What are macros?

Using macros helps you to extend the capabilities of your Confluence pages, allowing you to add extra functionality or include dynamic content. For example, use the Attachments macro to list files attached to a page, or use the Widget Connector macro to include things like a YouTube video or Twitter feed.

Add a macro to your page

To add a macro:

To edit a macro:

Macro parameters

Many macros have optional parameters you can use to control the macro's output.

With the Attachments Macro, for instance, you have two optional parameters allowing you to:

• Specify the file formats of the attachments displayed

• Choose whether or not you want old versions of the attachments displayed

Macro placeholders

Macro placeholders are displayed in the editor where you have added a macro to the page.

When editing a page, you can:

• Double-click a macro placeholder (or click the placeholder and choose Edit) to open the macro dialog window and edit the macro's parameters

• Select a macro placeholder to cut, copy and paste the macro

Conflicts between two macros

Some Marketplace macros, or apps, can’t be installed together because they were given the same internal ID. When you try to install an app with a name that conflicts with a previously installed macro, you will see this error message:

The quickest solution is to uninstall one app so that you can install the other.

You may also want to contact the developer through the Atlassian Marketplace and ask them to address the error.

Macros in the legacy editor only

Below is a list of the macros available in the legacy editor.

Select a macro name for details of the usage, including optional parameters and examples.

• Cheese Macro

• Code Block Macro

• Column Macro

• Content by User Macro

• Create Space Button Macro

• Expand Macro

• Favorite Pages Macro

• Global Reports Macro

• Google Drive macros

• IM Presence Macro

• Info, Tip, Note, and Warning Macros

• JUnit Report Macro

• Loremipsum Macro

• Multimedia Macro

• Navigation Map Macro

• Noformat Macro

• Panel Macro

• Recently Used Labels Macro

• Search Results Macro

• Section Macro

• Space Attachments Macro

• Space Details Macro

• Status Macro

For alternate methods for accomplishing the goal of older macros, learn which macros are being removed.

Macros available in both editors

Below is a list of the macros available in both editors.

Select a macro name for details of the usage, including optional parameters and examples.

• Anchor Macro

• Attachments Macro

• Blog Posts Macro

• Change-History Macro

• Chart Macro

• Children Display Macro

• Content by Label Macro

• Content Report Table Macro

• Contributors Macro

• Contributors Summary Macro

• Create from Template Macro

• Excerpt Include Macro

• Excerpt Macro

• Gallery Macro

• iFrame Macro

• Include Page Macro

• Microsoft Office macros

• Jira Chart Macro

• Jira Issues Macro

• Jira Roadmap Macro

• Labels List Macro

• Livesearch Macro

• Microsoft OneDrive for Business Macro

• Network Macro

• Page Index Macro

• Page Properties Macro

• Page Properties Report Macro

• Page Tree Macro

• Page Tree Search Macro

• PDF Macro

• Popular Labels Macro

• Profile Picture Macro

• Recently Updated Dashboard Macro

• Recently Updated Macro

• Related Labels Macro

• Roadmap Planner Macro

• Spaces List Macro

• Table of Contents Macro

• Table of Content Zone Macro

• Task Report Macro

• User List Macro

• User Profile Macro

• Widget Connector Macro

Macros from the Marketplace

Many more macros are available from the Atlassian Marketplace.

Blocked macros

When you navigate to a page in Confluence, some macros may appear with a message informing you that an administrator has blocked this app:

When using macros that leverage apps from the Atlassian Marketplace, it is possible for your organization admin to block an app’s access to your data through a data security policy with an app access rule. When this rule is applied, you can no longer use macros that were provided by apps that have been blocked in the coverage selected by your organization.

Contact your Confluence admin to discuss available options.

What happens to app data associated with a macro that is blocked?

Data that is stored by a blocked macro is subject to the retention policy of the partner who developed the macro. After the retention period, this data may be deleted and may not be able to be restored. Therefore, if you notice missing data, discuss it with your Confluence admin so that any required steps can be taken to preserve the data.

What if I don’t want my users to see the ‘blocked app’ error on the page?

As a workaround, you can remove the app blocked message from the page by removing the macro from the page. This will also delete any data on the page that the app has stored within the macro, but will not remove data the macro may have stored in app storage that is subject to the partner’s retention policy, as above.