youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Can we configure the base URL that is used for links?
Asked by steve_dunn:

Our instance is at \`http://ourwiki/questions\`. We'd like it to be (and we'd set up and dns alias/reverse proxy) \`http://q\`.

We could change the dns alias/reverse proxy to achieve this, but I'm guessing Questions would still write out links etc. as \`http://ourwiki\\questions\`.

Is there a way to configure this?


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads
body: Hey Steve,

You're right that Confluence is going to write links based on the base URL of the system, and that it's going to use /questions as the path for Confluence Questions. There's not a way to change this path via configuration option. If you were super determined, you might be able to modify some files in the Confluence install directory to get that path to change. I'd not recommend going that path though as it's extremely difficult to get _all_ the right changes made for modifications like that without breaking the application. You'd also risk breaking any future upgrades you need to do as any modifications you make would need to be manually re-applied after an upgrade.

I like that you've looked at and maybe set up some DNS shortcuts already - they're super handy! Doing them by hand is fun but I'd also recommend having a look at some URL shortening / DNS shortcut services you can run on your own infrastructure. [This article is written by a company that offers this service but lays out a pretty good history of these types of services (Go Links) and some open source projects you can deploy.](https://medium.com/@golinks/the-full-history-of-go-links-and-the-golink-system-cbc6d2c8bb3)

Cheers,  
Daniel


Tags: atl-adm
Why can't I edit other people's posts?
Asked by steve_dunn:

A Q\&A site is a success based on the content in it. That content is provided by the community of users.

The content should also be governed by the same community of users.

But I can't even edit any posts.

Some users are not as careful in wording or formatting, and having a Q\&A site full of grammar errors, spelling errors, formatting issues etc. etc. will be a jarring experience.

May I suggest looking at StackOverflow and just do what they do. You'll be on to a winner!


Answers:
author: steve_dunn
body: OK, apparently I can, but I need 500 points. I surprised that:

\* it's not that clear in the product

\* that nobody here answered this question

It seems this community is quite sparse and that the product itself doesn't really have much momentum behind it. Or is it just me?

comments: author: steve_dunn
body: Just found out that it's in a 'reputation feature' that isn't enabled by default...?
Identify Watchers
Asked by Walter Haas:

Hello,  

is it possible to idenitfy who is watching Questions as such?  

I was setting up new new Space and wanted to create a test question with a new topic that was not used before and where I am the only watcher. Suddenly I got responses from all kind of users who received an email notification about this question.  

Thank you


Answers:
author: Stephen Sifers
body: Hello Walter,

There are a few options for finding out who is watching a space within Confluence. Accessing the database is an option, but there are better solutions then directly access the data. There are marketplace apps available which may facilitate this requirement. I was only able to find one free app which helps with listing the watchers of a space. You may find this app at [SpaceAuditor system audit and statistics](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1212030/spaceauditor-system-audit-and-statistics?hosting=server&tab=reviews).

Other apps which are paid for may be found at [Atlassian Marketplace \| Watchers \| Confluence Server.](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=server&product=confluence&query=watchers)

I hope this information proves helpful and you're able to locate a list of all the watches of a space.

Regards,  
Stephen Sifers


Tags: atl-adm
How can I start using Question for Confluence
Asked by ???:

Hi,

I installed Question for Confluence plugin in version 2.7.9 and my confluence server version is 6.15.6 .

But I can't find the "Add new Question" button!

Where can I start using the plugin?

Thanks,

Danny


Answers:
author: Kris G _Alacriz_
body: Once you login as a user, you should see Questions on the top menu, two buttons left to the Create button. If you click on it, you will be in the Questions page where you can ask questions and review the existing ones.

If you cannot see the Questions button on the top menu, most likely the installation did not go through correctly or the license has expired. Please verify them in that case.

I hope that helps!

best regards,  
Kris G

comments: author: ???
body: I Updated Universal Plugin Manager to 3.0.5 fixed the problem.

Thanks!
How does an administrator delete a question in Confluence Cloud?
Asked by Helen Gosper:

I'm an administrator, but I only see 'comment' and 'edit' options underneath the question.

I have 'all' permissions on the site.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Helen,

Sorry to hear you are having issues with your Confluence Questions permissions. What exactly kind of administrator permissions do you have? Are you a Site Admin or a Space Administrator? Can you tell me, do you have Space Admin permissions for the space the question is associated with?

You may want to [raise a ticket with the Cloud Support Team](https://support.atlassian.com/contact) because they'll be able to have a look directly at your instance and determine what the permissions issue is.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Helen Gosper
body: Hi Shannon

I'm a site admin. The other users testing this with me is a space admin.

I've since discovered that the 'delete' option does in fact appear when the question was asked in the actual 'Questions for Confluence' space itself but not if it was asked in a different space.

Would this make a difference? I'll await your reply before I log a ticket.

thanks


author: Shannon S
body: Hello Helen,

Confluence Questions uses the space permissions to apply its own permissions, so I would start by checking if you are a space admin of the space that contains the question.

Is the person testing with you a space admin for the actual space itself and also does not see the delete button?

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence

confluence-cloud
i want to document all technical questions. topic wise and categorise it. how do i do it__
Asked by brijesh.panchal:

We are telecomm based system intergrator company and want to create technical questions and answer for reference to all employes. just need basic step by step guidance how do i proceed with this.


Answers:
author: Dave Theodore [Coyote Creek Consulting]
body: Have a look at [Confluence Questions](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/questions). It's designed to do this sort of thing from within Confluence.
How to access Questions for Confluence via REST API
Asked by Eladio Abquina:

Re-opening this question about accessing API.  

I can access the confluence WIKI api for pages using this URL:  

<https://your.confluence.com/wiki/rest/api/content>  

In the new version of Questions, what will be the new endpoint?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Eladio,

Thank you for contacting us about this. I don't expect the endpoint to change but you will be able to confirm it for sure from the [REST API Documentation](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-rest-api-examples/).

Your example URL uses a Server URL mixed with the Cloud formatting; could you tell me if you're asking about Server or Cloud? If Server, which version are you referring to specifically?

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Eladio Abquina
body: Shannon,  

We are using Cloud. I realized that REST API for cloud has been removed. Is it still the case? I wonder what can be our alternative.


author: Shannon S
body: Eladio,

Thank you for confirming that you are on Cloud. The REST API for Confluence Questions has indeed been removed. The below blog touches on features that have been removed or changed.

* [Functionality update and moving to our new cloud infrastructure](https://confluence.atlassian.com/questionscloud/blog/2017/07/functionality-update-and-moving-to-our-new-cloud-infrastructure)

And from our FAQ:

* [Confluence Questions API](https://confluence.atlassian.com/questionscloud/confluence-questions-faq-738361810.html)

There's no REST API for the Cloud version of Questions for Confluence. We'll update you if this changes.

A feature request was created to return the feature, which you are welcome to vote on and watch for updates:

* [CONFCLOUD-58733](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-58733) *Make Confluence Questions REST APIs available again*

As a workaround, it appears that you might be able to use CQL search within the Confluence REST API to access the questions. These details are available at the [Developer Community: Confluence Questions Access via REST API](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/confluence-questions-access-via-rest-api/28234).

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: atl-adm

confluence

developer
[Excerpt include macro] Any way to use the Excerpt include macro in Questions for Confluence
Asked by Fabienne Gerhard:

I was wondering if there is a way to use the same macros (or addons, or plugins or how they are called) in Questions for Confluence as in Confluence itself.

Problem is - we had an interesting and huge question in an comment asked - I copied this question to Question 'space' assigned the right topics and linked to the according space. Now question was answered - but in the comments.... I would love to also have the answer in question. I thought about using Excerpt and Excerpt Include macro.... Excerpt would work in Comment but I couldn't find a way to get the macro work in Questions.

Do you have an idea?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Fabienne,

Thank you for contacting us! Although I can see how that would be very useful, it is not currently possible to embed Confluence Macros within the Confluence Questions add-on.

I've created a feature request for this below:

* [CONFSERVER-58301](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-58301) *Provide the ability to use macros within Confluence Questions*

Please vote on the request to show your interest in it. You can watch it in order to be updated of any progress or changes.

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Fabienne Gerhard
body: Thanks [@Shannon S](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/510046) for your help - I could imagine that might ne useful for other users to for better include questions. Gonna vote for it as soon as I'm back in office.

Wish you a nice weekend
Non-admin users cannot download attachments on a question
Asked by Janeka Handford:

Hello!

I have admin users and non-admin users. Any user thats an admin can view and download any attachments thats posted to a question. However, if you are a non-admin user - but have permissions to the space/page - they cannot download the attachment. Users get a 404. Using the same link - but with an admin account - the URL for the attachment works. Any thoughts on what could be causing this?

Thanks!

Janeka


Answers:
author: Jennifer Hemmens
body: Have you tried changing the attachment rights in the space permissions? These are to add or delete attachments so not necessarily to download them, but might be causing the problem anyway. So you could try changing them for non-admin users and see what happens!

comments: author: Janeka Handford
body: Yes. The attachment rights in the space permissions are set correctly. And I took a non-admin user and added them to the admin group and they are able to click on the attachment, view and download.

Any other thoughts as to why this could be happening?


author: Janeka Handford
body: even for non-admin users - i have "add" attachment selected and under "view" its selected. But non-admin users cannot view or download ANY attachments thats posted under a question. the issue only happens with Questions for a Space
Is there a way to edit other users Questions?
Asked by Frank Connolly:

Within the Questions section of Confluence users often ask Questions within a Space I am an owner of. I encourage people to use the Questions feature however the questions can be poor quality. Currently there is no way for me as an owner to edit the question on their behalf to make it more readable (code snippets within macros etc).

Instead I have to comment on the question and hope the person is responsive.

Is there any current feature or incoming feature that would allow owner editing of Questions?


Answers:
author: Bruno Costa
body: Hello Frank,

To the best of my knowledge Users with Confluence Administrator permissions can edit other users' questions. Being an admin of a particular space is not enough.

There is however the option to enable curation of questions and answers by other users based on their reputation points.  
This is mentioned in the last sub-section of the Permissions page of the Questions for Confluence Documentation:  
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/questions/permissions-407724476.html?_ga=2.260650381.1491465428.1557733460-565648121.1556781755#Permissions-RepBasedPermissions>  

Users with 500 points can edit another user's question, answer or comment if the reputation based permissions is turned on by the Confluence Admins.

As per the above page, to turn on reputation based permissions:

1. Go to ![](https://confluence.atlassian.com/download/attachments/407724476/Cog.png?version=1&modificationDate=1406520746430&api=v2) \> **General Configuration** \> Confluence Questions**Customisation**.
2. Select **Reputation Based Permissions**
3. Choose **Save**.

I understand that this is not the answer to your question, as turning on reputation based permissions will allow other users to also edit the questions not only you on the Space that you administer. However this might be a workaround solution that works for your scenario.

Since I was not able to find any existing Suggestion for such a feature, I do not believe this, allowing a Space administrator to edit questions, has been considered yet.

comments: author: James Bedwell
body: Hi [@Bruno Costa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3149952) - is there a mechanism for creating a Confluence Administrator who ONLY has the ability to administrate questions and nothing else? We are wanting to create super users who can administrate our Confluence Questions plugin but nothing else - and the Reputation Based Permissions doesn't really work for us as we don't want anyone else editing questions and answers.


author: Bruno Costa
body: Hello [@James Bedwell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3262516) ,

Sorry I only noticed this latest question today.

Unfortunately the only [permission level you can set for Questions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/questions/permissions-407724476.html) is the access to it, by enabling or disabling the "Use Confluence Questions" for particular groups.  
There is no administration rights specific for Questions, it uses the same admin groups and admin permissions set for Confluence.

Regards,  
Bruno
User getting "Unauthorized Action" when trying to select a topic for a Question
Asked by Burke Autrey:

User getting "Unauthorized Action" when trying to select a topic for a Question. Sees the list of topics but selecting any of them gives the "Unauthorized Action". I can't find anywhere to authorize selecting of topics.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Burke,

Thank you for reaching out on Community! Let's see what we can find out about this error.

1. Could you tell me what version of Confluence and Confluence Questions you're using? Does this occur with only certain users?
2. Does the user have permissions to the space where the topic is based? Are they able to select other topics?
3. Do they encounter any other issues while using Questions?
4. If other users are able to select the topic, can you compare the permissions of the two and see if you find any patterns?

Thank you for your help!

<br />

Regards,

Shannon
How to Format Team Calendar Widget so Days Are Evenly Spaced
Asked by Ryan Hartmann:

Hello :)

I'm trying to embed a Team Calendar on a space in Confluence, and while I can set it up and embed it just fine, I cannot ever get the last day of the week to keep the same dimensions as all other days. For example, if I include weekends, the column for Saturday is always thinner than the columns for other days; if I hide weekends, the column for Friday then shows as thinner than other day columns.

I've tried adjusting both height and width, but no matter the dimensions I choose, the column for the final day of the week always appears off.

It's not a particularly big problem, other than it simply doesn't look very good, but if there's something I can do to fix it I would really appreciate knowing.

Thank you for any assistance you can provide!


Answers:
author: Srinatha T
body: Hi [@Ryan Hartmann](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4987864) ,

Welcome to Atlassian community.

We have a feature request raised to auto adjust the size of the calendar. I think this will take care of your issue. At this moment I do not see any work around.

* [CONFSERVER-50294 - Auto Adjust the Horizontal and Vertical Size of Calendar and Timeline Views Based on the Screen Resolution](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-50294)

You might want to vote on the same.

Thanks,

Srinath T

comments: author: Ryan Hartmann
body: Hi Srinath,

Thanks for the response! It looks like that feature request was closed out in 2018 due to "limited interest"? Bummer.


Tags: server
Calendar Issue
Asked by Dextene Ellinis:

Something has changed in the calendar. You could hover over the calendar entry and it would allow you to edit or delete the entry. Now you have to press shift and click on the entry to edit it. Can it be changed back as this is now very frustrating?


Answers:
author: DJohnson
body: We are seeing this issue too on pages using the Calendar Macro --  

We can edit using shift+click but cannot delete a specific event.  

***However, for us, if you go to the Space Calendar view, the trashcan will appear and then you can delete the event.
![JIRA.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/205003iFF665AB0A6307D98/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "JIRA.png")***
Team-calendar Restrictions
Asked by iuk_uk-halle_de:

Is there a possibility to restrict Users from changing existing events. They should be able to add events but not to delete or change them. Otherwise is it possible to lock events from changes?  
Would be quite helpful!


Answers:
author: Srinatha T
body: Hi [@iuk_uk-halle_de](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4790217) ,

Welcome to Atlassian community.

Yes, you can restrict the calendar from edit. Below KB has the info. go through the same.

* [Restrict-a-calendar](https://confluence.atlassian.com/teamcal/restrict-a-calendar-660737259.html)

I hope the above info helps. Have a good day!

Thanks,

Srinath T

comments: author: iuk_uk-halle_de
body: Hi, thank you for your answer. But isnt this way to restrict from editing and adding new events? I want that users can add events but not edit them afterwards.


author: Srinatha T
body: [@iuk_uk-halle_de](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4790217) I doubt thats possible. When user is giving Add event previlage by default it will allow them to edit it.


Tags: server
calendar shows all events which I donot want to show
Asked by tuojiao:

![Capture.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/202700i4FED098EEE0FF588/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.PNG")

Create a calendar in the Confluence header, but after the other colleague view his calendars, click "*Calendars"*in space sidebar, it shows all calendars.

how to show only one calendars in space sidebar? thanks


Answers:
author: Srinatha T
body: Hi [@tuojiao](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4872229) ,

Welcome to Atlassian community.

You can add restriction to a calendar. This way you can decide whom to allow and whom not to allow. Below article has the steps. You can go through the same.

* [Restrict-a-calendar](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/restrict-a-calendar/)

I hope the above info helps. Have a good day!

Thanks,

Srinath T


Tags: cloud
Watermark for Confluence
Asked by pan chen:

Watermark for Confluence


Answers:
author: Ollie Guan
body: Hi [@pan chen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4969151) ,

Confluence does not have this feature, you need to extend it through some plugins, such as

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219637/watermark-for-confluence?hosting=datacenter\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219637/watermark-for-confluence?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview)

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1224021/gears-watermark-for-confluence?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1224021/gears-watermark-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview)
How is the file in the space limited to viewable but not downloadable?
Asked by pan chen:

??????????????????????


Answers:
author: Ollie Guan
body: Hi [@pan chen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4969151) ,

A few tweaks can be tried but cannot be done completely.

e.g.

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/Disable-attachments-download-export-print-and-other-functions-in/ba-p/1661171>

Of course, third-party plugins are also optional.

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1223807/gears-more-permission-for-confluence?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1223807/gears-more-permission-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview)
how to subscribe to a third party Calendar
Asked by Gian Paul Cruz del Valle:

My company has its on intranet site and we are just getting started with Confluence and JIRA. I have been trying to subscribe to the calendar adding the URL but shows an error for the user name and password...

I thought the User/pass was for the confluence site but seems like is not the case. Even though, those boxes are not "required" because there is no \*. Do you think that the user/pass is for the intranet site?

Thanks for the help


Answers:
author: Srinatha T
body: Hi [@Gian Paul Cruz del Valle](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4966909) ,

Welcome to Atlassian community.

Refer to the below KB article it has all the info on how you can subscribe to other calendars from confluences teams calendar. Once synced it should work.

1. [Subscribe-to-team-calendars-from-third-party-calendars](https://confluence.atlassian.com/teamcal/subscribe-to-team-calendars-from-third-party-calendars-273285883.html)

I hope above info helps . Have a good day!

Thanks,

Srinath T
How do i sort the events on calender based on event types
Asked by anoop jain:

I need to sort the events based on event types. please help me.


Answers:
author: Srinatha T
body: Hi [@anoop jain](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4948382) ,

Welcome to Atlassian community.

Out of the box i do not think we have any option to do that. We have some open requests to have this feature. You might want to vote for the below.

* [CONFSERVER-49083 - Order Event Types in Team Calendar key](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-49083)

Have a good day!

Thanks,

Srinath T