10 handy gadgets to supercharge your Confluence Dashboard

1. Calendar

Embed your Google calendar complete with upcoming events list in to your page.

Available from: http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&cat=all&url=http://ralph.feedback.googlepages.com/googlecalendarviewer.xml^[2]
Example code:

{box-define:calendar|title=Calendar|editable=true|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

2. To Do list

Use the To Do list macro embedded in a Wiki page to organise your tasks and acitivities.

Example code:

{box-define:todo|title=To Do|editable=false}{box-page-frame:page=To Do|space=ds|height=215px}{box-define}

3. JIRA Assigned to Me

Display all JIRA issues assigned to you right on the Confluence homepage with one of many Atlassian gadgets^[3].

Available from: http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/GADGETS/All+Atlassian+Gadgets#AllAtlassianGadgets-DisplayingJIRADatainaGadget^[4]
Example code:

{box-define:issues|title=JIRA Issues|editable=false}{box-page-frame:page=Issues|space=ds|height=215px}{box-define}

4. News

Show the latest news from around the world with the BBC's news gadget.

Available from: http://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.bbc.co.uk/inc/specials/cream/hi/news/igoogle/bbcnews.xml^[5]
Example code:

{box-define:bbc-news|title=BBC News|category=RSS Feeds/News|editable=true|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

5. Map Search

Provide a quick way to search Google Maps right from your page.

Available from: http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&hl=en&gl=en&url=http://omniplex.om.funpic.de/home/googlets/tiny_maps.xml^[6]
Example code:

{box-define:mapsearch|title=Map Search|editable=true|category=Utils|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

6. Weather Forecast

We Brits are somewhat obsessed with the weather, so it's only natural I'd recommend a Weather forecast gadget. Now we just need one to make Tea and I'm set...

Available from: http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.labpixies.com/campaigns/weather/weather.xml^[7]
Example code:

{box-define:weather|title=Weather|editable=true|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

7. Travel Details

For those of you that make use of Tripit to organise your travel plans, they provide a handy gadget so that you're only a click away from those important travel details.

Available from: http://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.gstatic.com/ig/modules/tripit/tripit.xml^[8]
Example code:

{box-define:tripit|title=TripIt|editable=true|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

8. Stock Charts

Watch as you make your millions thanks to your savvy investments with this stock chart gadget.

Available from: http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&cat=finance&url=http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/113570023379904426818/StockCharts.xml^[9]
Example code:

{box-define:stocks|title=Stock Chart|editable=true|category=Utils|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

9. Unit Converter

Always know how many inches are in a metre or how many kilos are in 200 pounds.

Available from: http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.labpixies.com/campaigns/converter/converter.xml^[10]
Example code:

{box-define:units|title=Unit Converter|editable=true|category=Utils|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

10. Social Media

These won't be for all organisations, but if you want to quickly check out some industry news via Twitter, or see what your friends are up to on Facebook, then here's two useful gadgets.

Available from: http://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?dpos=top&root=/ig&url=www.twittergadget.com/gadget.xmlhttp://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.google.com/ig/modules/facebook.xml^[11][12]

Example code:

{box-define:twitter|title=Twitter|category=Social|editable=true|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:{box-define:facebook|title=Facebook|category=Social|editable=true|content-params=width height border|exclude=true}{gadget:url=http:

Find out more

For more information, see the Confluence Dashboards plugin documentation^[13] and ask any questions on our Community site^[14]. We're also running a webinar with Atlassian on the 19th^[15].

References

1. ^{^}Confluence Dashboards (feedproxy.google.com)
2. ^{^}http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&cat=all&url=http://ralph.feedback.googlepages.com/googlecalendarviewer.xml (www.google.com)
3. ^{^}Atlassian gadgets (confluence.atlassian.com)
4. ^{^}http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/GADGETS/All+Atlassian+Gadgets#AllAtlassianGadgets-DisplayingJIRADatainaGadget (confluence.atlassian.com)
5. ^{^}http://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.bbc.co.uk/inc/specials/cream/hi/news/igoogle/bbcnews.xml (www.google.co.uk)
6. ^{^}http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&hl=en&gl=en&url=http://omniplex.om.funpic.de/home/googlets/tiny_maps.xml (www.google.com)
7. ^{^}http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.labpixies.com/campaigns/weather/weather.xml (www.google.com)
8. ^{^}http://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.gstatic.com/ig/modules/tripit/tripit.xml (www.google.co.uk)
9. ^{^}http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&cat=finance&url=http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/113570023379904426818/StockCharts.xml (www.google.com)
10. ^{^}http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.labpixies.com/campaigns/converter/converter.xml (www.google.com)
11. ^{^}http://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?dpos=top&root=/ig&url=www.twittergadget.com/gadget.xml (www.google.co.uk)
12. ^{^}http://www.google.co.uk/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.google.com/ig/modules/facebook.xml (www.google.co.uk)
13. ^{^}Confluence Dashboards (feedproxy.google.com)
14. ^{^}Community site (feedproxy.google.com)
15. ^{^}a webinar with Atlassian on the 19th (www.adaptavist.com)