Symptoms

• A user macro exists in the admin console but the user cannot insert it through macro Autocomplete or the macro browser

Cause

• The user macro definition is incorrect.
• As of Confluence 4.0, all user macros need to have parameters defined and must be "visible to all users" through the admin console.

Resolution

• As per the Confluence 4.0 FAQ:
• Resources to insert your user macro in the macro browser:
  • http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Writing+User+Macros#WritingUserMacros-Visibility
  • http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Guide+to+User+Macro+Templates#GuidetoUserMacroTemplates-UsingParametersinyourUserMacro