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  2. CONFSERVER-40432

Filter Out All Media Files from Microsoft Word Documents to Improve Indexing in Confluence

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      Problem Definition

      Currently Confluence only strips out a limited number of media files embedded in a Microsoft Word document before indexing it:

      • .png
      • .emf
      • .wmf
      • .jpg
      • .jpeg
      • .gif

      If a document has an embedded file not listed here, it may not get indexed if it is too large.

      Background

      Currently Confluence does not index files if the content with the removed media listed above is greater than 16Mb. There's a system property that can be set to make this larger, but this isn't used. See CONF-40176 for more details.

      Suggested Solution

      In com.atlassian.confluence.extra.officeconnector.index.word#WordXMLTextExtractor it has

      WordXMLTextExtractor.java
                          if (!(name.contains("/media/") ||
                            processedName.endsWith(".png") || processedName.endsWith(".emf") || processedName.endsWith(".wmf") ||
                            processedName.endsWith(".jpg") || processedName.endsWith(".jpeg") ||
                            processedName.endsWith(".gif")
                       ))

      Either

      1. Strip out all content in the /media folder
        or
      2. Add all media types that are possible to add to a Word document. See Types of media files you can add.

      Notes

      Similar issues occur with other Microsoft Office documents (e.g. PowerPoint).

            [CONFSERVER-40432] Filter Out All Media Files from Microsoft Word Documents to Improve Indexing in Confluence

            Adam Barnes (Inactive) added a comment -

            Thank you for raising this suggestion.
            We regret to inform you that due to limited demand, we have no plans to implement it in the foreseeable future. In order to set expectations, we're closing this request now. Sometimes potentially valuable tickets do get closed where the Summary or Description has not caught the attention of the community. If you feel that this suggestion is valuable, consider describing in more detail or outlining how this request will help you achieve your goals. We may then be able to provide better guidance.
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            Cheers,

            Confluence Product Management

            Adam Barnes (Inactive) added a comment - Thank you for raising this suggestion. We regret to inform you that due to limited demand, we have no plans to implement it in the foreseeable future. In order to set expectations, we're closing this request now. Sometimes potentially valuable tickets do get closed where the Summary or Description has not caught the attention of the community. If you feel that this suggestion is valuable, consider describing in more detail or outlining how this request will help you achieve your goals. We may then be able to provide better guidance. For more context, check out our Community blog on our updated workflow for Suggestions Cheers, Confluence Product Management

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              jrichards@atlassian.com James Richards
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