youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
How to disable welcome to your new dashboard pop up?
Asked by Arto Kovalainen:

What is this and how to disable?

![Screen Shot 2018-01-09 at 12.46.21.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/12201iD02C463B8B536899/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-01-09 at 12.46.21.png")

It is not welcome.action that is disabled. It keeps popping to certain users everytime they enter dashboard.

Happens eg. Confluence 6.4.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Arto,

Can you please try the procedure to disable it for users below?

* [How to skip the onboarding page welcome action for new users in Confluence](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-skip-the-onboarding-page-welcome-action-for-new-users-in-confluence-777016501.html)

> To disable the welcome message for all users, complete the following steps to disable the Onboarding Filter:

1.
   > Go to **Manage Add-ons** .
2.
   > Choose **System** from the drop-down menu.
3.
   > Search for "**onboarding** **".**
4.
   > Expand all modules.
5.
   > **Disable** the **Onboarding Filter**.
6.
   > After disabling, new users won't be redirected to the */welcome.action* page the first time they log into Confluence, instead, they will be redirected to the Confluence Dashboard.

Please be aware that this will disable for all Confluence users.

Let us know if you have any trouble.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Arto Kovalainen
body: Like said in my posts those onboarding modules are disabled. This is not the welcome action but something totally different.


author: Shannon S
body: Apologies, Arto. I didn't understand from your description that is what you meant.

We will need to look deeper into this for you using information from your database, so I will create a support ticket now for you to get those details.

Please check your email in a few minutes for further information.

Regards,

Shannon


author: Arto Kovalainen
body: Problem solved by disabling onboarding dialog in Confluence dashboard plugin . Thanks @\[deleted\]

![Screen Shot 2018-01-23 at 14.10.33.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/13115i413A9428B1B91986/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-01-23 at 14.10.33.png")


author: Shannon S
body: Arto,

Great! Thank you for letting me know you were able to determine with Wayne's help exactly which module controls that notification.

Take care, and have a pleasant rest of your week.

Regards,

Shannon


author: Rachael Moore
body: Where can we find the Dashboard Plugin? I don't find it within the confluence settings for myself, nor for browser plugin.


author: Vesa Koivisto
body: #### ..plugins/servlet/upm/manage/all
confluence-dashboard
We have plugin version 17.8.5 and " Onboarding Dialog " can't be disabled {#toc-hId--571268974}
User Excel on multiple (sub) pages
Asked by Ossy:

I've uploaded an excel file with multiple tabs and want to present each tab on a different (sub) page. It worked once, but now I can't see the excel file in the dropdown anymore. It only show the excel actually attached to that page and not to the space.


Answers:
author: Ossy
body: Sorry guys, it has been solved. I had to add the excel macro with the markup option to change the Page source like explained here

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/office-excel-macro-375849173.html>

comments: author: eb_purdys
body: Thanks for the tip! Noticing there's a warning there however, that says

**The Office Excel macro is going away in a future release**
addon to create table in confluence page
Asked by Srdjan Stankovic:

Hi,

I would like to create addon in confluence page which collects some data from jira and displays result in table on the same page.

I'm totally new in atlassian and I don't know if this is even possible. If so, please give me some hints on how this should be done.

Thanks


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hi Srdjan,

Please, take a look at [Jira Issues](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/jira-issues-macro-139380.html) macro.

comments: author: Srdjan Stankovic
body: Hi,

Thanks for your answer. I'm not sure that this macro can solve my problem. For example, I need a table in which the first column would be list of tasks, and second column their subtasks. I've read the macro documentation and it doesn't seem to support this kind of stuff.


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: This macro outputs a table, where each row is an issue and each column is a field of an issue. It is possible to add Sub-task column that should show all sub-tasks.

I'm not sure this macro can solve your problem, but you can play with it and see what you can do with it. Also I don't know if there are better solutions available.

Also it is possible to add a Jira Gadget macro (like Filter Results gadget in Jira Dashboard) to a Confluence page. So you can look through available Jira gadgets, maybe you'll find something there.


Tags: jira
How to start with Amazon S3 artifact storage?
Asked by Ma Nu:

Hello,

currently I use Confluence with the Atlassian Cloud and 25 Gb space. I would like to expand this to have no restrictions anymore.

I have read that this is only possible with Amazon S3 artifact storage. What do I need to use Amazon S3 artifact storage, or how do I set up Amazon S3?

Thanks for your help!

-Manuel


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Manuel,

I would recommend using an add-on to help accomplish this.

Have a look at this: [Amazon S3 Storage Connector](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/org.hotovo.confluence.amazon-s3-storage-connector/server/overview)

If you have any issues with it you can get in touch with the vendor directly [via their support system](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/org.hotovo.confluence.amazon-s3-storage-connector/server/support).

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Ma Nu
body: Thanks Shannon, I will try!


Tags: amazon

aws

storage
display content of embeded pdf in confluence page
Asked by David Darbinyan:

hi all

Is it possible to display content of attached or included or embeded PDF file in the confluence page? Not as thumbnails but as full text !


Answers:
author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@David Darbinyan](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/690354) ,

you can use a specific macro for this purpose

* Confluence Data Center - <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/pdf-macro-375849180.html>
* Confluence Cloud - <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-pdf-macro/>

Hope this helps,

Fabio
Add task list in a comment
Asked by chandrasekhar.lolla:

I am trying to insert action items in the comment on a page and could not find how to do it. Is there a way insert action item / task list while I comment on a page?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello there,

This is not possible, but there is a feature request open for it for a while now:

* [CONFSERVER-26784](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-26784)

My recommendation would be to watch it for update, and vote on it to help show the interest level of such a feature. You can also comment there directly with your usage case to help us out.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Regards,

Shannon


author: ksodari
body: You can convert a comment into task and vice versa though

Comment first  
Then click on **3 dot** option below it.  
Select "**Convert to task**" from the drop down list

<br />

![make_task.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/169449iB25C877C2A00DC48/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "make_task.png")


author: Steve McMillen
body: .


Tags: tasklist
Unable to Paste Text from Notepad to Confluence Using IE11
Asked by Jason Tolotta:

Operating System: Windows 10

Browser: Internet Explorer 11

The following has been observed using Confluence Cloud.

Steps

1. Create a Blank page in Confluence

2. Create and copy a large test data set so the vertical scrollbar is displayed, e.g. Lorum Ipsum

a. <https://www.lipsum.com/>

b. Generate 20 paragraphs

c. Copy the Paragraphs

3. Paste the Test Data into the Page

4. Copy the last line on the page.

5. Launch Notepad

6. Paste the text into Notepad

7. Select and copy the text from Notepad

8. Place the cursor at the end of the text in the new page and press "Enter" to go to a new line.

9. Paste the text.

10. Observe no text is pasted.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Jason,

Is this the issue you're running into, perhaps?

* [CONFCLOUD-56724](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-56724)

> ### Summary {#toc-hId-1591219169}
>
> Using Internet Explorer 11 users are unable to paste content within the editor using Ctrl+V shortcut
>
> ### Environment {#toc-hId--960937792}
>
> Confluence Cloud with the new look and navigation.
>
> ### Steps to Reproduce {#toc-hId-781872543}
>
> 1. Have Confluence in the new look and navigation
> 2. Access it using IE11
> 3. Create or edit a page
> 4. While you're still in editor mode copy some content from elsewhere (like the notepad) using Ctrl+C
> 5. Try to paste it using Ctrl+V
>
> ### Expected Results {#toc-hId--1770284418}
>
> The content is pasted.
>
> ### Actual Results {#toc-hId--27474083}
>
> The content isn't pasted.
>
> The following error appears in the browser's console:  
>
> ```
> SCRIPT5007: Unable to get property 'getData' of undefined or null referenceatlassian-editor.min.js (19,18296)
> ```
>
> ### Workaround {#toc-hId-1715336252}
>
> Use Right click + Paste to paste the content.

Could you test the workaround and confirm if it works for you?

Thank you!

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Jason Tolotta
body: I confirm the workaround of using the context menu paste function does work, thanks.


author: Shannon S
body: Thank you for confirming!

Kind regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-cloud
how to install a confluence plugin by copying jar file?
Asked by hanwenguo:

Hi

I am writing a script of automatic confluence installation. I have found out how to install it with unattended mode.

Base on this, I was wondering that if it is possible to encapsulate some plugins by writing some script. Like copying jar file to certain place?

Many thanks.


Answers:
author: Savvas Radevic
body: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/automate-plugin-installation-in-confluence-1018271880.html>

> *Purpose* {#toc-hId--377355057}
> -------------------------------
>
> *If you are looking to automate Confluence deployments, you may also like to include third-party apps that are used extensively by users. This article explains steps on how to automate plugin installation in Confluence.*
>
> *Solution* {#toc-hId-2110157776}
> --------------------------------
>
> * *Grab the .jar files of the plugins in concern from their [Atlassian Marketplace](http://marketplace.atlassian.com/) page*
> * *If they are in .obr format, convert it to a zip file and extract the jar file from inside this folder.*
> * *Copy the jar file and paste it in `<Confluence-install>/confluence/WEB-INF/atlassian-bundled-plugins` folder*
> * *Restart Confluence*
>
> *These plugins will be installed as **system plugins** . You can disable the plugin from the UI, but cannot uninstall it. If you need to uninstall it in the future, the .jar file needs to be removed from the `atlassian-bundled-plugins` folder followed by [Clearing the plugins cache](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-clear-confluence-plugins-cache-297664846.html).*


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You can drop add-ons into the plugins directory and restart Confluence, but there are some add-ons that don't work if you do it that way.

I would strongly recommend not doing this though, you should use the API to install add-ons (via the GUI)
About 10 users License for Confluence and JIRA
Asked by Peppa Shi:

hello,

Is 10 users for confluence server means we only can create 10 users (include in administrator)? Can we delete a exist user and create a new one instead?

thanks.


Answers:
author: Igor M.
body: Hello,

That is correct, 10 users license means that only 10 active users can contribute to content or login. You can, however, have more than 10 accounts on the system, as long as those accounts are not in any of the groups that have **can use** permissions. You can check and change which groups have **can use** permission from **General Configuration \> Global Permissions \> Licensed Users**.

If at any point, you are not sure how many users you have licensed or how many remain, you can check **General Configuration \> License Details** and look at **Licensed users** field.

Hope I have answered your question, if not, let us know.

Regards

Igor
Can I track the pages made from a Confluence template?
Asked by Mandy Grover:

Is there a way to track which pages get created from a user-created template?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No. The templates are point-in-time, they run "now" and don't get referenced again. Once created, a page could easily be changed beyond all recognition of the template, and the creation template really doesn't matter after its first use.

You could amend your templates to have a label on them, or even page properties (your users are less likely to remove page properties, in my experience), but those are still editable pieces of data.

comments: author: AnnWorley
body: That idea of including a marker like a label or a page properties macro in the template is a good one.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I usually do the label/properties for the more structured and complex templates, not the every-day ones.

In other words, nothing I usually write - I've been trained to keep it simple and accessible, with human language. Templates for me just save me a few clicks to do something regularly (I usually stick to a template with an introduction, toc, attachments, children and footer in five sections). But, that's one of the several reasons I use Confluence. Because I save huge amounts of time with templates and macros.


Tags: template
Sidebar Default Behavior
Asked by Joseph Orellana:

Does anyone know what the default setting for the Confluence Sidebar is? I'm just curious to know if the sidebar is defaulted to collapse or uncollapsed. I have seen threads on how to hide the sidebar, so it seems like it is likely uncollapsed by default, but I can't find any official Atlassian documentation on this. Anyone know?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Joseph,

The default setting of [the sidebar](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/the-sidebar-724764714.html) is to be open, and not collapsed. If you wish to expand and collapse the sidebar, your shortcut is**\[**.

Your browser will also remember your preferences, so if you collapse it and come back later, it will be collapsed again.

I hope that helps but let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Joseph Orellana
body: Hi [@Shannon S](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/510046),

Thanks for clarifying that for me! I could not find any documentation on the sidebar behavior (which, unfortunately, the documentation you provided also neglects), but that's okay.

Thank you!

Best,

Joseph


Tags: side-bar
How to create a link that will open in a new tab
Asked by Scott Newell:

Hi,

Is there a way to create a link to another page that will open in a new tab instead of using the existing tab?

Scott


Answers:
author: Igor M.
body: Hello,

I'm afraid there is no direct way to do this, but there is, however, a workaround available.

Please check out [How to force links to open in a new window](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-create-a-link-that-will-open-in-a-new-tab/qaq-p/700301?utm_source=atlcomm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immediate_general_question&utm_content=topic "How to force links to open in a new window") KB for HTML customisation that can help you achieve this.

Let us know if you have any further questions.

Regards,

Igor Muzaliov
How do I create an anchor link in a template?
Asked by Barry McConnell:

I have created a template for a user story page and need to add a link at the top to take the user to a specific anchor near the bottom of the page so they don't have to scroll. I want to use an anchor at the bottom and create a clickable link at the top.


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: You will have to create the anchor as usual but copy and paste the link to it from another page. We have a bug report open and that's the workaround. Please see [Not able to link text to an anchor on a template page.](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-26897) I hope your template can be completed based on the workaround, but please let me know if you run into trouble.

Another gotcha is this note from [Anchors](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/anchors-139442.html):
> Templates: When you are previewing a template, a link to an anchor is displayed as a 'broken' link. However, when you create a page using the template the resulting page will have the correct link.
configuring user ldap directory
Asked by Donald Desmond:

Why is it asking for user and group schema settings? Where do I get these values from?


Answers:
author: Alexey Matveev
body: These are filters I guess. You can read how to set them up here

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/kb/how-to-write-ldap-search-filters-792496933.html>


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: In what context?
Finding Files with Versions
Asked by Samuel Carlisle/Nidhi Kalra:

How can I search or run a report to find all documents that have old versions?

Thanks


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: I hate to answer a question with a question but could you let us know more about the report and what it is meant to be used for?

Are you looking for attached documents with multiple versions or Confluence pages with multiple versions?

comments: author: Samuel Carlisle/Nidhi Kalra
body: Sorry about my lack of detail. I'm looking for attached documents that have multiple versions. The outdated versions are showing up in search results, so I need to track them down and remove them. As a side note (sorry again), does the current version of Confluence still return old versions of files in search results?


author: AnnWorley
body: I have it on good authority (Confluence developer) that the old versions of attachments are not searchable past Confluence 6.4. The current version is Confluence 6.6.1. Out of curiosity, what version are you seeing the behavior in?

I don't have a method for tracking down the old attachment versions and deleting them but you might consider [disabling attachment indexing](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-disable-indexing-of-attachments-59277441.html)until after you upgrade. I am not sure how well that will work with the way your team uses Confluence, but it's an option.


author: Samuel Carlisle/Nidhi Kalra
body: Thanks a ton for your help, Ann. We're on version 5.10.0 and trying to upgrade very soon. I'm awfully glad to hear that should resolve this issue.
Versioning in Confluence with triggers ??
Asked by Celik Vedat:

hi all,

is there any possibility to configure the versioning of pages in confluence? standard confluence versioning creates a new version if I change anything. For example if I add an point or just one word anywhere.

Do you know addons, plugins or other options to configure wheter a new version is created ONLY if defined templates, includes or text passages are changed?

Hope you understand what I am trying to solve :P

best,

vedat


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, "losing page revisions" is something Confluence is explicitly designed not to do. It versions every change, that's what it was built for.

comments: author: Celik Vedat
body: i know this, maybe you understood me a little wrong. the problem i am trying to solve is following:

in order of accounting we have lets call it rules because my english is limited here :D. E.g. when an auditor checks our documentation you have to make transparent when changes were made within our relevant documentations. In my opinion the possibility of versioning in confluence is not transparent enough because you do not see wich changes where made without comparing versions. And if you have got 30 version after 5 years, how can you guarantee wich changes where made without e.g. descriping versions. I hope it's clear now what i am trying to explain :D

sure you can say you can provide this within your processes etc. but most people in my opinion do not care about processes or documentation guidelines

But I see that there is no standard confluence setting for this isn't it?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, I get it, you're trying to ignore "minor" edits. Confluence does not do that, it records a full and (hopefully) accurate log of all revisions. You might not need that, but to a lot of people, it really matters. To most of those who don't need it to be so strict, it also does not matter that there are loads of versions.

You need a secondary layer of versioning, which I'd think of as "publishing". I do a lot of stuff where I edit repeatedly while I think and plan, but the client only sees the stuff I publish. I may write 100 versions (which I need, so I can track actual change) goes to them as 2-4 versions.

I usually work in an environment where I don't need anything to do this (client facing stuff is separate to our internal Confluence) as do 60-90% of Confluence users, but when it needs that second layer, I start with K15t's stuff (and frankly, haven't needed to look any further)


author: roman
body: Hi [@Celik Vedat](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1163367).

you can create versions on a space-level with [Scroll Versions](https://www.k15t.com/software/scroll-versions). By the way, Atlassian uses Scroll Versions to manage and publish their product documentation.

Check out the comparison table between page revisions offered by vanilla Confluence and versions created with Scroll Versions [here](https://help.k15t.com/scroll-versions/latest/intro-to-version-management-112919380.html#id-.Introtoversionmanagementv3.1-ScrollVersionsvs.PageRevisions).

Does this help?

Cheers,  
Roman.


Tags: app

version
Does the Table Plus feature from the Bob Swift table add-ons for Confluence offer any filtering?
Asked by Jack Kelly:

We have a use case need to allow people viewing large tables in Confluence to be able to filter the content in a way that allows them to see just their relevant information. When I searched on table filters, the Bob Swift add-on came up. I've installed a trial. But I'm not seeing any feature like this in the Table Plus macro that came with it. The other macros in that add-on don't seem appropriate for the filtering feature I'm looking for.

Thanks in advance.


Answers:
author: Jack Kelly
body: No.


author: Jack Kelly
body: Never mind. I see that I got an email from the vendor that suggests they have documentation and recipes on their site. Upon searching their site, it looks like feedback around table filtering points people to another add-on: table filters and charts.

I've looked at that one. But I was hoping to find two that supported filtering before going back to users and demonstrating the options we have.
Why are document links displaying incorrectly?
Asked by Shannon Cavanagh-Druhm:

As of this past week, I notice that document links inserted into Confluence have been displaying as follows. Why are these not displaying the preview as per the week prior?

No changes have been made to the document by myself to affect this change.![Capture.JPG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/12154i0FB8156BAE27E407/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.JPG")


Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: You can find the bug report here: [https://jira.atlassian.com/projects/CONFCLOUD/issues/CONFCLOUD-58746](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-58746)

comments: author: Shannon Cavanagh-Druhm
body: Thanks, appreciate the feedback!


author: Steven F Behnke
body: No sweat. Usually when I see a couple of the same questions, I assume there's a recent issue and search JAC for recent bugs. Low and behold, there it was. :)


author: Shannon Cavanagh-Druhm
body: It was most helpful, maybe if enough people comment on the actual ticket, they'll bump up the severity.