Gadgets
Add a Confluence gadget to a page
Where a similar result can be achieved using standard Confluence macros (for example using the Include Page Macro instead of Confluence Page Gadget), we recommend using macros as they have better performance and are easier to configure than gadgets.
To add a Confluence gadget to a page:
- In the editor go to Insert > Other Macros.
- Select the gadget you wish to add, and use the preview area to configure the gadget.
- Choose Insert.
See Gadget Macro for more information on adding the macro to your page, configuring the gadget itself and display options.
Add a JIRA gadget to a page
For displaying basic JIRA information, such as issues and charts, we recommend using the JIRA Issues Macro and JIRA Chart Macro as these macros have better performance and are easier to configure than gadgets.
If the JIRA information you want to display is not available from either of these macros a gadget will likely do the trick.
To add a JIRA Gadget to a Confluence page:
- In the editor go to Insert > Other Macros.
- Select the gadget you wish to add, and use the preview area to configure the gadget.
- Choose Insert.
See Gadget Macro for more information on adding the macro to your page, configuring the gadget itself and display options.
If you don't see any JIRA Gadgets in the macro browser, ask your Confluence administrator to add the JIRA Gadget urls to the list of authorised external gadgets in Confluence, and check that the application link between Confluence and your JIRA application is configured correctly.
Add a Confluence gadget to your JIRA application dashboard
To add a Confluence gadget to your JIRA dasboard:
- Go to the dashboard by selecting the Dashboard link in the header.
- On the dashboard, Click Add Gadget.
- Use the gadget wizard to choose the gadgets you want to add.
If you don't see any Confluence gadgets in the JIRA gadget directory, ask your JIRA administrator to add the gadget URLs as follows.
To add a Confluence gadget to your JIRA application's gadget directory:
- In Confluence, go to Help > Available Gadgets and copy the gadget URL for the gadget you want to make available in JIRA.
- In JIRA, go to the dashboard and choose Add Gadget.
- Choose Manage Gadgets or Add Gadget to Directory (depending on your JIRA application and version)
- Paste in the Confluence gadget URL and choose Add Gadget.
The gadget will now be available from the JIRA Gadget Directory.