Modifying gadget limit on a dashboard

Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.

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

Diagnosis

The amount of gadget on a dashboard has been limit to 20 by default.

Resolution

  • JIRA 4.3.x and below:

    1. Proceed to $jira-install-path/atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/classes/jira-application.properties

    2. Locate this line:

      1 jira.dashboard.max.gadgets=20

    3. Change the number to your prefer size

    4. Restart JIRA

  • JIRA 4.4.x and above:

    Please note that JIRA property no longer set in jira-application.properties since JIRA 4.4. Instead, you have to copy the key, paste it under jira-config.properties with the value. Please refer to this documentation for further information.

    1. Edit or create a file named jira-config.properties if it doesn't exist at the root of Jira Home directory.

    2. Insert the following (e.g. set the limit to 10):

      1 jira.dashboard.max.gadgets = 10

    3. Save the file

    4. Restart JIRA to reflect the changes.

Once it has been applied, when you are about to exceed the limit this warning window will appear:

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Updated on April 16, 2025
Platform
Data Center only
Product
Jira Software Data Center
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