`atl.footer` extension point removed from Confluence databases and whiteboards with no consultation, RFC or deprecation period

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Previously, the atl.footer location was working for both databases and whiteboards, which was awesome, it meant that my app automatically worked with these new features.

Sometime in the recent past, the atl.footer extension point was removed from both databases and whiteboards, which means that my app which previously worked with these new features, is now broken.

This is beyond disappointing as there was no notice of a deprecation period and certainly no RFC to consult on how apps would be affected by this breaking change.

How can we get this extension point back?

@TamimNoorzad

FYI: The app concerned was using the atl.footer location for web analytics data collection.

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Hi David,

Hmm, this is no good :frowning: Our team is looking into this for you now and is a priority for us to investigate. I have also sent you an email so I can connect you with the investigating team if we need to get more information.

We will keep you posted as we know more.

Thanks,
James Dumay
Group Product Manager, Forge

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Hello James, this was reported to you back in August. For more details, please consult this Ecohelp ticket

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Hi all,

The Confluence team are looking at what is possible to add atl.footer back to all content types.

Please give us a day or two further for me to get confirmation of exactly what and when its happening.

Thanks,
James

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Hi there,

I am told that we have a solution that Confluence are preparing to release soon. It is likely that atl.footer will render invisibly so it will allow background scripts to function on those content types. I will have more details and an ETA shortly.

Thanks
James

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Yeah we know, that’s why David tagged Tamim: RFC-63: Page Extension in Editor, Design changes and more - #51 by TamimNoorzad

But it shouldn’t have been removed without notice.

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I agree entirely. We had some hard conversations internally last week on that topic.

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Hi everyone,

The atl.footer extension point is now available for all Confluence content types, including Pages, Live Pages, Databases, and Whiteboards.

Thank you all for your patience and my apologies again for any inconvenience caused.

Thanks,
James Dumay
Group Product Manager, Forge

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