Can Confluence display clickable URLs when populated via the JIRA issues macro?

Question

I have custom URL fields on my JIRA tickets that link to relevant info to my projects. When I surface these fields in a Confluence table via the JIRA issues macro tool it displays the URLs, but they aren't clickable. Is there a way to force Confluence to display these URLs as a clickable link instead of just displaying the address?

Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft} · Answer

It depends on the type of the links you use - my example is a general one and helps in the following situation: you have a table column with beautiful links, for example, LINK-1, LINK-2, LINK-3, etc.

Returned by the Jira Issues macros they are unclickable and look like plain text: LINK-1, LINK-2, LINK-3, etc.

Our macro allows you to recreate this links if they have similar beginning: for example, we take the first part of the link "https://some_server.com/", add the endings (LINK-1, LINK-2, LINK-3, etc.) and transform the whole combined text ("https://some_server.com/LINK-1" for the first cell, for example) back into the short beautiful links, for example, LINK-1.

If you have a mixture of plain text and different links inside one table cell, then this option won't be suitable for your case.

Anita Suri_igwqsi · Answer

Thanks for your reply but I think you're misunderstanding my need. The links I want to surface don't link to the JIRA issue itself, they are stored in custom fields on JIRA tickets and link to external sources (like Box) for assets. Is that something your app supports?

Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft} · Answer

Hi @Anita Suri ,

We can suggest using the following workaround with the help of our app - Table Filter and Charts for Confluence.

Its Table Transformer macro allows you to create clickable links to Jira Issues - please check here for an example.

Maybe your company already uses our app for table filtration, aggregation, calculations and visualization, but if the answer is "no", then we'll be happy to organize a live demo for you and your team - please book a suitable time slot here.