Description
This article illustrates how to create a Profile in the Markdown macro using a URL.
Before you begin:
- Before you enter the URL for a repository, ensure that it complies with the REST standards published by GitHub or GitLab.
- Click here for more information on REST Pattern for GitLab.
- Click here for more information on REST Pattern for GitHub.
- Know what is a complete URL. A typical path for the raw file on GitLab looks like:
/projects/:id/repository/files/:file_path/raw- Since the host address begins with:
https://gitlab.com/api/v4- The complete URL, in this example, looks like:
https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/:id/repository/files/:file_path/raw?ref=master- For illustrative purposes, we have used a public Bitbucket public repository. The process for adding a profile and using it in macros remains the same for other repositories and external sources.
You can work with URLs in three ways:
Use the complete URL
You can create a profile by providing the complete URL for the Markdown content.
Navigate to CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > General Configuration > BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > Markdown > Profiles.
Click Add Profile.
- Enter BitURL in the Profile name text box.
- Select URL from the options in Profile type.
Enter https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md in the URL text box.
Click Save profile to create a Profile.
7. In the Markdown from a URL macro, select BitURL from the Profile list.
8. Click Save
Use a fixed URL
You can create a profile by providing a fixed URL for the Markdown content and enter the relative path to the Markdown file in the markdown-url macro.
Navigate to CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > General Configuration > BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > Markdown > Profiles.
Click Add Profile.
- Enter BitURL in the Profile name text box.
- Select URL from the options in Profile type.
Enter https://bitbucket.org in the URL text box.
Click Save profile to create a Profile.
7. Select BitURL from the Profile list in the markdown-url macro editor.
8. Enter the relative path to the Markdown file /bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md in the URL to markdown file parameter.
9. Click Save.
This method allows multiple users to access a profile across pages and instances of the markdown-url macro.
Skip creating a profile
You can skip creating a profile and provide the complete URL in the URL to markdown file parameter in the macro editor.
- Enter https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md in the the URL to markdown file.
- Click Save.
