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How do I set the "Author" metadata in Confluence 4.x?

Allan Johnstone

In Confluence 3.5 and 3.2, which I used in my last contract, I used the following to set the "Author" metadata:

*Author:* {metadata:Author}[~AJohnstone@biz_name.com]{metadata}

I don't seem to be able to get this to work in 4.0.1, which I am using at home. Any suggestions on how to set this info for use in the checklist-metadata?

E.g.: {checklist-metadata:Author}

Thanks for any help.

Accepted answers

Andrew Frayling

Hi Allan,

Does this (http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF40/Metadata+Macro) work for you in 4.0.1? I.e. select Insert -> Other Macros and enter a single row table with Author in the first column and the author's details in the second column.

Andrew.

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Andrew Frayling

Hi Allan,

Andrew.

Andrew Frayling

Hmm, what about just Author, rather than Author-Nickname ?

Allan Johnstone

I did try this:

But I get no result in the checklist:

Allan Johnstone

OK, I tried several variants on "Author", and I was able to get the hyperlinked Confluence user name to appear in the table within the metadata macro. It even looked good in the saved page, but in the checklist-metadata table on the parent page, still no entry showed for the page in the "Author" column, and, yes, I did set the column to show the Author metadata; although I must be doing something wrong in the checklist:

Suggestions?

Allan Johnstone

While it appears that I have set the "Author" metadata in a document, the checklist that I am using to show that information shows nothing in the "Author" column. I have a screen capture of that checklist macro, including the checklist-metadata macro at the bottom of this page. Have I marked this up incorrectly? If not, why is the "Author" column remaining blank?