What happened to 'code block' in new page editor
Asked by alan.gordon:

Started a new page and was told I need to use the new format. I am doing so but now wasting a lot of time trying to find where 'code block' went. Does anyone know how to insert a code block in new page editor system?

Thanks.


Answers:
author: alan.gordon
body: Continuing on this theme of 'code block' going away, I am now worried about the hundreds of pages I have that use 'code block.' Once this feature is no longer supported, will I still be able to edit those pages and their 'code blocks' in the future?

comments: author: Darryl St_ Pierre
body: [@alan.gordon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1497962) ,

When the "old" editor goes away, the current Code Block macro will convert to the new Code Snippet.

From the Atlassian page [Confluence Cloud Editor Roadmap](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/confluence-cloud-editor-roadmap-967314556.html "Confluence Cloud Editor Roadmap") :

This macro was removed from the new editor and replaced with the Code Snippet command (type /code). ++Conversion removes the Code Block macro, moves the text into a Code snippet, and allows you to choose the appropriate language.++

Darryl


author: Kok Wai, Leong
body: Remove the old code block macro is the worst decision ever. The recent code block macro is useless. If you compare the theme formatting, the old one is obviously better than the new one.


author: Jason H
body: You can also create a code block using three back ticks:

\`\`\`

comments: author: Ben Forbes
body: Thanks Jason, but per Alan's concerns, the three back ticks creates a "Code snippet" and not the old "Code block" that allowed customisation.

EDIT: Maybe you can shed some light on what it takes to get features into the new Confluence editor? The JIRA ticket says "Gathering interest", but otherwise people just have no idea what is happening behind the scenes in the Atlassian development team.

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-66437>


author: Jason H
body: Ah, I see.


author: Shawn Connelly
body: Hi Ben,

Get the free, better code macro. It works with the new editor and is significantly better than the regressed code snippit nonsense.

![new editor - code block.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/81700iD9B38CA484FF6B11/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "new editor - code block.png")

Is anything actually superior with the new editor? Is Atlassian punking us?


author: Ben Forbes
body: Thanks Shawn, looks good.


author: Darryl St_ Pierre
body: Great to know this is available [@Shawn Connelly](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1172210) !


author: alan.gordon
body: I just tried on a new page and the "Better Code Block" does not show up! How is it enabled?


author: Kok Wai, Leong
body: Hi [@Shawn Connelly](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1172210) , can you share how can we enabled the "Better Code Block" option? I can't see the option when creating a new page.


author: Ben Forbes
body: In the editor toolbar, you should see a Plus symbol with a down arrow. The "Code snippet" option is there. Alternatively, in the editor, start typing forward slash "/" and then "code" and it will show inline.

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80830i8279CD8769BF8CB6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")

comments: author: alan.gordon
body: Thanks for your quick response, and I did try to use Code Snipit but it is so much inferior to Code Block it is not even a consideration! You must have at the very least these missing features restored before considering using it:

1) Collapsible container

2) Header / Title

3) Free formatting text without line numbers


author: Ben Forbes
body: There's a lot of functionality regressions in the new editor. Hopefully they have a plan to deal with these but based on their responses to other issues on JIRA, they don't really listen to user feedback. Here's the relevant JIRA issue:

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-66437>


author: Michael Nielsen
body: "They don't really listen to user feedback"

Understatement of the year.


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