Overview
You can define rules to filter which dashboard is shown to either all users or a specific set of users and/or groups. This rules allows you to replace the Confluence native dashboard with a custom one defined on a wiki page or by one of the dashboards created in Dashboard Hub.
The plugin allows you to replace the default global dashboard with your custom one in Confluence. It even enables you to have team dashboards or personal dashboards. The plugin also includes macros for displaying the popular pages, a beautiful weather widget or the daily Dilbert strip on your custom dashboard.
The plugin lets you replace the default global dashboard with a custom one defined on a simple wiki page, with no coding required. Plus you don’t have to rely on a Confluence admin for designs or updates.
Its built-in filter system lets you define and stack multiple rules to help both limit access and customize dashboards for individual people and teams.
Because the Custom Dashboard plugin uses a regular wiki page, you have complete control of the layout and format. That means you have the ability to combine other available page elements, including built-in Confluence widgets and macros from the Atlassian marketplace to build unlimited dashboards. The plugin even includes additional macros for displaying popular pages or the daily Dilbert strip.
Custom Dashboards Features…
Replace the default global dashboard with a custom one defined on a simple wiki page
Create unique dashboards for each team
Limit access to the global dashboard by defining filter rules for selected users and groups
Personal dashboards allow users to create personal dashboards
Dilbert is built right in. Display the daily Dilbert strip on your custom dashboard
Replaces the native dashboard Replace the default global dashboard with a custom one defined on a simple wiki page
Full access control Limit access to the global dashboard by defining filter rules for selected users and groups
Unique and customizable Create different dashboards for different teams
Personal instances Allow users to create personal dashboards
Most importantly, Dilbert Display the daily Dilbert strip on your custom dashboard
Configuration
Admin section
Title: Dashboard Filter Rules
Description: Filter rules define which dashboard is displayed for which user and/or group.
Go to Browse > Confluence Admin > Dashboard Hub > Dashboard Filter Rules to configure your filter rules. Filter rules define which dashboard needs to be displayed for which user. Each filter rule is specified by the following information:
Filter Priority
The priority of the filter rule. The priority is used to determine the order the filter rules should be processed. The priority is only important if you define more than one filter rule. A lower value means a higher priority.
Show content from
Which content to show as your dashboard. Choose one of the following options:
Global Dashboard | Select a dashboard to be the default global dashboard of Confluence. |
Site Homepage | Either the global site homepage configured in the general configuration of Confluence or the personal site homepage, if the user has configured one in his user settings. Note: The user's personal settings will override the global setting. Use this option to allow personal dashboards. |
Wiki Page | Any wiki page within your Confluence. Use this option to display a specific wiki page as dashboard instead of the default dashboard. |
Show content as
Enable Show content always as dashboard to render wiki pages as dashboards as well, without edit button, comments, etc.
NOTE For cloud an option can be set to put a page as dashboard for a space:
Show content to
You can restrict filter rules to either all users or a specific set of users and/or groups. Choose All Users if you want the rule to apply to all users or choose Restrict to and define the users and/or groups for which the rule should be applied to. Check Anonymous users if the restriction should also affect anonymous users.
Note: A filter rule will be applied as long as the user meets at least one of the restrictions. If no filter rule matches or no filter rules are defined, the default dashboard of Confluence will be displayed.
Differences of the Data Center vs Cloud edition
