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Office Importer Application

Last modified by Admin on 2026/05/27 13:42
x-office-document.pngImport Office documents, spreadsheets and presentations into wiki pages (most major office suite formats are supported)
TypeXAR
Category
Developed by

XWiki Development Team

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LicenseGNU Lesser General Public License 2.1
Bundled With

XWiki Standard

Compatibility
Warning
  • XWiki 1.8.4+
  • OpenOffice 3.0 or above
  • XWiki [1.8.4 - 10.11] with LibreOffice [3.6 - 6.0]
  • XWiki 10.11+ with LibreOffice 3.6+
  • The Office Importer requires a back-end Open Office or Libre Office server for its operations.
  • The Office Importer supports Office 2007 file formats only starting with XWiki version 2.2 Milestone 1.
  • The Office Importer used with Libre Office below 6.2 might led to timeouts when a TOC Macro is used (see XWIKI-16129).
  • The Office Importer below 10.11.8 with Libre Office 6.1+ won't embed the pictures when exporting the documents (see also XWIKI-16503).
Success

Installable with the Extension Manager

 Sources Issues  Download v18.4.0

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Description

Information

You should also check the Office Macro.

The Office Importer Application allows users to easily import Office documents like Word documents, spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations into wiki pages. 

The Office Importer features include:

  • Convert existing documents into wiki pages
  • Use common office suites as wiki authoring tools

How to use

Once XWiki is configured correctly (and the Libre Office server is started), the Office Importer can be used in 2 ways.

Create Page from Office

See Import Office Documents into Wiki Pages.

WYSIWYG Editor

See Import Office Documents into Wiki Pages Using the WYSIWYG Editor.

Prerequisites & Installation Instructions

We recommend using the Extension Manager to install this extension (Make sure that the text "Installable with the Extension Manager" is displayed at the top right location on this page to know if this extension can be installed with the Extension Manager). Note that installing Extensions when being offline is currently not supported and you'd need to use some complex manual method.

You can also use the following manual method, which is useful if this extension cannot be installed with the Extension Manager or if you're using an old version of XWiki that doesn't have the Extension Manager:

  1. Log in the wiki with a user having Administration rights
  2. Go to the Administration page and select the Import category
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to upload the downloaded XAR
  4. Click on the uploaded XAR and follow the instructions
  5. You'll also need to install all dependent Extensions that are not already installed in your wiki

Configuration Tutorials

Warning

If you've installed the Office Importer by installing a XAR it might happen that you've chosen options that reset Programming Rights (which are needed for this application). If this is the case you'll have to re-save the Office Importer Admin page. Go to Administer Wiki, click on the Office Server, and then change the link to : http://hostname:8080/xwiki/bin/edit/XWiki/OfficeImporterAdmin?editor=wiki. Click the Save and View button, and then try starting the server again.

Internally managed OpenOffice server process (default)

See Configure Internally the Wiki to Work with an Office Server.

Externally managed (local) OpenOffice server process

See Configure Externally the Wiki to Work with an Office Server.

Auto start / Auto connect (feature)

See Configure Externally the Wiki to Work with an Office Server.
See Configure Internally the Wiki to Work with an Office Server.

Dependencies

Dependencies for this extension (org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-office-ui 18.4.0):

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