Confluence Docs 3.0 : Confluence Plugin Module Types This page last changed on Dec 02, 2008 by smaddox. Confluence supports the following types of plugin modules:
Module Type | Since version... | Documentation | Description
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codeformatter | 2.2 | Code Formatting Plugins | Adds new languages to the {code} macro
colour-scheme | 1.3 | Theme Plugins | A colour-scheme for a theme
component | 2.10 | Component Plugins | Adds components to Confluence's component system. This is the newer and recommended version of the `component` module type.
component | 1.4 | Component Plugins - Old Style | Adds components to Confluence's component system. This is the earlier version of the `component` module type.
component-import | 2.10 | Component Import Plugins | Accesses Java components shared by other plugins.
decorator | 2.5 | Decorator Plugins | Adds decorators without using a Theme Plugin
extractor | 1.4 | Extractor Plugins | Adds information to the Confluence search index
editor | 2.5 | Editor Plugins | Adds a Wysiwyg editor to the Confluence edit page
job | 2.2 | Job Plugins | Adds repeatable jobs to Confluence
language | 2.2 | Language Pack Plugins | Adds language translations to Confluence
layout | 1.3 | Theme Plugins | A layout (decorator) definition for a theme
lifecycle | 2.3 | Lifecycle Plugins | Schedule tasks to be run on application startup and shutdown
listener | 1.4 | Event Listener Plugins | A component that can respond to events occurring in the Confluence server
macro | 1.3 | Macro Plugins | A macro used in wiki to HTML conversions (e.g {color}). Outputs HTML that can be embedded in a page or layout. Can retreive user, page and space info, or external content (eg RSS)
module-type | 2.10 | Module Type Plugins | Dynamically adds new plugin module types to the plugin framework, generally building on other plugin modules.
path-converter | 2.8 | Path Converter Plugins | Allows you to install custom URL schemes as a part of your plugin, i.e. you can have 'pretty' URLs.
rpc-soap | 1.4 | RPC Plugins | Deploys a SOAP service within Confluence
rpc-xmlrpc | 1.4 | RPC Plugins | Deploys an XML-RPC service within Confluence
servlet | 1.4 | Servlet Plugins | A standard Java servlet deployed within a Confluence plugin
servlet-context-listener | 2.10 | Servlet Context Listener Plugins | Deploys Java Servlet context listeners as a part of your plugin.
servlet-context-param | 2.10 | Servlet Context Parameter Plugins | Sets parameters in the Java Servlet context shared by your plugin's servlets, filters, and listeners.
servlet-filter | 2.10 | Servlet Filter Plugins | Deploys Java Servlet filters as a part of your plugin, specifying the location and ordering of your filter.
spring | 2.2 | Spring Component Plugins - Old Style | Add a Spring component. Unlike component plugins these allow the use of full Spring configuration XML
theme | 1.3 | Theme Plugins | A custom look-and-feel for a Confluence site or space
trigger | 2.2 | Trigger Plugins | Adds triggers which schedule jobs
usermacro | 2.3 | User Macro Plugins | Allows a simple macro to be created in the plugin XML file, with no Java coding necessary
velocity-context-item | 1.4 | Velocity Context Plugins | Adds helper objects to Confluence's Velocity context
web-item | 2.2 | Web UI Plugins | Adds links or tabs to the Confluence UI
web-resource | 2.8 | Including Javascript and CSS resources | Allows you to include Javascript and CSS resources
web-section | 2.2 | Web UI Plugins | Adds sections of links to the Confluence UI
xwork | 1.4 | XWork-WebWork Plugins | XWork/Webwork actions and views bunded with a plugin, enabling user interaction
##### RELATED TOPICS Writing Confluence Plugins Installing and Configuring Plugins Manually

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