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How can I choose which macros appear in the + dropdown?

Adam Humenansky

We are on Confluence Server 7.2 and we recently started using the "Excerpt" macro more frequently.

When adding a macro to a page, we use the + button, which gives a long list of macros, and the additional option for "Other Macros."

I would like to be able to add the macro "Excerpt" onto the dropdown (potentially replacing one of the others, if necessary), thus removing the need to open the macro browser. Is that possible?

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Bill Bailey

An oft requested feature. The only ways I know of that it can be done are via Javascript or writing your own plugin to add it to the menu, something along the lines of this tutorial:

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/adding-an-option-to-the-editor-insert-menu/

I have used the later method to add some user macros to the insert menu.

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Bill Bailey

An oft requested feature. The only ways I know of that it can be done are via Javascript or writing your own plugin to add it to the menu, something along the lines of this tutorial:

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/adding-an-option-to-the-editor-insert-menu/

I have used the later method to add some user macros to the insert menu.

Adam Humenansky

Thank you for the response. That's a great, detailed response that could provide an avenue to our solution.

Reading through the documentation, that looks to be a way to add an icon to the Confluence page editing menu, is that correct?

That may be the only way to achieve the effect we're trying to get, and it will definitely work (based on my reading of the link you provided). I was hoping for a lighter-weight solution to modify the specific macro menu, instead of the editor.

I apologize if I overlooked this capability in the link above (and for asking a repeated question!). Thank you for your time and assistance-

Bill Bailey

There are limited attach points. You specify them in the web-item module (setcion attribute), for example:

 <web-item key="editor-figuretitle" name="Figure Title" section="system.editor.featured.macros.default" weight="13">
<description>Editor Insert menu link.</description>
<label key="editor-figuretitle.label"/> 
<link linkId="figure_title"/>
</web-item>

But yes, a feature to be able to promote a macro to the featured list would be great, and has been asked for for years (soon to be 10). ;-) CONFSERVER-23368

Adam Humenansky

Extraordinary help, thank you. Added my vote and watched that link!

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