Ist it possible to customise user profile? [CONFLUENCE]

[Max Madjarov]

Hi,

i've a question... is it possible to customise user profile according to my needs? I mean, to add a new pannels in bottom to "about me" and so on...

Tanks a lot!!! :-)

[Joe Clark · Accepted solution]

Hi Max,

Yes, this is possible through a variety of means. You can go about this either through the development of a custom Java plugin to suit your needs, or by editing Confluence's source code directly and deploying a custom-built version of Confluence.

You will need some intermediate/advanced knowledge of Java development in order to achieve this. A good place to start is our developer documentation: https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Writing+Confluence+Plugins

[Max Madjarov]

Thanks Joseph,

i do not want to edit Confluence's source code due of update secure reasons...

i wrote a plugin and i have tried to overwrite viewuserprofile Action.

<xwork key="${atlassian.plugin.key}.action" name="Page Actions" >
        <package name="users" extends="users" namespace="/users">
            <default-interceptor-ref name="validatingStack" />

            <action name="viewuserprofile"  class="de.twt.confluence.plugins.actions.ViewSkillsAction">
                <!--result name="success" type="velocity">/templates/user/viewmyskillsTab.vm</result-->
                <result name="success" type="velocity" >/users/viewmyprofile.vm</result>
            </action>
        </package>

...

and to put some more THINGS to "profile.group.business", BUT my action will be never executed!

public class ViewSkillsAction extends ViewUserProfileAction
        implements UserAware {

    /**
     *
     */
    private UserServiceImpl userService;
    /**
     *
     */
    private UserSkillServiceImpl userSkillService;
    /**
     *
     */
    private Boolean doShowEditSkillsLink = Boolean.TRUE;
    /**
     *
     */
    private Map<String, CategorySkillHolderVO> userCategorySkills = Maps.newHashMap();

    @Override
    public final String execute(){
        String userName = ServletActionContext.getRequest().getParameter("username");
        User user = AuthenticatedUserThreadLocal.getUser();

        UserVO userVO = userService.fetchUserByEmail(user);

        if (userName != null && !userName.equals("") && !userVO.getUserName().equals(userName)) {
            userVO = userService.fetchUserByUserName(userName);
            doShowEditSkillsLink = Boolean.FALSE;
        }

        userCategorySkills = userSkillService.fetchSkillsForUserCategory(userVO);

        getContext().put("test", "Test Text");
        userDetailsManager.setStringProperty(user, "test" , "Test Text");

        return SUCCESS;
    }
...

i have no idea, why?

Thanks

[Max Madjarov]

Thanks Joseph,

to override confluence actions i'm using a Conveyer "Framework". And it works. Now, i need to add some more content to viewmyprofile.vm. No metter where, just for test. Can you say me, how can i do it?

Thanks!!!

[Max Madjarov]

is it possible to hijack a velocity .vm file? For example, i want to hijack viewmyprofile.vm. I have overriden ViewMyProfileAction with Conveyer and i want to get viewmyprofile.vm and inject some more "info" in the page.

Thanks!!!

[Joe Clark]

It's not easy to inject content into a velocity template in Confluence core. I think the easier thing to do is copy the template from Confluence and copy it into your plugin, then edit it as desired.

[StephanieC]

Hi Max,

take a look at our User Profile Plugin. You can add further information to display and have different macros to show the user profile. Just contact us if you need more help with this topic.

Greetings, Stephanie

[StephanieC]

Hi Max, thank you for raising an issue at our ticket system. Unfortunately you did not leave your e-mail address to contact you. You can also register yourself, if you want. Regarding your question, whether you can adapt the information of the hover card. With User Profiles for Confluence you can choose, which information will be displayed in the hover card (as well as the People Directory). You can set the visibility for every profile element each: https://support.communardo.de/display/upp/Administrator+Guide+Release+1.10#AdministratorGuideRelease1.10-ConfigurationofElements–AddandEdit Please let me know, if this is what you are looking for or if you need further assistance. Greetings Stephanie Hoffmann Communardo Support