The Redmine Additionals Plugin (formerly known as “Tweaks”) is ideal, if you want to make quick and easy changes on your Redmine installation, without much development knowledge.
A current, stable version of the Additionals plugin is required when using one of our commercial plugins and should also be installed on your Redmine system.
Available on GitHub
You host Redmine yourself and want to use this Plugin? System requirements and Plugin download, as well as support requests at GitHub.
Redmine Managed Hosting
The Redmine Additionals Plugin - little improvements is part of our Redmine hosting offer, if required. If you need Redmine or Redmine Plugin support or do not want to host Redmine yourself our Redmine Hosting is perfect for you. This way you can fully concentrate on your business and work with an up-to-date, secure working environment.
Support for Selfhosting user via GitHub, only. If you are not a AlphaNodes hosting customer use the issue tracker on GitHub for community support. Other support requests via eMail are not processed by us.
Important features
Redmine Additionals allows you to make quick changes in the following areas:
General
Allows general changes to content and settings such as:
- Texts for login page
- Cross-project footer and sidebar
- Open external links in a new window or tab
- Global search on all pages, opened with Cmd+K or Ctrl+K
- “Go to top” link on long pages
- Convert emoji and smiley codes in text into symbols
- Remove the “Help” item from the top menu (not available when the HRM Plugin is installed)
- Custom fields of type user: extend the selection to all users or all active users
- Dashboard (Drag & Drop). Supported by the following plugins: Automation, DevOps, DB, Passwords, Reporting, HRM, Wiki Guide, ServiceDesk
Overview page
You design the content of the overview page with dashboards.
Wiki
Allows changes to the content of the wiki such as:
- Cross-project sidebar
- PDF export optionally without wiki title and without attachments
Issues
Allows changes to issue content and settings such as:
- Information texts for new Issues
- Create issue on user profile
- Assign to me link on issue details page
- Change the issue status directly in the sidebar
- Fast edit of the issue description
- Link the category to the filtered issue list
- Mark the issue author on notes
- Show attachments collapsed above a set number
- Lock closed issues against editing
- Assign the issue to its author automatically on a set status change
- Allow set statuses only if the issue is assigned to the current user
- Assign unassigned issues with set statuses automatically to a group or user with a set role
- Make time logging required for set trackers and statuses
Projects
Allows adjustments to the content and settings of projects such as:
- Disable modules for all projects, so they are no longer available for selection in the project settings.
Web APIs
- enables Google Maps Embed API Key integration
Macros
- provides numerous useful macros
- provides a macro overview in the help menu
- provides users a macro button for the wiki toolbar for easy implementation
- limits the macros offered by the macro button
Important for users who are switching from Redmine Tweaks: Every plugin has a database entry in the Settings-column. Here you can change the plugin name. From plugin_redmine_tweaks into plugin_additionals (new). Done. This spares you some time of configuration changes in the plugin settings.
Are you missing a special function?
Are you missing something? We take care of it if you want. Request a non binding development offer (*).
Advantage
- You get a fitting solution on a small budget
- We take care for it in the future
- This ensures that the plugin will work for the upcoming Redmine versions
(*) not all desired function will be integrated, in case we do not think it is useful.