File on the page changed even though nobody edited the Confluence page
What you are seeing
The file on the page changed even though nobody edited the Confluence page.
#Why it happens
The macro is a live window, not a snapshot. It fetches the file afresh every time the page is viewed, from the branch you configured. Nothing is stored in the Confluence page itself, so when the file changes on that branch, the page changes with it.
#What to do
If you need a stable version, point the macro at a tag or a specific commit rather than a moving branch.
#Limits that apply here
Limit | What happens |
|---|---|
No handling for GitHub rate limits | If GitHub's request limit is reached, the macro does not wait and try again. The reader sees the same message as if nobody had access to the file. |
#Related
Macro shows an error, and the file used to be there
The file was deleted or renamed, or the branch was renamed or removed. Because content is
Filtered search by File Type "ts" (or "py") as the help text suggests and got no results
The help text promises file extensions, but what is actually stored is a broad category. T
Everything else
The rest of this family.
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