Neighbouring capabilities
The standalone Formatting app bundles three things that belong to other capabilities. They behave differently from the macros and they have their own settings, so it is worth knowing which is which.
In the suite they are separate capabilities in their own right.
#The three
Feature | What it actually is | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
Links | A macro owned by the Links capability, listing the links on a page | Also a byline panel, a search column and a search filter |
Numbered headings | Not a macro at all. A byline item that numbers a page's headings | Appears once headings are configured on that page, or the space forces it on |
Word count | A macro owned by the Metrics capability | Also a byline panel and a right-click menu item |
Numbered headings re-numbers on page update. It rides a Confluence page-updated event, which is why it stops working on an unlicensed site.
All three are documented properly in Capable for Confluence, because in the suite they are capabilities rather than macros.
#A few things worth knowing
If you are looking for these in the Formatting settings, they are not there. They have their own settings.
They are included in the standalone app deliberately, because a formatting customer usually wants them.
Numbered headings only appears once a page has headings configured, which makes it look missing at first.
#Related
Bundled with us. Owned elsewhere.
