How do I create a user macro that adds a label to the page it is used on?

[Rachel Sienko]

This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: Adding, Editing and Removing User Macros

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[Stephen Deutsch]

The easiest way I know of is to use Javascript:

<script>
AJS.toInit(function() {
  jQuery.post(contextPath+'/json/addlabelactivity.action', {'entityIdString': '$content.id', 'labelString': 'label-to-add', 'atl_token': jQuery('#atlassian-token').attr('content');
});
<script>

[Davin Studer]

I am curious why you would want to do this with a user macro ... as you have to edit the page to add the macro and it would be just as easy(easier, since you don't have to go into edit mode) to simply add a label.

[Melissa C]

Hello Davin,

I know it sounds silly - I'm already asking my users to enter a document number that we use internally. I wanted to use that number and add it as a label . So what we can search by label

[Melissa C]

@Davin Studer @Stephen Deutsch

Any ideas how I can so this?

I've posted this question in a number of threads and can't get an answer.  Any help would be appreciated 

[Stephen Deutsch]

Hi @Melissa C,

I see from another question's comments that you are having your users enter the document number using a user macro. Perhaps if you posted the user macro then we could help you adapt it so that it adds a label as well. However, this would be better submitted as a separate question instead of a comment on an existing thread.

[Melissa C]

Thanks will do @Stephen Deutsch