Initial Release

This is the first release of the Markdown plugin bringing the capability to integrate Markdown content into Confluence.

1. pegdown based Markdown syntax with popular extensions provides compatibility with many current usage scenarios. Some extensions included are:
   • Github-flavored-Markdown (GFM)
   • PHP Markdown Extra
2. Support for wiki links extension syntax customized to Confluence wiki link syntax.
   • Examples: [[Home]], [[MARKDOWN:Home]], [[Home^basics.text]]
3. Three macros
   
   • Markdown macro for directly input of Markdown markup
   • Markdown-attachment macro renders Markdown content provides as an attachment
   • Markdown-url macro renders Markdown content retrieved from a url connection

Security for Embedded HTML

Markdown allows HTML to be intermixed with markup to enhanced rendering capabilities. However, allowing embedded HTML can be a security exposure on your site if untrusted users have access. All Markdown macros have an allowHtml parameter. This parameter can only be used if Macro Security for Confluence has been installed and configured to allow the parameter to be turned on.

Resolved Issues