Dark Features
What is a dark feature?
Dark features are not part of our official support and represent beta features without any guarantee to work properly on all systems.
In most cases, we do not recommend using dark features. You should keep any dark feature off, unless //SEIBERT/MEDIA (e.g. our support team) explicitely advised you to activate it.
Some of the features in Linchpin are not enabled by default and may be implemented as Dark Features.
The so-called “dark features” are simply system configuration options that are hidden from the normal administration menus. Only System Administrators can change dark features. Dark features give advanced users the possibility to enable or disable specific functionalities. Be careful with dark features as they may cause problems if misused since they will impact the entire instance.
Which dark features does the Linchpin Suite have?
| Name of the dark feature | In which app is it? | Darkfeature-Key | Effect when the dark feature is enabled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry “Kosovo” to country list added | Linchpin User Profiles | net.seibertmedia.plugin.confluence.lup.darkfeatures.additional-countries | Kosovo is included in the country list. |
| Extension of the Custom User List to more than 500 search results | Linchpin User Profiles: Macro Custom User List, Macro Custom User Search | net.seibertmedia.plugin.confluence.lup.darkfeatures.additional-countries | Limit is increased to 1,000 search results.
Warning: Depending on the instance, this can have a very negative impact on performance. The CUL is already not brilliant with 500 results. |
| Reduce JSON size: CSS classes | Linchpin Enterprise News | seibertmedia.linchpin.enterprise.news.enable.additional.news.styling | The CSS classes are generated and included in the JSON.
Labels that start with a tilde are filtered out. |
| Kicker under headline | Linchpin News Digest | seibertmedia.linchpin-news-digest.kicker-below-title | When activated, a kicker is displayed below the headline. |
| Custom CSS input option for the styling of the mail | Linchpin News Digest | seibertmedia.linchpin-news-digest.enable-custom-css | Appearance in the email is customizable to make it look as similar as possible to the appearance in my Linchpin instance. |
| Scrollable menu with arrows in the header | Linchpin Theme | seibertmedia.linchpin.navigation.scroll.menu | Arrows are displayed when there are more items in the menu than the width of the screen allows. |
| Pagination in subscribe space macro | Linchpin Enterprise News | seibertmedia.linchpin.enterprise.news.disable.subscribe.to.spaces.pagination | Extends the maximum number of result parameters for the “Subscribe to spaces” macro:
=> from 48 spaces to 500 |
How do I enable the dark features?
To enable a dark feature, you first have to enable the dark feature in Confluence.
To do so navigate to the hidden “Development Features” page through
your-intranet-url.com/admin/darkfeatures.action
You need to be logged in as an administrator to do this.
On this page enter the dark feature key you wish to use and click on submit.
How do I disable the dark features?
To disable a dark feature simply click on the remove link in the brackets behind the dark feature you wish to disable.
Link to this page: https://seibert.biz/suite-dark-features
