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Confluence anonymous access from intranet
Asked by Maximilian_Wassenberg:

Hello to all,

we use Confluence as a self hosted server in a DMZ.

It's possible to Access the Server from Intranet and Internet.

At this Moment we disabled the anonymous Access. We don't want that the Content is accessable for all.

We have some spaces we want to make read only for everyone in our Company.

This anonymous Access should only work if you open the System from our Company lan.

If you are an user from the Internet a Login must be required.

How can we realise this?

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Answers:
author: Jonas Andersson
body: Confluence does not allow different security settings based on where you visit it from.

Assuming you have someone quite technical there and use windows you could set up a local bounce box, which authenticates using SSO using Oauth via NTLM, which would automatically log the user in and allow full read only access, restricted based on if a user is logged in or not. This would additionally allow users to login externally and work from home.

comments: author: Maximilian_Wassenberg
body: The Problem is, that we are a large company. We don't want to buy so much licenses at this moment. So all users without an account should have anonymous rights without obtaining an extra license


author: Julia Erdel
body: [@Maximilian_Wassenberg](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/572565)

Hi Maximilian,

you had a great idea I want to use but I have no idea how to set this up.

Any tipps?

Julia


author: Maximilian_Wassenberg
body: What do you think about this idea:

Use a Apache Reverse Proxy. Identify if the traffic comes from Internet or Intranet.

If traffic source is Intranet: Allow full access

If traffic source is Internet: Check if User has a Confluence Session ID. If not Redirect to loginpage. Deny all Pages if user has no cookie

comments: author: Julia Erdel
body: Hi Maximilian,

you had a great idea I want to use but I have no idea how to set this up.

Any tipps?

Julia


Tags: confluence-administration
how do you change my admin email address
Asked by Phil Hadreas:


Answers:
author: Jonas Andersson
body: You login as admin, click the top right corner, click "profile", click "administer user", and change the password there. This however only works if you only use a local user directory or a read/write configured AD/LDAP server. If you use a JIRA user server, you have to login to JIRA and change it there. Not sure how it works with proper crowd integration. Hope i have answered your one-liner question. As always the more you tell us, the better the answer, so spend a minute typing instead of spending hours waiting for a random "might-help-a-little-answer"..


author: Siddheshwar mhetre
body: Do you want to change your (Admin) email address?
email hosting
Asked by Fer Monroy:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Bitbucket Tutorials: Teams in Space Training Ground](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=755338051)*

Ask your question here...


Answers:
author: Jonas Andersson
body: Short question but i will do my best.. I would say: Yes, email hosting does exist. Check out <https://outlook.com>
Can I create collapsing / expanding headers in the Table of Contents (TOC)?
Asked by Ashley LaMar:

Can I create collapsing / expanding headers in the Table of Contents (TOC)?

I don't mean the pages and child pages, I mean the headers within the page. We are using the TOC macro but it doesn't appear to have this function and I cannot locate any other macros that offer this option.


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: Have you tried the Expando add-on?

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.k15t.confluence.k15t-expando/server/overview>


Tags: table-of-contents
Is there a "popular-content" macro that works for large installations?
Asked by Veracode:

According to Atlassian [Confluence Documentation](https://ecosystem.atlassian.net/wiki/display/USGTRK/Confluence+Usage+Tracking+Plugin) and according to our experience, the "popular-content" macro has performance problems in large installations.

Is there any other method for providing that functionality? We'd like to use it, but a 30 second load time makes it a bad idea.


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: Have you looked at Brikit's Pinboards add-on as a way to surface popular content?

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.brikit.pinboards/server/overview>

comments: author: Veracode
body: That looks like it might work, but for us that's an additional $4,800 for functionality that we thought was built into Confluence. Still hoping for a more cost-effective option.
permissions to only work in 1 project
Asked by Steven Starling:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Managing project roles](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=802592463)*

<br />

I want to create users where they can only work in certain projects. Is there an easy way to do this?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Add them as usual, and then remove whatever it is that grants them access to other projects (this is often the "can log in" group, jira-users, being used in permissions and roles)

comments: author: Steven Starling
body: Thanks Nic, I added the users like you suggested. I'll wait to see what happens. Thanks again for the quick response.


author: Steven Starling
body: Nic, when I removed the Jira-users, they lost access to the JIRA application. Though.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Sorry for the delay., email flakiness

My answer was very unclear when I re-read it. I meant remove the access from the project, not remove the users from the group.

What's happening here is (probably)

* Permission scheme says "Role: Users" can see the project
* In the project, the group jira-users is in the role of users
* In global permissions, the group jira-users is used to say "these people can log in"

Net effect - anyone who can log in can use the project. To fix it, don't change the membership of the group, but remove it from the project role, replacing it with either individual users, and/or other groups


Tags: cloud

jira

permission

user
Is it possible to have a chrome extension for a confluence live search?
Asked by Anne Talbot:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Livesearch Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=163415902)*

Is it possible to have a chrome extension for a confluence live search?


Answers:
author: Anne Talbot
body: To confirm, we wouldn't want to search all of our confluence instance, we would want constraints similar to the 'live search' macro. i.e only search pages with a certain tag

comments: author: James Dellow
body: That was just an example to show what's possible. Without building you own extension, it might be easier to add your own custom search to Chrome.

See <http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-custom-search-engines-google-chrome/>

Your search string will look something like this:

https://**YOUR****CONFLUENCEURL** /dosearchsite.action?cql=siteSearch+\~+%22%s%22+and+space+%3D+%22**SPACEKEY**%22\&queryString=%s

You need to customise your Confluence URL and the Space Key.


author: James Dellow
body: BTW if you want to add more refinements, like a label, then run an advanced search query with the parameters you want and look at the URL it creates in the address bar and use that as your pattern. This guide to CQL will also help you construct your URL pattern <https://developer.atlassian.com/confdev/confluence-server-rest-api/advanced-searching-using-cql>


author: James Dellow
body: It is possible - for example, this is what Cloudo have created <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/co.cloudo.confluence.connect/cloud/overview>


Tags: live-search
When you use the Status Macro, what logic is used for sorting?
Asked by Katie Milham:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Status Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=223222355)*

I'm using the status macro to reflect project health (red, yellow, green). When I sort column of color lozenges, it doesn't seem to sort properly. Does anyone know the logic behind these lozenges? Is it supposed to sort by color? By text? By something else?


Answers:
author: Katie Milham
body: Thank you! I've been playing around with this a ton and still can't get it to work. I have it set up as:

* On Track
* At Risk
* Off Track

When displayed, there is no logical order to how it shows up. Any advice for troubleshooting this item?


author: James Dellow
body: There is nothing special about the status macro as a piece of content - it sorts like any other text column.

If you want to enforce a particular sort order, you'll need to add a letter or number to control it. For example:

1 Todo

2 In Progress

3 Complete

4 Failed


author: Steven F Behnke
body: I thought it was just alphabetical. You mean in a basic table?


Tags: status-macro
How can I embed a google sheet link instead of the google docs macro?
Asked by Stacey Jenkins:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Google Drive macros](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=737182322)*

I don't want the google docs macro to embed a document on my confluence page, I only want the link. However, the google docs macro is automatically created when I put a google doc link on my page. How can I have only the link?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Stacey Jenkins
body: I figured it out. I have to put in a link macro, then paste the link there. Otherwise the google docs macro automatically shows up if I just paste the link.

comments: author: Melissa Hottinga
body: You can also type in Ctrl + z as soon as it turns into a Google doc "image"


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

google-drive
Will new versions of FA be supported?
Asked by Gabriel Landes:

Can we expect an update to support Font-awesome 4.6.3 icons?


Answers:
author: Lukas Knoch -Rumpelcoders-
body: Hi, sorry for the late answer, it somehow slipped my trough my inbox.

Are you still interrested in an updated version?


author: Lukas Knoch -Rumpelcoders-
body: Hi Gabriel,

the latest version of FA is now included (4.7.0), 675 icons just for you. :wink: Have fun!

We also fixed the drop down selector, sorry it took so long.

Best regards from Austria,

Lukas


author: Gabriel Landes
body: Yes, we are still using the plugin in documentation of an app that relies on FontAwesome.

I'd be willing to offer help developing the changes if you have a repository that is public or sharable (Github, Bitbucket, ...)

Thanks!

comments: author: Lukas Knoch -Rumpelcoders-
body: Hi!

Currently we do not have plans on making the plugin open source, but thank you for the offer. We are working on a new version with the latest FA release. Please be a little patient, I will inform you as soon as we are ready for the release.


author: Gabriel Landes
body: That sounds great! no problem waiting.

If you are in the code, I have one other suggestion; I left it as a review on the plugin: remove the icon from the drop-down selector in the macro modal window. The icon prevents the selector from responding to typing. If I'm looking for the "fa-warning" icon, I'd like to just type "wa.." and have the menu jump to the first match (this is the normal browser behavior for most select items). Thanks!
Migrating a space with gliffy diagrams
Asked by Jochen Suckf?ll:

When I export a space to XML and import that space into another Confluence instance, the gliffy macros end up showing a "Gliffy Macro Error".

Both instances are Confluence Server 5.9.4 with Gliffy Add-on 6.9.1.

The page attachments show a file with the correct name that is referenced by the Gliffy macro configuration. Using the "Edit" link there yields an error in the Gliffy editor that says "The file was not able to load because it was not recognized as a valid Gliffy file. \[...\]"

We have moved several spaces with more than 200 Gliffy diagrams. Is there a bulk way to fix the display of those diagrams?


Answers:
author: Jochen Suckf?ll
body: It turned out that the attachments have not been imported correctly for some of the spaces we imported from XML. I'll investigate further to see how to fix the attachments in general.

comments: author: Matt Merrill
body: Did you ever figure this out? Curious, we may need to do the same thing.


author: Jochen Suckf?ll
body: Yes.

The space export of the (non-personal) space A had included a personal space B in addition to the originally exported space.

That personal space B was already present on the destination instance of Confluence, therefore the import failed. That effect was that the space A that we intended to move was actually present, and the attachments were there as well, but their filenames (on disk) still had contained the old ids and were therefore not accessible.

The fix was to remove the personal space B from the destination instance prior to importing the XML export of space A.


author: Matt Merrill
body: Very helpful thank you. It's very difficult to even find the answer to whether it's possible to migrate Gliphy diagrams in Confluence at all. Hopefully this page helps!


author: Sonya Spangelo
body: Is there a way to fix it after you did the move?


Tags: confluence-administration

export

gliffy

import
How can I get a list of user stories by epic?
Asked by stentas:

In my company, we use JIRA for adding user stories and Confluence for requirement specification.

I know you can write user stories in confluence and export them to JIRA ([tutorial here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/blog/2015/08/how-to-document-product-requirements-in-confluence)).

But what if I already have the user stories in Jira? Is it possible to list user stories by epic in confluence? (So that the list is dynamically updated as we add more stories in Jira)


Answers:
author: stentas
body: I finally found the answer [here](http://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/07/display-jira-issues-in-confluence-more-power-more-control/).

Basically you go to the Issue Navigator in Jira, add filters so you have the list you want, copy the URL and use this when inserting JIRA component in Confluence.
Draw.io license for test environement
Asked by Natalie Wenz:

Hello,

one of my customer will buy draw.io for confluence for 500 users (Data Center).

The customer already use a test Environment where draw.io also Needs to be installed.

Does Draw.io offers a developer license like Atlassian's Developer license?

Of Course the customer can use Evaluation licenses, but this Needs to be refreshed every 30 days.

Thanks


Answers:
author: //SEIBERT/MEDIA
body: Hello Natalie,

thank you for your inquiry. I am Bastian from //SEIBERT/MEDIA, sales partner of JGraph, the plugin vendor for draw.io. As draw.io can be purchased through the Marketplace, you can generate as much developer licenses as you like, which are valid as long as the productive license is under support. But please notice that the developer instance always has to be within the same IP-network as the productive instance is, otherwise the license will not be valid.

Best regards,  
Bastian from //SEIBERT/MEDIA


Tags: confluence-administration
What macros can I use to insert a search field to only search on a specific page?
Asked by Daniel Fabry:

I need a macros which searches just on the page where i insert the macros on.

Not on the entire space.

Thank you


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: I don't think any of the standard macros will do this, assuming you want to highlight specific hits within the page content. You would need to create a custom macro to find and highlight hits within the page. However, why not just use the find button in the browser?


author: James Dellow
body: If you are using cloud, you could try this new add-on that was recently submitted to the marketplace as part of the Codegeist 2016 hackathon:

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/qron-replace/cloud/overview>


author: Ricky Villa
body: I need this too, but what I'm looking to do doesn't work with the browser find. It doesn't search inside macros. For example, I have a code macro for javascript and its collapsed. There are multiple on a single page. I was wondering if we can have some macro that will search inside them?
What functionality do I gain by linking one Confluence instance to another?
Asked by Nick Reilingh:

I am admin on two different confluence instances. I can create an application link between them.

Besides adding the other app to the application navigator menu at the top left, are there any benefits to doing this?

Is it possible to embed content from one app into another, or make search requests?


Answers:
author: Vickey Lepcha
body: But why would you do such a thing - unless you want to create a cluster and keep the both instances in sync to act as a failover.

Yet I am not aware of any procedure that would keep the both in sync automatically or manually triggered.

comments: author: Nick Reilingh
body: I did in fact give a couple of examples of why I might want to do such a thing, and failover clustering is not one of them. Besides, that would better be accomplished at an infrastructure level. Applinks are an application feature.


Tags: application-link

confluence-administration
Atlassian Cloud - why is it so difficult?! :(
Asked by Mitya Kukharev:

Hello Atlassian, I appreciate your work - JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket - all excellent products. But there is something that drives me absolutely mad - it is Atlassian cloud. Why is it done so difficult?

So I set up JIRA and confluence for a team of 2 developers (for now) and then also started a bitbucket account. Now I want them in one site (or a cloud).

Basically, I want Bitbucket in this menu:

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I click configure and there goes a long process - I am trying to add Bitbucket - which is a total mess of a workflow. It never works for me.

When I get to Bitbucket, in the main menu I see something like this:

image2016-8-28 16:47:25.png

What the hell?!!! I have already set up both JIRA and Confluence. Ok, I click on Free Trial and see this:

image2016-8-28 16:49:13.png

And this is where I always stuck. This form is never valid - all instructions are not clear. Site is either already taken or username is not valid, or Bitbucket name is wrong, etc., etc., etc.

I just don't understand why is everything so difficult? Is that because it costs money to have all three of them in one cloud. Well, just let me know then so I would not waste my time trying to set up a site.

But for now it is just frustrating ![sad](/html/@C495B4504065515364EB1894F812B34C/images/emoticons/sad.png "sad")

p.s. I am looking into trello now - I see there is a way to integrate it together with Bitbucket. Not sure what is a good alternative for Confluence...  
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Answers:
author: Andreas
body: After the first input box in your screenshot, there's a link saying "Looking to add products to an existing site?". I agree that the process could be easier (i.e. automatically detect which products you already have).


author: Steven F Behnke
body: Perhaps consider reaching out the the support you are entitled to at <https://support.atlassian.com>


Tags: bitbucket-administration

confluence-cloud
How to enable Email notifications
Asked by flyingstudio:

I had disable Email notifications Confluence Email Notifications Plugin and then it cannot enable any more.So the mail cannot work.Now I re-install Confluence and restore old Confluence.The [](http://cn.bing.com/dict/clientsearch?mkt=zh-CN&setLang=zh&form=BDVEHC&ClientVer=BDDTV3.5.0.4311&q=%E9%82%A3%E4%B8%AA%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98%E4%BB%BB%E7%84%B6%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8){#translation_sen_id-2}problem [](http://cn.bing.com/dict/clientsearch?mkt=zh-CN&setLang=zh&form=BDVEHC&ClientVer=BDDTV3.5.0.4311&q=%E9%82%A3%E4%B8%AA%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98%E4%BB%BB%E7%84%B6%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8){#translation_sen_id-3}still [](http://cn.bing.com/dict/clientsearch?mkt=zh-CN&setLang=zh&form=BDVEHC&ClientVer=BDDTV3.5.0.4311&q=%E9%82%A3%E4%B8%AA%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98%E4%BB%BB%E7%84%B6%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8){#translation_sen_id-4}exists.  


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: "cannot enable" tells us nothing about the problem. Could you describe what happens when you try to enable it, and what goes into the log?
Suppressing Daily Update Report ("Confluence changes in the last 24 hours") emails that are without any content of substance
Asked by Tom Wolff (Admin):

Since upgrading to Confluence 5.10 from 4.2, our users are now getting daily update reports ("Confluence changes in the last 24 hours" that are empty (without any content of substance) when there has been no activity. I thought the system was smart enough to avoid sending reports when there was nothing to report. Is there a setting for this? Is it a feature that disappeared or that ought be implemented. Help solving this frustrating situation would be most appreciated.


Answers:
author: Tom Wolff (Admin)
body: It turns out that some users are getting empty email messages even when there definitely was new and changed content that they should have been notified about in the "Confluence changes in the last 24 hours" email message. Won't someone please help use understand what is going on and how to fix it? Thanks.

Tom


Tags: confluence-administration
Confluence - Space Size Limitations
Asked by Reyna L Rivera:

We are using Atlassian Confluence 5.0.3 - I have multiple spaces withing our Confluence. Does each space have a size limitation or would the entire system have a size limitation? I understand the files uploaded to pages have a limitation of 15 MB and that can be altered but I am thinking overall.   


Answers:
author: Steve Behnke [DiscoverEquip.com]
body: The only limits present are the upload size limit (which you know about already). The limit of files in Confluence is determined by how much file size you give Confluence. It can be unlimited if the drive connected has unlimited space. :smile:

comments: author: Reyna L Rivera
body: Thanks!