Archives for Laura Kolker

We recently released version 3.3.0 of the Universal Wiki Converter (full release notes), a content migration platform that helps users get their content into Confluence.

Along with the miscellaneous bug fixes and minor improvements, there are two new features that I'm excited we can support now. First, we now have a Trac Converter module, compliments of Stefan Gybas. I had another Trac user who was willing to figure out how to build the UWC himself so he could get access to it early 2 weeks ago, so I'm pleased it's finally public. Secondly, the long-awaited SSL Support feature is finally available.

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Portlets and Confluence

Recently, I was charged with the task of creating a portlet that would interact with Confluence. The idea was to see how difficult it is, to make a Proof of Concept (ideally, something useful), and to generate a bunch of documentation about the process. So how difficult was it? Not so bad, given that I had next to no prior experience with portlet development. I'd say the biggest hurdle was administering the portal application. I chose to develop with Liferay. I wouldn't say that it was exactly a

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