atlassian-plugin.xml.

I supose you have defined your macro as <xhtml-macro/> and not as <macro/> too.

could this be?

[Nathan Dunn]

I am using Plugin SDK 4, with Confluence 4.3 (part of the newer plugin). So this is the answer. Here is the recipe:

#set ($helper = $params.get("helper"))

$helper.renderConfluenceMacro("{mymacro}")

In the defined macro you should have both defined (in atlassian-plugins.xml), but with different keys:

<xhtml-macro name="mymacro" class="com.mymacro.MyMacro" key="key1">

....

</xhtml-macro>

AND

<macro name="mymacro" class="com.mymacro.MyMacro" key="key2">

....

</macro>

If the macro you downloaded does not have both of these in the Jar they you will have problems. That being said, if you are able to download the plugin jar, you should be able to change that manually, albeit it would be better to contact the vendor directly so that they can make the change and know what you are doing with their plugin.