Scaffolding Plugin

This plug-in contains macros for creating 'permanent templates' and editable forms.

Details

Version 2.7 and later require Java 5 (a.k.a. JDK 1.5) to function correctly.

Version 1.4.18 and earlier require the appropriate Utilities Plugin to be installed into WEB-INF/lib.
This plug-in contains macros for creating 'permanent templates' and editable forms.

It provides many macros which allow data to be entered into a form. It does so by allowing the editing of specified sections on a page when viewing the page, if the current user has 'edit' permissions to the page being viewed.

There is a public library of scaffolds people have used in real life availabile here.

Overview

Java 5 Requirement Scaffolding 2.7-dr9 and 3.0+ require Java 5 or greater.

Bugs & Feature Requests

Bug reports and feature requests are available in JIRA.

Release History

You can view the full release history here.

To view the macro's documentation, click on its name below.

{attachment-data}

A macro which allows the user to select or upload an attachment. more info...

{attachment-options}

Creates a set of list options linking to the attachments on the specified content the filter options. more info...

{boilerplate}

Deprecated! Imports and renders the current version of a template. more info...

{content-options}

Generates a set of options linking to Confluence content (eg. pages, blog posts, etc). more info...

{date-data}

Allows editing of dates in a series of drop-down boxes. more info...

{eval-data}

Allows for the evaluation of mathematical expressions using data set inside a scaffold. more info...

{excerpt-data}

This is a special case of text-data that stores its value as the page's excerpt. more info...

{get-data}

Displays stored field data. Numbers and dates may be formatted nicely. more info...

{group-data}

Allows data to be grouped within a named data set. more info...

{hidden-data}

Hides its contents when the page is being viewed, but allows it to be modified when editing. more info...

{label-options}

Creates a list of labels to attach to the current page. more info...

{list-data}

Allows selection of one or more options from a specific list. more info...

{list-option}

Generates a single, simple, list option. more info...

{live-template}

Imports and renders the current version of a template. more info...

{number-data}

Allows editing of numbers in either a text box or a drop-down box. more info...

{preset-options}

Creates a set of list built from pre-set values provided by other plugins. more info...

{repeating-data}

Allows the dynamic addition and deletion of repeating sections. more info...

{scaffold}

Deprecated! Creates a form when editing a scaffold. more info...

{set-data}

Allows entering of text in a single- or multiple-line text field. more info...

{table-data}

Allows dynamic addition and deletion of rows in a table. more info...

{text-data}

Allows editing of free text data. more info...

{user-options}

Creates a set of list options linking to users matching the filter options. more info...

Suppliers provide information which can be used by the Reporting Plugin.

Reference Supplier

Provides information about references, which are the data type used by Scaffolding list-data-related macros. more info...

Scaffold Data Supplier

Provides access to data set using Scaffolding Data macros. more info...

Below are listed some recipes which make use of this plugin. They are often good examples of how it can be used in real-world situations.

Custom children list recipe

Display the list of children for a page with customised details displayed. more info...

Include all child pages recipe

Includes the wiki content of all children of a page, headed by the page title and a link to edit the page. more info...

Project details recipe

Create a reusable template for projects. more info...

Space list recipe

Display a list of spaces available in a custom format using the Reporting Plugin. more info...