Installation Steps
There are 2 ways of installing depending whether your Confluence server has a direct connection to the Internet
With Internet Connection
Log in as an user with Confluence Administrator role
Go to Confluence Administration Console by clicking on the Browse -> Confluence Admin in the top menu bar
On the left sidebar, click on Find New Add-ons link under the Add-ons section
Enter Hinch in the textbox labelled with Search the Marketplace
Click on the blue Install button to install the plugin
Wait for the installation process to complete and click on the Close button
Click on the Manage button to proceed with the configuration
Without Internet Connection
Download the latest version of the plugin from the Atlassian Marketplace
Log in as an user with Confluence Administrator role
Go to Confluence Administration Console by clicking on the Browse -> Confluence Admin in the top menu bar
On the left sidebar, click on Manage Add-ons link under the Add-ons section
Click on the Upload Plugin link to bring up the Upload Plugin dialog box
Click on the Browse button and select the jar file (e.g. HinchPanels-1.0.jar ) that you have downloaded previously
Click on the Upload button to upload the plugin
Click on the Close button to acknowledge
Configuration
A license key is required for the plugin to work.
To get the license key
Go to License Request on our Service Desk
Fill in the required information and click on the Submit button
The license key will be emailed to the given email address
To update the license key to the Confluence server
Log in as an user with Confluence Administrator role
Go to Confluence Administration Console by clicking on the Browse -> Confluence Admin in the top menu bar
On the left sidebar, click on Manage Add-ons link under the Add-ons section
Search for the HinchPanels under the User-installed Plugins
Click on it once to expand the details
Click on the Configure button to go to Hinch Panels Plugin Admin page
Fill in the details and click on the Submit button