Insert timestamp in Confluence
Asked by Peter_Bright:

Is there a quick way to insert a timestamp in a Confluence page?

e.g. Like media wiki


Answers:
author: Jonathan Simonoff
body: If you type // you get a date picker and you can pick the current date -- it doesn't happen on saving as in MediaWiki. It would just end up being plain text, of course, and could be changed later.

comments: author: Peter_Bright
body: Thanks Jonathan,

A VERY Belated "Thank you" for posting this suggestion.

Peter ;)


author: Roman Kirilenko
body: Hello!

You can use a [Handy Timestamp](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/HMFC/How+to+use+Handy+Timestamp+macro) macro from [Handy Macros for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.handy.macros/server/overview).


author: David Skreiner
body: You could just create a simple user macro. (Though it's hardly surprising that people try to sell expensive plugins on here instead of just copy/pasting a simple script as an answer.)

Here's "mine" - I borrowed it from another thread on here. It will insert the date and time of when the page was last saved.  

## Macro title: CurrentTimeAndDate  
## Macro has a body: N  
## Body processing: Selected body processing option  
## Output: Selected output option  
##  
## Developed by: David Skreiner stole it from <https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/25481/insert-current-date-into-confluence-page>  
## Date created: 06/07/2016  
## Installed by: David Skreiner

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## @noparams  
$action.dateFormatter.formatGivenString("dd. MMM yyyy HH:mm", $content.currentDate)

To save it as a user macro, go to Administration -\> User Macros.  
To use it, edit a page, choose insert macro, then select the name you've given it.

comments: author: Michelle Pavel
body: Hi David, do we copy the whole lot or a portion of this code. Also can it go into a sidebar panel? Thanks Michelle


author: John Corwith
body: The script above does not constitute a timestamp, It will show the current date/time on the page. A macro is needed that sets metada to a fixed timestamp when the macro is triggered/link clicked.


author: Alexander H. Laughlin
body: I believe the idea would be that you'd want to log an event in a Confluence page. If, for instance, you are returning someone's call and have a meeting minutes page set up you might like to know not just the date, but also the time the return call was made.


author: Peter_Bright
body: Hi All,

I completely forgot I posted this.

Thank you for all your suggestions.

Regards,

Peter


author: Shri
body: Insert 'Contributors' Macro (this is an inbuilt macro I believe) {#toc-hId--1351721729}
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This helped me with what I needed, a place to see who edited the page and when.


author: Stuart Bowman
body: Ah, I found the timestamp feature in the Handy Macros for Atlassian plugin. That matches my needs.


author: Stuart Bowman
body: Is there any further information on this? The OP's question didn't really seem to be answered as he was looking for a timestamp, not just a calendar date. I find I need the same. I'd like to keep a time log of events on one page. Is there a way to insert a timestamp while typing content?


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: This timestamp should represent what exactly? Page created/updated? Should it be visible on each page or only on certain pages?

comments: author: Darrel Lee
body: It should just insert the time now.