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How to delete many draft files at once
Asked by Benoit Masse:

I'm a simple user, with no database access.

I want to remove-delete all my draft files, almost 100. I didn't check the drafts tab since years.

Make this manually is very too long.

Any clue for me.

I promise, I will clean it every week.

Thanks


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@Benoit Masse](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2839609)!

As I understand, you have a high volume of drafts in your user account in Confluence and need to remove those drafts.

Currently, the deletion of multiple drafts at the same time is not possible. Since I am not 100% sure about which platform you are using (cloud or on-premises) due to your mention of database, I will link documentation for both:
> * ++***[\[Confluence Cloud\] Create, edit, and publish a page -- Drafts](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/create-edit-and-publish-a-page/#Create,edit,andpublish-Drafts)***++
> * ++***[\[Confluence Data Center and Server\] Drafts](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/drafts-149040.html)***++

The feature to delete multiple drafts at once has been suggested here:
> * ++***[\[Confluence Cloud\] Ability to bulk delete drafts](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-70244)***++

Currently, the best course of action is to vote and watch the report. Voting helps to increase the visibility given to the report and by watching the report you will be kept up to date with everything posted there.

Let us hear from you!


author: Mykenna Cepek
body: Please also consider voting for this to be fixed: [CONFCLOUD-70244](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-70244)

And perhaps add a comment there also pointing out your use-case (that, as a user rather than an admin, you want to clean up your own drafts).

Thanks!

comments: author: Lucy Minato
body: Thanks for pointing this out [@Mykenna Cepek](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3527113)

I stumbled upon my (large) pile of draft pages today (most of them being empty and untitled) so I have voted for <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-70244>.


author: Pendulum Tech
body: [@Benoit Masse](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2839609) we've experienced the same pain with managing old drafts that need cleaning up.

Since <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-70244> hasn't had any movement for some time, we've created an app which can bulk delete all drafts on your site with a single click.

I'd love to hear if this helps solve the problem for you. You can install it here:

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1233144/draft-cleaner-for-confluence?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1233144/draft-cleaner-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)


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confluence-cloud

draft
change of applicaton url, base url
Asked by Vinod Bathi:

my application is running on https://\<Domain_name\>.atlassian.net/. i would like to change that domain. to another domain https://\<new_domain\>.atlassian.net/. how to change that base url.


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: Vinod,

You need to buy the new Cloud url, export all the data from the old one, import it into the new one, and then shut down the old one.

See <https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloudkb/changing-the-cloud-instance-url-address-or-migrating-to-a-new-cloud-instance-691011835.html>


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confluence-cloud

jira

jira-cloud
CSP-283149 Macro Velocity Template Injection Vulnerability
Asked by Kosala:

As per our understanding 6.13.1 confluence version is affected by this vulnerability. Are there any fixes for this


Answers:
author: Ganesh Gautam
body: Hi Kosala,  

Please refer to this [advisory](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2019-03-20-966660264.html). Fix version should be 6.13.3 or later.  

Thanks  
Ganesh


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Yes, upgrade to 6.13.2 or higher. Ideally a lot higher.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How to translate a public Confluence Space?
Asked by Pi Network Support:

How can we offer our public Confluence space to costumers in different langauges? We already have a public Confluence page in English, where customers can view it without signing in. We would love the ability for customers to be able to view it in their language, either by showing up automatically or where they can choose their preferred language.

Are there any settings for this? Or add-ons? Advice is greatly appreciated!


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: I believe for public pages you need to use an app. Looks like either one of these would work [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud\&product=confluence\&query=translate](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud&product=confluence&query=translate)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Searching Confluence from multiple apps
Asked by Jim Stewart:

We are using Jira Service Desk. We have created three projects - IT Service Desk, HR Service Desk, Facilities Service Desk. As users enter, the look and feel will show those three icons. If they are looking for a document and not sure which of those three buckets it's contained in, there is a search bar at the top.  

Question - if each of those projects is linked to its respective Confluence workspace, is there a way to do a global search that will look into all of those? Or do users have to instead know (or guess) which one has the linked information? The users, of course, neither know nor care where the backend is. We're just trying to simplify the search.


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: When you are in the service desk portal and you are at the help center level it will search all of the Confluence knowledge base articles associated with each of the portals (service desks) that a user has access to. So in your example if you have the following:

* Help Center
  * Service Desk A -\> Confluence Knowledge Base A
  * Service Desk B -\> Confluence Knowledge Base B
  * Service Desk C -\> Confluence Knowledge Base C

If your user is able access all of the service desks and they use the search at the Help Center level they can search all the articles and request types for all three service desks. Once a users is in a service desk portal and searches on the portal page it will only search the knowledge base associated with that portal. To get around this I have seen individuals do the following.

* Help Center
  * Service Desk A -\> Confluence Knowledge Base X
  * Service Desk B -\> Confluence Knowledge Base X
  * Service Desk C -\> Confluence Knowledge Base X

This setup will allow users to search all knowledge base articles regardless of what service desk they are at.

comments: author: Jim Stewart
body: Yes. I see that now. It opens a window that gives me a choice of Jira or Confluence. I think that perhaps the setup we have is in some way preventing that. I have to talk to the tech person who set it up.

Also, we are migrating over from ZenDesk. Is it possible during the transition period to link to that - or any external URL -so we can still find articles? Or is it assumed that application links are internal to Atlassian products?


author: Brant Schroeder
body: Jim,

Unfortunately the search will only link to Confluence and will not link with external KBs such as ZenDesk articles.


author: Jim Stewart
body: Ok. No worries. It was worth checking. We'll be running them in parallel for some time but I think it will be incumbent upon us to move the KB over ASAP. Thanks.


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confluence-cloud
Is there a plugin that would allow users to follow (i.e., watch) a document posted to Confluence?
Asked by kmrountree:

Is there a plugin or add-in that would allow users to follow (i.e., watch) a document posted to Confluence? I know you can watch a page, but what about a specific document posted on a page?

Thanks for your help,

Kristen


Answers:
author: Kian Stack Mumo Systems
body: No, I don't believe that is possible out of the box, and there are no add ons which allow you to do this either.


author: Andrii Maliuta
body: [@kmrountree](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/44580)

You can check the plugins from the Marketplace - [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence\&query=attachments](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence&query=attachments) (add some more specific filter if you use Server/Cloud, etc.). Usually adding the file is the event of the attachment in the Confluence, so some add-on that track activity may provide such an option.

Sorry, cannot give more specific details as did not try most of these add-ons.

In COnfluence Server you receive the email notification if the file is added to page or removed from it if you Watch the space/page.

Thank you
How to enable Confluence sharing in Advance Roadmapping tool
Asked by Jordan Lucas:

Our team uses Advance Roadmaps for planning and Confluence for statuses. I noticed the macro in Confluence pop up where we can easily share the roadmap in Confluence. These instructions [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/advancedroadmapscloud/sharing-roadmaps-998651329.html) state there is a Confluence sharing option in the Share menu in the Advance Roadmapping tool but I am not seeing it. is there a permissions issue or something else I need to look for?


Answers:
author: Walter Buggenhout
body: Hi [@Jordan Lucas](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4137379) ,

I did a quick simulation of what you describe on a test site and I am seeing the exact same thing as what you describe here.

According to the public product roadmap, the feature is currently in the works and is expected to roll out further in Q1 2021:

![Screenshot 2020-10-25 at 10.53.02.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/115555iFD7FC2506E3ECB87/image-dimensions/595x121?v=v2 "Screenshot 2020-10-25 at 10.53.02.png")

In the meantime, if you would like to embed a roadmap in Confluence, a workaround would be to choose the **embed** link option from the sharing function in Jira Software and insert it into Confluence with an iframe.

To do so, type "/" and in the popup menu search for *iframe*.


Tags: advanced-roadmaps

cloud

confluence-cloud
PDF Library
Asked by Zach Sellers:

I'd like to set up a PDF library in a document by attaching lots of PDF files. If each PDF file is 5 mb, about how many could I attach before the document slows down?

Is there an easier way to set up a file library like this?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I am going to short-circuit this one a bit. Confluence is not a document (by attachment) system, and while it can be worth extending it a bit to handle them better, I would never attempt to use it to store huge piles of objects like pdf files.

Yes, it stores files. It does it by letting you "attach" files to pages. It expects the important stuff to be instantly presentable to users in a page, and attachments to be supporting content, not the thing people are that interested in. As such, the "document management" functions are limited and not focussed on that.

So - it is perfectly possible to set up a citation library in Confluence. It works brilliantly if your documents are done properly as real content. But not attachments. Attachments are things that support the real content, not the important stuff.

comments: author: Zach Sellers
body: Thank you!


author: Zach Sellers
body: More specifically, I'd like to set up a citation library like Zotero. Is that possible to do in Confluence?

comments: author: Henrik Persson
body: I'm also looking for a solution like this. The closest I've gotten is to find the plugin [Simple Cite](https://bitbucket.org/apurde/simple-cite/wiki/Home "Simple Cite wiki page") which has bibtex support. Seems to exist for both cloud and server versions of Confluence but works a bit different on them.   


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confluence-cloud
Export file names from Confluence
Asked by Brian Powell:

Is there a way to export the file names of attachments from a Confluence page to a text file?


Answers:
author: Andrii Maliuta
body: Hello [@Brian Powell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4137277) .

You can try to add **Attachments** macro to the page that will form the table of files and then export the page to MS Word. It will not be perfect, but the **File** column will contain the name and format of the file.

![attaches.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/115560i7A214269BA3033ED/image-dimensions/518x260?v=v2 "attaches.png")

Hope this helps.

Thank you


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confluence-cloud
How can I enable the Blog feature in the sidebar?
Asked by Endre Kallai:

Hi guys,

I thought the Blog feature would automatically allow writing and sending blog posts but when I click on it, it takes me to a blank side space and there are no options of writing a blog post. Is there meant to be some app installed to activate it? Can you give me a step-by-step guide or suggest me a document with relevant info, please?

Thank you so much.

Endre Kallai


Answers:
author: Ravi Sagar _Sparxsys_
body: Hi [@Endre Kallai](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4055480)

When you click on the Create button on top you will get an option to select Blog under a specific space.

Ravi

comments: author: Endre Kallai
body: ok. so that means that in order to start blog posts, you just have to create it and then whatever you write in there, would appear. right?


Tags: blog

cloud

confluence-cloud
Fast Create a Confluence page, from outside of confluence?
Asked by Larry Jennings:

Hi Everyone!

For Confluence Cloud, is there a quick way to bookmark the "Create page" or a chrome extension so that when I want to create a new page, I can just create it from my browser and not have to navigate to exactly where I want the page (I can do that after)

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Ivan Lima
body: Hi [@Larry Jennings](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1163004), yes. You can bookmark the "Create page" using the following URL format:

```
https://<your_cloud_site>.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=<space_key>&title=<page_title>&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=<page_id>
```

You should change the strings in the URL above, between "\<" and "\>", with your information.

I couldn't find the corresponding Cloud documentation to [Confluence URL list](http://the?https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-url-list-317949394.html) available to Server and Data Center only, but I found the above URL through the [Insert links and anchors](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-links-and-anchors/) under **Create an undefined placeholder page link.**Therefore, you can use the URL as a placeholder for creating a new page.

I've tested and, as long as you have "create permissions" in the space, you will be able to create the page.

I hope that helps.  
IL.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can't Enable Secure Administrator Sessions
Asked by Mr. Brendan Paul Miller:

Hello!

I'm trying to enable Secure Administrator Sessions on my Confluence instance, however whenever I attempt to save the settings page with Secure Administrator Sessions enabled, it will not save the enabled setting. Any thoughts on how to resolve this issue? I've tried clearing my cache and cookies, signing out and signing in without success. My account is granted the site administration permission.

Here is a link to a video of the issue: <https://streamable.com/en4z7y>

Thanks for your help!


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@Mr. Brendan Paul Miller](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4137113) !

The behavior you just noticed is known. We have filed a report on it here:
> * *++**[\[Confluence Cloud\] Secure administrator sessions option is still listed on Confluence Cloud](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-66045)**++*

This interface element should not be present in Confluence Cloud because the option is not available for Confluence Cloud, only for Data Center and Server.

The best approach would be to vote and watch the report. Voting for it helps to increase the report visibility and watching it will keep you up to date with everything posted there.

Let us hear from you!

comments: author: Mr. Brendan Paul Miller
body: Thank you!!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Archived lozenge not appearing next to archived pages links
Asked by Carolyn Shannon:

In Confluence Cloud, when a page is archived, the [documentation](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/archive-pages/#Archiveapage-Limitedactionsavailableonanarchivedpage) states   

"Links to archived pages will still work. These links will have an "Archived" lozenge next to it, letting users know it's a link to an archived page."

I am not seeing an "Archived" lozenge next to links to archived pages. Is there something else I need to do to enable this functionality?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@Carolyn Shannon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4050395) !

As I understand, you are not seeing the "Archived" text right by the side of links that point into archived pages.

I tried to replicate this behavior, but was ultimately unable to. Here is what I see:
> ![Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 15.20.47.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/115751iC3E8255528F3567A/image-dimensions/433x129?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 15.20.47.png")![Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 15.20.36.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/115750i53090B267227CBF4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 15.20.36.png")

With this in mind, I would like to ask you a few questions:
> 1. *Is this happening with newly created pages that were archived?*
> 2. *Is this happen with old pages that were archived?*
> 3. *Where the links pointing to the archived pages created before or after the page archival?*

Let us hear from you!

comments: author: Helen Griffith
body: I have this same issue too... If I archive a page, the link is broken.


Tags: archive

cloud

confluence-cloud

link
How many card in Trello
Asked by anne:

Hi there,

How can I find out how many cards there are in one and each column of my board?

Before I start counting them....

Many thanks in advance for helping out!

Anne


Answers:
author: James Conway
body: [@anne](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4136956) , try...

... Show menu \> Search Cards \> type a single asterix (\*) in the search box

Does that work? Please accept my answer to help others :)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

trello
Comments visible in Edit mode?
Asked by Lynn Ahrens:

Currently comments are not visible in the confluence edit mode? Is there a way to make the comments visible in "Edit Mode"?


Answers:
author: Walter Buggenhout
body: Hi [@Lynn Ahrens](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4136789),

As until now, comments are indeed only visible in view mode. There is - however - a feature request for that and you can track it here: [CONFCLOUD-36956](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-36956).

The good thing is that development of this feature seems to have started and that the option is on its way ...

comments: author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Walter Buggenhout](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/783225)

As I can see, this is only for inline comments, but this is nevertheless a great feature!

Regards, Dominic


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Need to remove the table of contents auto-generated in the cover page when exporting PDF
Asked by Jiapeng Li:

We were going to export pdf with specific PDF layout in Confluence. But we found that every pdf contains a cover page, with an unnecessary table of contents in there. even if we did not even edit cover page in space setting. So anyone knows how to remove the table?


Answers:
author: Hike
body: Go to "Space Settings" -\> "Look and Feel" -\> "PDF Export"

Edit the "PDF stylesheet", Insert the style below:

```
div.toc 
{ 
? ? display: none; 
} 

```

comments: author: Josh Muir
body: **Worked perfectly!**

Atlassian should update [their support article](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/customize-exports-to-pdf/), because it's inaccurate.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

pdf
Version Control
Asked by Merry Chu:

Is there a way to export version control based on date?

i.e. if audit requires that we export everything in Confluence as of 10/1/2020, is this possible?


Answers:
author: Matt Reiner [K15t]
body: Hi [@Merry Chu](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4136598)

You could use my team's app [Scroll Documents](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1217608/scroll-documents-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) to create versions that can then be exported as Word or PDF files.

One thing is that you'll need to manually create new version snapshots at certain dates. Perhaps monthly. Unfortunately, there's nothing automatic in place right now.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
blog posts not showing up in macro
Asked by Ashley Renlund:

There are a number of blog posts in my space, with the most recent from October 7. However, none of them are showing up in the blog post macro. They have been there in the past, but now they're not.

Any ideas? And thank you!

![blog posts.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/115360i5F5036E52F5F3587/image-dimensions/547x233?v=v2 "blog posts.png")

**UPDATE**: I had occasion to create a new blog post, and it materialized in the macro! I then tried republishing an old post, and it showed up, too. I don't know what caused the problem, but I've found a reasonable workaround -- edit an existing post and publish.

**UPDATE 2:**They've disappeared again. Alas!


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Ashley Renlund](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1200517)

This could be, because the [blog post macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-blog-posts-macro/) has some options where you can exclude some blog posts. You can even set another space.

For example:

* You have a space A with 10 blog posts

Reasons why no blog post is shown:

* Another space B is selected in the macrp
* only blog posts with a specific label should shown
* the author is restricted

Hope this helps

Regards, Dominic

comments: author: Ashley Renlund
body: Thanks for the reply, Dominic. Nothing has changed in the macro options, and they don't have any of the restrictions you mentioned:

![blog posts config.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/115465iB4F2F43A85DEC9EB/image-dimensions/216x365?v=v2 "blog posts config.png")

So I don't think that's the problem -- but good thought!


author: Dominic Lagger
body: This is so strange. So I run out of any ideas. Sorry

Regards, Dominic


author: Ashley Renlund
body: Thanks for looking at it!


author: Josh Todd
body: I'm having the same issue.


author: Dominic Lagger
body: I would suggest you to ask atlassian. Perhaps they just have to rebuild your index. But this can only do an atlassian.

Ask for help here: <https://support.atlassian.com/contact/>


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confluence-cloud