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In line text expansion
Asked by Yigal Be'er:

Is it possible to add a brief text to a specific word in text, so if it will be clicked some short, one-line explanation will be prompt? For example, if I use acronym in my text, I want to make it clickable, and provide its explanation


Answers:
author: Jessica Weissman
body: The Adaptavist Footnote macro does this, sort of. Add a footnote, which will display a footnote number. When the user clicks the footnote number the contents of the footnote macro are displayed. You can also display the footnote contents at the bottom of the page, but that's optional.

Adaptavist also has a Tooltip macro that does something even closer without the footnote number showing, but it is much more complicated to use.

comments: author: Yigal Be'er
body: Thanks Jessica! It looks like the Adaptavist Footnote macro is not part of the basic Confluence package so I have to install it from somewhere right?


author: Jessica Weissman
body: Yes, it is a paid add-on. But completely worth the relatively small cost:

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/247/content-formatting-for-confluence?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/247/content-formatting-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview)

is where you can take a look.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Notifications have differing From lines
Asked by william:

Running Confluence Server 6.2.0.

I have a mail server set up with the "from name" Foo.

Sometimes I get notifications with a From line of Foo and sometimes it says Confluence..

I have not been able to determine a consistent way to replicate this issue but it happens a lot.


Answers:
author: william
body: It looks like sometimes notifications use the "From name" in the mail server configuration and sometimes use the Global Configuration Site Name for the From line in the emails. As long as these two values are the same then all good. Well less bad anyways.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Have You Ever Created a Plugin for Atlassian Products?
Asked by nicholascassano:

Hello folks!

I'm curious to know if any of you had the inspiration or needed to create some functionality / add-on for some Atlassian product.

I'm thinking of create some internal feature for my company, and want to know what was your experience of doing such thing was, if you created something cool.

Also, creating something will help me with my undergraduate thesis.  
Hope this discussion takes a long and productive exchange of knowledge.

Cheers!


Answers:
author: Danyal Iqbal
body: Make a well thought crm plugin to manage customer data in jira. The existing crm plugins suck. e.g think about account \&\& sub account paradigms and security levels.

It would be a nice topic for an undergraduate thesis as well.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I wouldn't say I was "inspired", more given "stuff to do I can't make it do off-the-shelf"

A lot of the coding I've done has been based on that, and I've managed to build some nice gadgets and reports (plus functional stuff I now tend to do in ScriptRunner instead nowadays). I've always had a feeling I could improve some of them into products that would work outside just that one client site, but never quite had the time to do it.

My experience was of a steep learning curve - I've been a developer, but to get what I wanted, I had to learn a new programming language (fortunately one with similarities to ones I had used before) and four or five "technologies". Add on top of that the Atlassian SDK and libraries (which have improved in more recent versions) and the fact that you really need to understand the Atlassian application you are coding for, and it can look daunting.

But they all worked in the end!


Tags: confluence-server

jira

jira-service-desk

server
Problems with attachingmore than 2 versions of a file
Asked by william:

Using Confluence Server 6.2.0.

Add an attachment with label first.

Add the same file again with label second.

So far so good. Both versions show up and the "top" one has the correct label of second.

Add the same file again with label third.

Now two version 2s show up.

Add the same file again with label fourth.

This version does not show up in the list at all.

So I am guessing something is really broken with attachment versioning?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi William,

In Confluence 6.2.x, when I upload the same attachment with the same name on the same page it versions the attachments and any label I add has to be added to all of them. The only way I can think of to add labels to subsequent attachments is to change their filenames so Confluence will not consider them as different versions of the same file.

![Screen Shot 2018-05-23 at 1.51.39 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22779i3C8E600E470171D8/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-05-23 at 1.51.39 PM.png")There are more details and screen shots in [Manage Files](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/manage-files-139415.html)

Thanks,

Ann

comments: author: william
body: The label were just a way of keeping track. The real issue iI cannot add more than 2 additional versions of a file. If I add a third, or more, it does not show up in the list. Even with 3 versions the list displays 2 version 2s.


author: Danyal Iqbal
body: +1 for bug...


author: william
body: Nevermind. It turns out this is related to something we changed. Can't blame Atlassian for this one.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How to use JQuery in template ?
Asked by Tamal Datta:

I have created a Javascript template. How can I use Jquery there ?


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Tamal Datta](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1167942)

Look at this post, maybe can help you

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-use-javascript-in-confluence-313458839.html>

Cheers


Tags: atl-adm
Differences between databases with confluence?
Asked by Marcel St?heli:

Hello

We would like to use Confluence locally in a VM and have 2 general questions:

1. Are there diffrences between the databases in conjunction with Confluence? Maybe performances wise? Is a certain DB recommened?
2. Is it recommended to use a separate DB-Server? Is there a performance difference? (Security wise it's better to have a separate server).


Answers:
author: Jason Galea
body: Hi [@Marcel St?heli](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1418138),

Here is an answer to your questions based on my experience

1. I would recommend using PostgreSQL or MySQL since Atlsassian provides good support for those types of databases and you will find a lot of online queries with solutions if you encounter future problems.

2. This all depends on how large the instance is. I have used a 500 user tier instance using a database on the same server and never had issues. It also depends on how strong the server specifications are. If you are planning to use Confluence on a number larger than a 500 user tier, I would recommend using a separate server for the Database. If you don't have any limits with server hosting, I would suggest to still host the Database on a separate server

comments: author: Marcel St?heli
body: Thank you for your answer.

2. Right now we are looking at about 20 users. We always prefer to host the database on an seperate server. We just want to make sure we are not overlooking some potential drawbacks to that solution.


author: Jason Galea
body: Not at all, you can also host a database for other instances like JIRA on the same Database Server too


Tags: confluence-server

database

server
Can you specify timezone of an event
Asked by Raimon Gonzales:

We're adding events in our Team Calendar. These events happen in different timezones. Can you specify the timezone of an event? How will it be displayed when you're viewing the calendar from a different timezone?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Raimon,

When you first start using Team Calendars, it will ask your timezone.

From then on, when you create or view an event it will appear in your timezone.

Other users who view the event will see the event in their timezones.

It is not possible to choose a different timezone when creating an event.

Have a look here: [Understanding Time Zones and the Display of Event Times in Team Calendar](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/understanding-time-zones-and-the-display-of-event-times-in-team-calendar-806457993.html)

Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: team-calendars-for-confluence
Change color on Confluence Quick Search box
Asked by 4integration:

Hi,

I need to change the coloring of the top navigation to black. I have played around with "Colour Scheme Settings" and most of it works fine.

However for the quick search box I have issues

I can set

\* Search Field Background  
\* Search Field Text

But "Search Field Text" only change color of the icon (magnifying glass) and the typed text but not the default text "Search".

How can I change color of "Search" text?


Answers:
author: Jason Galea
body: Try [Refined Theme for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/15231/refined-theme-for-confluence)


Tags: confluence-server

server
How to sort numbers properly in the page properties makro?
Asked by Sonja Vieweger:

![PagePropertiesMakro-NumberSort.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22731i41BEA4EE2F2739F0/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "PagePropertiesMakro-NumberSort.png")

I defined in the Makro that I want to sort with the ID-Number. But the sorting is not quite correct (see Picture. Actual: 10 -\> 103 -\> 104 -\> 12 but it should be: 10 -\> 12 -\> 103 -\> 104).

How can this Problem be solved?


Answers:
author: Jesse Katz
body: I've had this problem too. My workaround is to change the list from 1, 2, 3, 4... to 01, 02, 03, 04...

Additionally, I've found that deleting the number, saving the page, then re-adding and saving the page will fix it - that's what I'd do for ID=12 in the image above.

Definitely a bug that should be fixed.

comments: author: Sonja Vieweger
body: thank you for your help


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: As a workaround you can use [default sorting](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/Managing+Look+of+the+Table+and+Filtration+Pane#ManagingLookoftheTableandFiltrationPane-Applyingthedefaultsortingordertocolumns) option in [Table Filter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) macro.

comments: author: Sonja Vieweger
body: does this work with the Page Properties Report makro too?


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Yes, you need to wrap Page Properties Report macro with Table Filter macro and set default sorting.


author: Monique Khairuliana
body: Could be a bug:

* ["Sort by" function in "Page Properties Report" macro doesn't work](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-33068)
"Oops! Your task change couldn't be saved. There could be a few reasons for this."
Asked by Michal ?udrn?k:

I click any task in the task list as done on any page and it returns

"Oops! Your task change couldn't be saved. There could be a few reasons for this."

This occurs in the view mode - in the edit mode, clicking the checkbox works.

It worked before in the view mode too, it started to occur when i the changed permissions on our spaces .

This is a major bug, any fix for this?

The workaround described here doesn't work

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/set-task-to-be-completed-causing-oops-your-task-change-couldn-t-be-saved-error-755336471.html>


Answers:
author: Franz Steindl
body: I have the same experience with firefox 61.0.1.  
But it works fine with chrome Version 67.0.3396.99.


author: Jessica Weissman
body: Have you tried it in different browsers?


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Michal,

Is it any task on your entire instance or just the page itself?

Can you have a look at this article and see if you have any duplicate tasks?

* [Duplicate tasks appearing in My Tasks or Task Reports](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/duplicate-tasks-appearing-in-my-tasks-or-task-reports-624525428.html)

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Michal ?udrn?k
body: Hi Shannon,

it is any task on the entire instance, not just one page, i've tried many tasks on many pages.

I think we have no duplicate tasks caused by reordering in same space, even thouh i cannot verify by running the sql query right now.

Thank you,

Michal


author: Shannon S
body: Thank you Michal; when you have a chance do let me know!

I'm also curious about what Jessica asked yesterday. Could you tell us if this occurs in all browsers?


Tags: confluence-server

server

task
How to show commits on Jira issue?
Asked by Henry Auffahrt:

Hello,

we export several documents from our confluence system for our compliance department. These documentations include various information about our user stories which a relevant for our compliance department.

One important point is the explicit commit messages and more important in which git repositories changes where made.

Is it somehow possible to show the bitbucket commits in confluence? Like it is shown in Jira?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Henry


Answers:
author: Aron Gombas _Midori_
body: If you can somewhat invert your process, and instead of exporting from Confluence, you export the user stories from Jira, then it is doable using popular Jira apps.

You can export custom PDF documents that contain the user story details and the Git commits linked to those using the [integration between the Git Integration and the Better PDF Exporter apps](https://midori-global.com/products/better-pdf-exporter-for-jira/server/documentation/integrations/git-integration). (You can even export the [Development field with the pull request details](https://midori-global.com/products/better-pdf-exporter-for-jira/server/template-gallery#bitbucket-development-task).)

Here is a document section with commit details:

![jira-development-task-with-git-commits](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/92724iD03FDA5BB0B63773/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "jira-development-task-with-git-commits")


author: Martens
body: This is quite old, but for others maybe.

We use Jenkins for something very similar, It is a whole new rabbit hole but certainly possible.


author: Yogesh Mude
body: HI [@Henry Auffahrt](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1386237),

I don't think so this will be directly possible to show the commit information to confluence page but you can do one thing is that just link that confluence page to the Jira issue so that you can simulate all the related information to Jira issue.

comments: author: Henry Auffahrt
body: Thanks for your answer


Tags: bitbucket

bitbucket-server

confluence-server

server
The table controls don?t work well with the pinyin input method
Asked by nanguo:

Excuse me,There are some problems with the table controls as shown below.  
When I use Sogou Chinese input method,I type the first pinyin letter,such as 'n',the table controls just print the letter 'n' as it is input. However,the letter 'n' is a part of the pinyin 'nihao'.  
The table controls do not work well with the pinyin input method.

Google Chrome version?66.0.3359.139

![pinyin.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22708iE5DCB25A9485157B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "pinyin.png")


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello there,

According to [CONFSERVER-55226](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-55226), this is related to the following bug:

* [CONFSERVER-55177](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-55177)

> This is a bug introduced in Chrome 65. According to [https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=829224](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=829224 "Follow link") and [https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=826615](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=826615 "Follow link"), this bug is resolved in Chrome 67.0.3387.0. Target stable release for Chrome 67 is May 29 ([https://www.chromium.org/developers/calendar](https://www.chromium.org/developers/calendar "Follow link")).
>
> We have confirmed the bug is fixed in current [Canary](https://www.google.co.jp/chrome/browser/canary.html "Follow link") version (67.0.3390.0).

Let me know if you have any questions!

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-server

server
how to implement SSO between Confluence and Customize web application by using hyperlink
Asked by Venkat Ramana:

how to customize authentication to skip login at confluence when Users are coming from Customize web application using hyperlink to redirect from Customize web application to confluence


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi Venkat,

You have a couple of options. If you are using a third party identity provider there are a lot of options in the Atlassian Marketplace, like [SAML Single Sign On (SSO) for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1212129/saml-single-sign-on-sso-for-confluence)

To use Atlassian Crowd with a custom application as described in I[ntegrating Crowd with a Custom Application](https://confluence.atlassian.com/crowd/integrating-crowd-with-a-custom-application-192511.html) then you will need to create your own Crowd client for your application, using the Crowd REST APIs. Please see [Creating a Crowd Client for your Custom Application](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/crowd/creating-a-crowd-client-for-your-custom-application/).

Thanks,

Ann

comments: author: Venkat Ramana
body: Hi Ann,

Thank you,

may i check with you the possibility to customize seraph authentication to allow the user coming from Customize web application to confluence


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You can customise applications to do SSO, but if you wish to use the SSO that Crowd provides, you will need to make the application use Crowd. Ann's last link in her answer covers that.


Tags: seraph
User unable to view their assigned tasks
Asked by Bianca Board:

We have a user who has had no issues viewing tasks.

Suddenly they are unable to view any tasks/bugs assigned to them. There is no error message, just a blank screen when the project is opened.

They can access the project itself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: A blank screen when the list is opened suggests either a broken browser, or javascript being blocked by the browser.


author: Ollie Guan
body: Have you ever tried to log in with another computer or browser?


author: Yogesh Mude
body: It might be the permission issue only.

Please check if they have set issue security level because only people at that security level can see the issue.

comments: author: Bianca Board
body: Thanks [@Yogesh Mude](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1169678)

The permission level remains the same as when the account was setup, and all other users with that same permission level are able to view their bugs/tasks.

There was no issue up until today, which seems quite odd.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Confluence VS Wordpress
Asked by Victor Mutambuki:

Would you use Confluence or WordPress for website creation? What are the pluses and negatives of each?


Answers:
author: Victor Mutambuki
body: thanks


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Both. Confluence when I need a wiki, Wordpress when I need to throw up something less interactive and collaborative, but more flexible on layout and types of interaction (i.e. Confluence for content, Wordpress for the more social but less about sharing stuff)


Tags: confluence-server

server
Export PDF
Asked by Roxana Jarolimek:

Can anyone shed any light why I cannot export a confluence space to PDF using Internet Explorer?

I can export the space in Chrome. I do not see any specific options in Confluence that need to be checked. Thank you


Answers:
author: Roxana Jarolimek
body: Hi Victor, Thank you for the link. I will check this out with our proxy administrator.

comments: author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Roxana,

Did it work for you?

Victor


author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Roxana,

Are you using server version of confluence? If so please take a look at the article below.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-pdf-export-download-does-not-open-in-internet-explorer-11-837419267.html>

Victor
Host 65,000 Engineering Drawings on Confluence
Asked by Jim Doughty:

We are looking at using Confluence to host 65,000 PDF Engineering Drawings. Has anyone used Confluence to host engineering drawings? Is there a way to create a drawing hierarchy ? Is 65,000 to many files?


Answers:
author: Dia
body: I would do some more searching in this community on this topic. Confluence isn't designed to be a file repository.


Tags: image
Attribute issuetype with a space i.e. "Bug - Blocking" does not work in Jira Macro in confluence
Asked by Hans Neitz:

When running a query in a confluence (Jira bug list) from the Macro.

If using attribute issuetype, with any issuetype that contains a space the query does not run.

i.e. project = "Project Name" AND issueType in ("Bug -- Blocking", "Bug -- Non Blocking") AND (status = Resolved OR status = Released OR status = Closed) will not execute, however if issuetype is "Bug" or "Task" it works fine. Seems like Confluence has a problem passing the query to JIRA if the issuetype has spaces....

help !


Answers:
author: thais
body: Hi, Hans,

We tried to replicate this behaviour on our test instance adding a [Jira Issue macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/jira-issues-macro-724765217.html) and it listed normally issues with issuetype "Bug - Block". We used the following on our example:

project = TEST AND issuetype in (Bug, Change, Data, Incident, "Bug - Block", Question, "New Feature") AND status in (closed, open)

As we would need some further information in order to troubleshoot, I'll kindly ask you to raise a ticket with us at Support at <https://support.atlassian.com/contact>.

Best regards,  
Thais

comments: author: Hans Neitz
body: ![JIRA.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22802i30E18821F2F7A3BA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "JIRA.PNG")

thanks for trying this out. I will open up a case.

more info: within the macro - it runs for me. this issue is once you exit the macro, and publish the changes, the area where the macro should run sits empty


author: Hans Neitz
body: oddly enough, when the issuetype is removed from the macro (where the issue type has a space) the macro runs successfully once published. If the issuetype is one word with no space it also runs fine once published.

Anyway, I will open up a case


author: thais
body: Hi, Hans,

Thank you for replying. Contacting Support will make it possible to do a more in depth investigation.

Best regards,  
Thais


Tags: jira
How do you move multiple pages?
Asked by DevUser:

I would like to do a search on pages and do a block move of the resulting list of pages to another space/parent page.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi there,

To move Confluence pages you need to use the information at the [Move and Reorder pages article](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/move-and-reorder-pages-146407727.html).

It is not possible to move pages via the search results in Confluence.

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Lauren Smith
body: 2022 - has any capability been added to move multiple pages to a new parent?


author: Rob B
body: [@Lauren Smith](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4097259) Don't get your hopes up, sadly. There's still no font sizes, and users have been asking for that just as long, if not longer.


author: Kelley
body: Bonkers that this still doesn't exist.


author: Sam Starett
body: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-38965> - VOTE!!!