Velocity template overview

Velocity is a server-side template language used by Confluence to render page content. Velocity allows Java objects to be called alongside standard HTML.

If you are are writing a user macro or developing a plugin you may need to modify Velocity content.

Example usage

A variable in velocity looks like this:

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$foo 

To set a variable:

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#set ($message = "Hello")

A basic if statement:

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#if ($message == "Hello")
   Message received and is "Hello"
#end 

See the Velocity user guide for a more comprehensive introduction to Velocity.

Related

• Render a velocity template from Java code
• Render Velocity templates in a macro
• Confluence objects accessible From Velocity
• Disable Velocity caching