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Page Builder Background Jobs
Overview
Page Builder Background Jobs adds a jobs panel to the JContent Page Builder header. It allows authorized users to monitor publication-related background jobs directly from Page Builder, without leaving the current editing context.
Depending on its OSGi configuration, the module can either display only publication jobs or expose the full list of background jobs.
Main Features
- Adds a dedicated action in the JContent Page Builder header.
- Displays background job information in a dedicated dialog.
- Supports auto-refresh and pagination.
- Can be configured to show only publication jobs or all background jobs.
- Can be restricted to authorized users through Jahia permissions.
User Interface Modes
The module supports two display modes.
Publication jobs mode
- Default mode.
- Only jobs whose group contains
PublicationJobare returned. - The header button label is Publication jobs.
Background jobs mode
- Optional full mode.
- All background jobs are returned.
- The header button label is Background jobs.
- Job group filters are displayed in the dialog.
OSGi Configuration
The module behavior is controlled through the following OSGi configuration:
PID: org.jahia.support.modules.pagebuilder.backgroundjobs
Property: showAllJobs
Default value:
showAllJobs=false
Behavior:
showAllJobs=false: only publication jobs are displayed.showAllJobs=true: all background jobs are displayed.
Permissions
The module provides a dedicated Jahia permission:
canAccessJobsInformation
Access is granted under the following rules:
guestusers are denied.rootis allowed.- Users with the Jahia
adminpermission are allowed. - Users with
canAccessJobsInformationare allowed.
If a user does not have access, the action button is hidden in the Page Builder interface.
Displayed Information
The dialog can display the following information for each job:
- Job name
- Job group or type
- Status
- Description
- Creation time
- Duration
- User
In full mode, the dialog also provides job group filters to help users narrow down the list.
Dependencies & Dependants
How To Install
How to Grant Access
- Install the module from the Jahia Store.
- Open Jahia role and permission management.
- Add the
canAccessJobsInformationpermission to the role that should access the jobs panel. - Assign this role to the appropriate users or groups.
- Reload JContent Page Builder and verify the button visibility.
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License
MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Dominique Gigon Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.