iFrame limitations prevent smart links from showing in 3rd party app

Christian Wietholt
Contributor
July 16, 2024

Currently, I am testing this 3rd party app for Confluence: 

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-charts-spreadsheets-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=pricing

It does exactly what I need it to do, but I ran into a limitation. I have been a fan of Confluence Smart Links, but when I create a table using the app, all these smart links show up as a regular link, making the table less appealing and not matching standard Confluence tables. 

When asking the vendor about it, I was told that this is due to some Confluence iFrame limitations. I don't have any specifics, but it would be nice if Confluence would support the rendering of smart links in 3rd party apps. 

Many thanks for reading and hopefully answering. 

Christian

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Kristian Klima
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July 16, 2024

Hi @Christian Wietholt 

Not all links to one piece of content are created equal and some work better than others.

Try experimenting with the regular iframe macro and different link types as I discovered.

Take this as an inspiration/brainstormin rather than a solution - hope the article could help in that regard.

Christian Wietholt
Contributor
July 17, 2024

Thanks for the tip, but unfortunately, the iFrame is used by a third party app, and I do not have any control over it. All I can do is add the 3rd party macro to my Confluence page, which apparently runs in an iFrame. 

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