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This

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macro

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is

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Excerpt

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used

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to

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embed

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wiki

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notation

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menus

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and

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the

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output

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from

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other

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macros

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(such

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as

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the

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{children}

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macro)

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in

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to

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a

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menu.

Requirements

This macro requires Theme Builder 2.0 or above.

Usage

Code Block


h2. Usage

{code}
{wikimenu}
* MyMenu
** My Option
** ----
** Sub menu {children:page=Home}
{wikimenu}
{code}

h2. Parameters

This macro has no parameters.

h2. Examples

h3. Basic Wiki Menu

You can define menu items using the wiki notation for an unordered list as shown below:

{code}

Parameters

This macro has no parameters.

Examples

Basic Wiki Menu

You can define menu items using the wiki notation for an unordered list as shown below:

Code Block
* [Home]
** [Builder Macros|Macros|Find out more about macros...]
** ----
** [What's New?]
{code}

If the list above is added to a normal wiki page, you'll see:

{div:class=greybox}
* [Home]
** [Builder Macros|Macros|Find out more about macros...]
** ----
** [What's New?]
{div}

To add this block of links in to a menu, use the wikimenu macro:

{code}
{wikimenu}
* [Home]
** [Builder Macros|Macros|Find out more about macros...]
** ---Confluence]

To add this block of links in to a menu, use the wikimenu macro:

Code Block
{-
** [What's New?]
{wikimenu}
{code}

Which will give:

{menubar:id=demo1|electric=true}
{wikimenu}
* [Home]
** [Builder Macros|Macros|Find out more about macros...]
** ----
** [What's New?Confluence]
{wikimenu}
{menubar}

h3. 

Mixing

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with

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Menu

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Macros

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The

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primary

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purpose

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of

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the

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wikimenu

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macro

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is

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to

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allow

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much

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better

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integration

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of

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menu

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macros

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and

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wiki

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notaiton

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within

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menu

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definitions,

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as

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shown

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in

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the

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example

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below:

Code Block


{code}
{menu}{menulink:home}{menuicon:house} Home{menulink}
{wikimenu}
* [Builder Macros|Macros|Find out more about macros...]
* ----
* [What's New?Confluence]
{wikimenu}
{menu}
{viewmenu}
{editmenu}
{code}

As

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you

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can

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see,

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we've

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replaced

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the

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"Home"

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link

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from

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the

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previous

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example

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with

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some

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menu

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macros

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and

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then

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inserted

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our

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wiki

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notation

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menu

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beneath

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it.

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We've

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then

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added

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the

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standard

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view

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menu

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and

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edit

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menu

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on

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to

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the

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menu

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bar,

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resulting in:

Image Added

 

The menu macros are generally faster to use, more reliable and strictly adhere to privileges and system settings. So why on earth would you want to use wiki notation menus in the first place? Read on...

Dynamic Menu Creation

Builder has always allowed automated menu creation, however there are some cases when it's a little unreliable. The new wikimenu macro allows you to safely embed other Confluence macros inside menus with far fewer side effects:

Code Block
{menubar:id=demo3}
  in:

{menubar:id=demo2|electric=true}
{menu}{menulink:home}{menuicon:house} Home{menulink}
{wikimenu}
* [Builder Macros|Macros|Find out more about macros...]
* ----
* [What's New?]
{wikimenu}
{menu}
{viewmenu}
{editmenu}
{menubar}

The menu macros are generally faster to use, more reliable and strictly adhere to privileges and system settings. So why on earth would you want to use wiki notation menus in the first place? Read on...

h3. Dynamic Menu Creation

Builder has always allowed automated menu creation, however there are some cases when it's a little unreliable. The new wikimenu macro allows you to safely embed other Confluence macros inside menus with far fewer side effects:

{code}
{menu}{menulink:home}{menuicon:house} Home{menulink}
{wikimenu}
{children:page=Home}
{wikimenu}
{menu}
{code}

This will result in:

{menubar:id=demo3|electric=true}
{menu}{menulink:home}{menuicon:house} HomeFeature Tours{menulink}
  {wikimenu}
{children:page=HomeFeature Tours}
{wikimenu}
 {menu}
{menubar}

The benefit here is that if the \

This will result in:

Image Added

The benefit here is that if the {children}

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macro

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(or

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any

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other

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macro

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you

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are

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using)

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fails,

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you

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won't

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see

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a

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nasty

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error

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message

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in

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your

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menus.

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Reusable

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Menu

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Chunks

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One

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much

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requested

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feature

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was

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the

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ability

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to

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create

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chunks

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of

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menu

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that

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could

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be

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re-used

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across

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multiple

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spaces.

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The

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wikimenu

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macro

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makes

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this

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possible...

Code Block


{code}
{wikimenu}
{include:Sample Menu}
{wikimenu}
{code}

Which results in:

{menubar:id=demo4|electric=true}
 {wikimenu}
{include:SampleSpace Menu}
{wikimenu}
{menubar}

How does this work?  Well, 

Which results in:

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How does this work? Well, we've

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created

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a

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page

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called

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Space Menu and then added a chunk of menu to it. The {include}

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macro

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is

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then

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used

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to

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import

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the

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menu

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definition

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from

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the

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Space Menu page.

If you look at the Space Menu page and you'll see that the menu items are simply displayed as a normal unordered list:

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You can create any number of "menu pages" containing chunks of menu items and then import them this way in to any number of locations around your site.

There's more examples in our tutorial on Adaptavist Website Theme v4.