Confluence functionality can be extended by installing plugins.
 | Before installing any plug-ins you will need to be logged into your confluence installation as a user with Confluence-Administrator permissions. Also, we strongly recommend testing plug-ins and upgrades in a staging environment or on a development server prior to making changes to your live or production environment. |
Installing via the Plug-in Repository
Developed by Adaptavist, the plug-in repository is designed to make installing and upgrading plug-ins a trivial task.
To access the plug-in repository, go in to the Confluence "Administration" area and choose "Plugin Repository" from the menu on the left as illustrated below:
To install a plug-in, click the "Install" link that appears next to it:
A progress indicator will appear at the top of the page (you might not see it if you've scrolled down the page) to show progress of the download and install process:
After the installation, the plug-in will be shown as "Installed" as illustrated below:
Note: Increasing the number of plug-ins, may increasing the amount of RAM required by Confluence.
Installing plug-ins manually
Plug-ins can be uploaded manually either via the plug-in manager or the plug-in repository. Manual uploads are sometimes required if a plug-in or new version of a plug-in isn't yet in the plug-in repository. For example, you may have received a patched version of a plug-in from Customer Support in order to fix a bug you've encountered.
Before manually installing a plug-in, ensure that any old versions have been un-installed first.
We recommend downloading the plug-in to your desktop in advance of installing it.
If you download a plug-in using Internet Explorer, make sure it's extension hasn't been renamed to ".zip" – if it has, change it's extension to ".jar".
Manual installing using the Plugin Respository
To access the plugin repository, go in to the Confluence "Administration" area and choose "Plugin Repository" from the menu on the left as illustrated below:
Next, click on the "Upload" tab, wait for the page to fully load, and then click the "Browse" button to locate the plugin, then click the "Upload" button to install it.
A message will be shown if the plugin has been successfully installed:
The plugin will also be shown as "Installed" on the "Available Plugins" tab as illustrated below:
Manual installation via the Plugin Manager
To access the plugin manager, go in to the Confluence "Administration" area and choose "Plugins" from the menu on the left as illustrated below:
Click the "Browse" button to locate the plugin, then click the "Upload" button to install it.
Once the plug-in has been installed it will be listed, like so:
You can click on any plug-in in the list to find out what version you have installed. To work out if a plugin is out of date, we recommend using the Plugin Repository as described earlier in this tutorial.
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