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.

[Andrew Frayling · Accepted solution]

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.

[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 I am getting daily reminder to close this question, the checklist-metadata still isn't working. If this feature is broken, so be it, but I don't intend to close this question until I get this feature to work or I have been informed that it has a Jira issue opened against it. If I haven't configured that macro correctly, please let me know what I must do. It worked for me in 3.5, but with the new editor I don't know if I have written it up correctly.

[Allan Johnstone]

This was sort of a two-part question, so I'm marking this first part (setting the Author metadata) to answered as I seem to have that working now. I will open a new question to deal with the second part (how do I get the Author metadata to show up in the checklist-metadata macro?).

[Allan Johnstone]

BTW, here's a screen capture of the success setting of the metadata... I think.

At least, this is pretty much how it appeared in the successful 3.2 and 3.5 setting (with the username hyperlinked, but it still doesn't show up in the checklist).

[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?