HTML Macro is not working due to third-party Plugin

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*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Symptoms

You had enabled the HTML Include Macro and the HTML Macro, but it doesn't work as what is supposed to.

(for example: your <iframe> tag is not working)

Cause

Third-party plugin and replaced the original bundle plugin

Example: html plugin for confluence

Resolution

  1. Uninstall the third-party plugin

  2. Clear your plugin cache

    • Shutdown Confluence

    • Ensure the user running Confluence has full read/write privileges to the confluence-home directory.

    • Remove the following directories

      <confluence-home>/bundled-plugins

      <confluence-home>/plugins-cache

      <confluence-home>/plugins-osgi-cache

      <confluence-home>/plugins-tempStart

  3. Confluence

Updated on April 8, 2025

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