WYSIWYG Usability of XWiki macros

Version 5.2 by Lucas Charpentier on 2025/02/10 17:42

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Product: XWiki

Type: Requirements

Status: Idea

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Lucas Charpentier

Accepted: No

Description

Full list of macros

This list was taken from an instance where I tried to install all recommended macros but the ones that are pro. As you can see, there's still quite a lot of pro and non recommended macros in this list:

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Id of the macro	From project	Macro doc URL	Priority	Reason for priority
activity	XS - Legacy	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Legacy%20Notification%20Activity%20Macro/	Very low	Legacy, replaced by the Notifications macro
async	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Async%20Macro/
attachmentGalleryPicker	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Attachment/Picker/Macro/
attachmentSelector	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Attachment%20Application#HAttachmentSelector
awmkanban	Kanban macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Kanban%20Macro/#HKanbanfromAppWithinMinutes		Kanban macro itself is not recommended, but it's need for Task Manager App (Pro).
blogpostcreate	Blog Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Blog%20Application#HBlogPostCreateMacro
blogPostLayoutCards	Blog Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Blog%20Application#HCardspostlayout
blogPostLayoutCompact	Blog Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Blog%20Application#HHowtoconfigureanewblogpostlayout3F
blogPostLayoutFull	Blog Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Blog%20Application#HHowtoconfigureanewblogpostlayout3F
blogPostLayoutImage	Blog Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Blog%20Application#HHowtoconfigureanewblogpostlayout3F
blogPostLayoutLink	Blog Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Blog%20Application#HHowtoconfigureanewblogpostlayout3F
blogpostlist	Blog Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Blog%20Application#HBlogPostListMacro
blogs	Blog Application	???		No doc but with the description provided in the macro list, it's quite straightforward to use.
box	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Box%20Macro#HDescription
button	ProMacros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HButton
cache	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Cache%20Macro
calendar	Full Calendar App	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/FullCalendar%20Application#HDescription	Zero	From the full calendar application, which is not recommended itself, but needed by the Holiday Request extension. Not recommended either...
chart	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Chart%20Macro#HUsage
chartjs	Chart.js Integration	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Chart.js%20Integration/#HChartJSMacro
children	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Children%20Macro/
code	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Code%20Macro/
comment	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Comment%20Macro
confluence_attachments	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_children	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_column	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_contentbylabel	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_details	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_detailssummary	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_drawio	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually.
confluence_float	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_gallery	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_gliffy	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_htmlcomment	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_layout	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_layout-cell	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_layout-section	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_mathblock	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_mathblock-ref	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_mathinline	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_mockup	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_multimedia	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_note	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_outgoing-links	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_pagetree	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_paste-code-macro	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_section	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_time	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_tip	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_toc-zone	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
confluence_wireframe	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges		Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
container	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Container%20Macro
content	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Content%20Macro#HUsage
content-report-table	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HContentReportTable
context	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Context%20Macro#HUsage
contributors	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HContributors	Very low	Bridges are not supposed to be created or edited manually. Usability improvements on this is hardly worth anything. https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/354
dashboard	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Dashboard%20Macro#HDescription
date	Task Manager Application (Pro)	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/TaskApplication#HDate
diagram	Diagram App	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Diagram%20Application#HDescription		Only pro version of the app is recommended.
display	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Display%20Macro#HFromWikiSyntax
displayIcon	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Icon%20Macro/#HFromWikiSyntax
documents	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Documents%20Macro#HDescription
documentTree	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Document%20Tree%20Macro#HWikiMacro
error	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Error%20Macro#HUsage
example	XS	NAN, no doc? https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Help/Code/ExampleMacro#Information or https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Help%20Application#HAvailableMacros which doesn't contain any reference to it... No backlinks on https://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Help/Code/ExampleMacro#Information either.	Low	This macro is fairly difficult to find info about so I guess noone knows about it and barely noone uses it.
excerpt	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HExcerpt
excerpt-include	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HExcerptInclude
expand	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HExpand
faq	FAQ Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/FAQ%20Application#HFAQMacro
figure	Figure Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Figure/Figure%20Macro/#HUsage
figureCaption	Figure Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Figure/Figure%20Macro/#HUsage
figureTypeRecognizer	Figure Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Figure/Figure%20Macro/#HFigureTypeIdentification (internal macro)
footnote	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Footnote%20Macro#HUsage
gallery	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Gallery%20Macro#HUsage
gdprSettings	GDPR Cookie Consent	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/GDPRCookieConsent/#documentation		store page only but LGPL 2.1 and no licences
groovy	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Groovy%20Macro#HUsage
hide-if	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges	https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/336
holidayRequests	Holiday Request	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Holiday%20Request		Non recommended, looks like internal macros anyways
hrcalendar	Holiday Request	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Holiday%20Request		Non recommended, looks like internal macros anyways
html	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/HTML%20Macro#HUsage
iconPicker	XS	https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/IconThemesCode/IconPickerMacro https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Icon%20Theme%20Application#HIconPickerMacro
id	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Id%20Macro#HUsage
include	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Include%20Macro#HUsage
info	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Info%20Macro#HUsage
jira	JIRA Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/JIRA/JIRA%20Macro#HUsage		Recommended
jwplayer	JW Player Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/JW%20Player%20Macro#HUsage		Recommended
kanban	Kanban macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Kanban%20Macro/#HKanbanfromJSON		Not recommended
kanbanboard	Task Manager Application	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Task%20Manager%20Application#HKanbanBoard		Not recommended
liveData	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Live%20Data%20Macro/#HUsage
locationSearch	Location Search Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Location%20Search%20Macro/#HDescription		Not recommended
mathjax	Mathjax Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/MathJax/MathJaxMacro/#HUsage		Recommended
mention	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Mentions%20Application/#HUsingtheSourceEditor
menu	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Menu%20Application#HUsage
missingLicenseMessage	Pro macros	?
msStream	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HMicrosoftStream
notifications	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Notifications%20Macro/#HUsage
notificationsApplicationsPreferences	XS	?		Mostly internal
notificationsAutoWatchPreferences	XS	?		Mostly internal
notificationsCustomFiltersPreferences	XS	?		Mostly internal
notificationsEmailPreferences	XS	?		Mostly internal
notificationsFiltersPreferences	XS	?		Mostly internal
notificationsSystemFiltersPreferences	XS	?		Mostly internal
office	Office Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office%20Macro#HUsage		Not recommended
panel	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HPanel
pdftoc	XS	https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/blob/769f06f65aaaa57b6614a818414629a0f35a64cf/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-export/xwiki-platform-export-pdf/xwiki-platform-export-pdf-api/src/main/java/org/xwiki/export/pdf/internal/macro/PDFTocMacro.java#L61		Internal? Not documented on https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/PDF%20Export%20Application/
pdfviewer	PDF Viewer Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/PDF%20Viewer%20Macro		Not recommended (pro version is)
plantuml	PlantUML Macro	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/PlantUML%20Macro#HUsage		Recommended
profile-picture	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HProfilePicture
putFootnotes	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Footnote%20Macro#HUsage-1
python	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Python%20Macro#HUsage
recently-updated	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HRecentlyUpdated
reference	Reference Macro for the Numbered Content Applications	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Numbered%20Content/Reference/Macro/#HDescription		Recommended (clashes with other macro definition from https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/References#HUsage )
script	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Script%20Macro#HUsage
show-if	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges	https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/issues/336
status	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HStatus
success	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Success%20Macro#HUsage
tab	Pro Macros	https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/pull/353		Confluence bridge? Looks a bit like it
tab-group	Pro macros	https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/pull/353		Confluence bridge? Looks a bit like it
tableToChartJS	Chart.js Integration	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Chart.js%20Integration/#HUsage-1		Recommended
tagcloud	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Tag%20Cloud%20Macro#HUsage
tagList	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HTaglist
task	Task Manager Application (Pro)	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/TaskApplication#HTaskmacro
task-report	Task Manager Application (Pro)	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/TaskApplication#HTaskReportmacro
taskcard	Task Manager Application (Pro)	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/TaskApplication#HTaskcard
taskgantt	Task Manager Application (Pro)	None, maybe internal? Can see it in the source: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Axwikisas%2Fapplication-task%20taskgantt&type=code
tasks	Task Manager Application (Pro)	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/TaskApplication#HTasksmacro28list29
tasks-report-macro	Pro Macros - Confluence bridges	https://github.com/xwikisas/application-task/blob/5f5717d4b0d74baa59cdb9297a160415039bfe3a/application-task-ui/src/main/resources/TaskManager/ConfluenceTasksReportMacroBridge.xml#L346
team	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HTeam
template	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Template%20Macro#HDescription
toc	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/TOC%20Macro#HFromWikiSyntax
translation	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Translation%20Macro#HUsage
tree	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Tree%20Macro#HWikiMacro
uiextension	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Extension%20Module/UI%20Extension%20Macro/#HUsage
uiextensions	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Extension%20Module/UI%20Extensions%20Macro/#HUsage
useravatar	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/User%20Avatar%20Macro#HUsage
userList	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HUserList
userProfile	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HUserProfile
velocity	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Velocity%20Macro#HUsage
view-file	Pro Macros	https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ProMacros/#HViewFile
warning	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Warning%20Macro#HUsage
wikimacrocontent	XS	https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/DevGuide/Tutorials/WritingMacros/WikiMacroTutorial/#HContent
wikimacroparameter	XS	https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/DevGuide/Tutorials/WritingMacros/WikiMacroTutorial/#HParameters
wikis	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Wiki%20Application#H22Wikis22Macro
workspaces	XS	https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Workspace%20Application#HDescription ?	Zero	deprecated macro for a long time...

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