Gadgets Do Not Load Properly
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Some gadgets don't load properly on the dashboard, throwing error messages as shown below:
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Unable to render content due to system error:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating
bean with name
'de.communardo.confluence.plugins.displaysubspace.SubSpacesListMacro':
Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
de/communardo/confluence/plugins/displaysubspace/DashboardMacroSupport1
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Unable to render content due to system error:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating
bean with name
'com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.macros.dashboard.RecentlyUpdatedContentMacro':
Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
com/atlassian/confluence/plugins/macros/dashboard/DashboardMacroSupport1
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Error formatting macro: favpages: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
com/atlassian/confluence/plugins/macros/advanced/FavouritePagesMacro$1 Workaround
Install the latest compatible version of UPM on Confluence.
Updated on April 8, 2025
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