youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Can I customize the space directory
Asked by Tim Straub:

Hi,

on top of the sidebar there is the **space directory**.

We would like to change some items in the sidebar.

There is an item for "all spaces", "global spaces", "personal spaces" and so on.  
How can we add/change/remove unwanted items?

This does not mean the existing space categories.

Is it possible to change "global space" to (for example) "Corporate Space"?

Thank you in advance,

Tim


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: Try the [InProduct Translation Add-on](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.translations.confluence.inproduct/server/overview). You might be able to change the label text that way.


Tags: confluence-administration
Is there a way to authenticate JIRA server users to Confluence Cloud?
Asked by veeam-sfdc:

We have JIRA server on-perm with LDAP integration. Is there a way to use application links (or something) to allow the same JIRA users to be authenticated on Confluence Cloud?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I'm afraid Cloud does not (yet) allow for external authentication, only internal and google accounts.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

jira-administration
Image preset sizes: middle, big and original won't make a difference to the picture
Asked by Andrea Hofmann:

Hi

when I try to adjust the size of a picture with either the preset sizes or other ones, it won't make a difference to the size as soon as a save the page. While editing it shows a difference but only while editing.

I have tried different image formats (jpg, png), sizes (HD, smal HD) different browsers (chrome/firefox) and different types of uploading ("import" and drag and drop) - no difference here either.

The only time it makes a difference is the small preset size.

Any ideas why?

Thank you


Answers:
author: Steffen Heller
body: Just to rule that out:  
Everything else is saved correctly when you edit the page? So the problem is not about saving changes in general but only about image changes?

comments: author: Andrea Hofmann
body: yes everything else seems to be fine


author: Andrea Hofmann
body: any one an idea or can anyone reproduce this, so I can send a bug report ?


author: Steffen Heller
body: To get that right:

You include an image, change the size, save the page, reopen the page and the image is back to its original size?

comments: author: Andrea Hofmann
body: Yes, except for the "small" preset.


author: Andrea Hofmann
body: Hi Steffen, any idea what the problem is? thank you


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can I compare two pages in different spaces in confluence?
Asked by Pamela Sheridan:


Answers:
author: Nicolas Werle _Decadis AG_
body: Hey,  
For this case we developed **'Space Admin for Confluence**' which allows:

* copying pages and spaces

<!-- -->

* ordering pages using drag \& drop

<!-- -->

* **comparing pages**

<!-- -->

* managing permissions

<!-- -->

* deleting page trees and much more

<br />

Try it out for free and discover the possibilitys you have:

<br />

You'll find it here:   
<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.decadis.confluence.spaceadmin/server/overview>

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly via e-mail to atlassian-marketplace(at)decadis(dot)de[](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.decadis.confluence.spaceadmin/server/overview)

With best regards  

Nicolas Werle   
(Decadis AG)

comments: author: Suresh Venkat
body: Is compare two pages in the same space option disabled in Trial version?


author: Nicolas Werle _Decadis AG_
body: Hey [@Suresh Venkat](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3826631)   
there are no restrictions in the test version.   
Please open the Space Admin Browser, mark the two pages you want to compare and click the "Compare two pages button:   

![ctp.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/107313iDB29B3AC9644F1BA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "ctp.PNG")

Best regards,   
Nicolas


author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi Pamela,

there's a similar question here <https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/112423>

Hope this helps,

Fabio


author: Ren? Kjellerup
body: you can accomplish this with python, if you are used to reading the output from the posix diff command:

```
#!/usr/bin/env pythonimport difflib
import systry:    from xmlrpc.client import ServerProxy    from xmlrpc.client import Faultexcept:    from xmlrpclib import ServerProxy    from xmlrpclib import Faultdef get_page(page_id,             confluence_url='https://<confluence_domain>',             confluence_login='<username>',             confluence_password='<password>'):    client = ServerProxy(confluence_url+"/rpc/xmlrpc", verbose=0)    try:        auth_token = client.confluence2.login(confluence_login,                                              confluence_password)    except:        print("Can't login to confluence")        return []    try:        # getting confluence page        page = client.confluence2.getPage(auth_token, page_id)    except Fault as e:        print(e.faultString)        return []    return page['content'].split('\n')if len(sys.argv) < 3:
    print("usage:" + sys.argv[0] + " page_id_1 page_id_2")for line in difflib.unified_diff(get_page(sys.argv[1]), get_page(sys.argv[2]), fromfile='pageID='+sys.argv[1], tofile='pageID='+sys.argv[2]):    print(line[:-1])
```

this little script could help you

comments: author: Suresh Venkat
body: This requires to run this script from the server, right? Is there anyway, this can be made end-user friendly?


Tags: confluence-administration
How do I unlink the Key column of the Jira Issues macro, so viewers will not be able to open the issues on Jira?
Asked by avi aharon:

When using the JIRA Issues macro to display JIRA issues on Confluence, I would like to unlink the content of the Key column from Jira, so the viewers on the Confluence page will not be able to click the key and see it on Jira.


Answers:
author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: You can't do it without a hack (maybe a javascript). However, it is a feature for a reason. And the users won't be able to see in JIRA unless they have the permission.
traceability of comments
Asked by marcwidmer:

I'd like to trace comments (and maybe the whole content) based on the user who is responsible for. therefore I'd like to have the option to assign colours to each author/user like etherpad and google docs have.


Answers:
author: Irina_Bel_Stiltsoft_
body: Hi [@marcwidmer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/205305) ,

With the [Talk - Advanced Inline Comments for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/978531/talk-advanced-inline-comments?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview) app, you can pick the color for a comment with [this functionality](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/Talk/Coloring+talks). But it's not only this feature that the app is capable of.


author: Rodrigo Girardi Adami
body: Hi Marc,

As far as I know, this is not possible within Confluence UI. You may be able to trace comments through SQL queries in the database. The comments are stored in the bodycontent table so I can only think on retrieving the comments through queries directly in the database.

Regards,

Rodrigo
How to remove a user from all wiki pages he's watcher?
Asked by Nicolas Casel:

Hi all,

For a specific wiki space, a user no longer wants to receive any notification. He is watcher of a large number of pages, **but not for all** of the wiki pages. That means, he is not part of the 'Watching this space' list.

I would like to avoid him to go to find each page he's watcher (to stop watching it)...

Thanks in advance,


Answers:
author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi Nicolas,

at this time it is not possible to do that using built-in capabilities. There's a third part plugin <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/it.logontec.dev.watchremover/server/overview> that could help you.

Hope this helps,

Fabio

comments: author: Alex Yasurek
body: We use that plugin and it works great. It will do exactly what you are looking for.


author: Vera Henrichs
body: And how about this feature? <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-40582> Please vote!

comments: author: Nicolas Casel
body: Done :wink:


Tags: confluence-administration

watcher
confluence notification gives XML parser error
Asked by Nibedita Nanda:

Hi,

We have a page in confluence which looks fine but when ever there is an update and we get the notification it gives a strange error.

The XML content could not be parsed. There is a problem at line x, column y. Parser message: Unexpected character '\<' (code 60) excepted space, or '\>' or "/\>" at \[row,col {unknown-source}\]: \[1,383\]

What could be the reason? Can anyone please suggest some answers.


Answers:
author: NIbedita Nanda
body: Can someone please answer this question? Do i need to raise a bug for this issue?
bulk import users to confluence from CSV file
Asked by Avdhesh Chauhan:

Hi All,

how can we import users to confluence from a csv file containing all the details.?


Answers:
author: Bob Swift (personal)
body: [JIRA Command Line Interface (CLI)](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JCLI) has the [runFromCsv](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JCLI/Reference#Reference-runFromCsv) action. Combine that with [addUser](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JCLI/Reference#Reference-addUser) action.

comments: author: Anderson Hsu
body: Dear Bob,

Would it be possible to use command or plugin to import accounts into permission setting quickly ,and we must assign permission type?

![permission add.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/29686i96D884D061BD04E6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "permission add.png")


Tags: confluence-administration
How can I embed a Brightcove video in my Confluence page?
Asked by Kurt Stoll:

I try to embed a video link from our internal instance of Brightcove, but all I get is an icon for the widget. It does not show the video. Any tips on what could be missing or how to troubleshoot displaying videos in my Confluence page? Thx!


Answers:
author: AMC Web Team
body: Here's how we do it:

1. Insert a HTML Macro on the page that you want the video to play.

2. Insert the following code into the HTML macro:

```
<video data-video-id="xxxxxxxxxx" data-account="yyyyyyyyyyyy" data-player="default" data-embed="default" data-application-id class="video-js" controls width="712" height="400"></video><script src="//players.brightcove.net/yyyyyyyyyyyy/default_default/index.min.js"></script>
```

Where:

xxxxxxxxxxx is the ID of the Brightcove video

yyyyyyyyyy is the Brightcove account ID

Depending on what you have for players, you can plug the name into the data-player value. You can also manually add the width and height, to best fit your Confluence page.


author: IT Administrator
body: Bueller...?


author: Rupert Whitley
body: Hi, any answers to this? I'd like to do the same!
Link to different page and expand section
Asked by Andrew Bennett:

I need to link from one page to another. On the destination page I have multiple expandable sections. When someone clicks the link I would like it to take them to the destination page and expand the correct section.

So far I have tried Anchors but this did not seem to work.


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: I don't believe there is a way to automatically expand just a certain section. You can create a user macro to expand all so that the anchored text (and all other text) are expanded:

[How to create an "Expand All" button for Confluence](https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/237914)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
I have subscribed to a Google calendar and I wish to delete it from Confluence. How do I do this?
Asked by Ben Bradley:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Delete or Remove a Calendar](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=656769140)*

I have subscribed to a Google calendar and I wish to delete it from Confluence. How do I do this? When I click the ... menu I see 'Share or Embed', 'Subscribe', 'Export to iCalendar', 'Refresh'

I do not see remove. I am an admin.


Answers:
author: Ben Bradley
body: Thanks Gui, this allows me to remove the calendar from a specific page, but not globally from the space page, e.g. https://your-org.atlassian.net/wiki/display/**SPACE/calendars**

Here, these calendars persist and clutter up the space for team members. This is the menu available to me:

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 2.18.23 PM.png

This is different and offers less functionality than what is offered in the support documentation:

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 2.23.01 PM.png

Thoughts?  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/I-have-subscribed-to-a-Google-calendar-and-I-wish-to-delete-it/qaq-p/340659?attachment-id=4418){#link_11879764534fe3}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/57534/1/Screen%20Shot%202015-12-11%20at%202.18.23%20PM.png){#display_11879764534fe3_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/I-have-subscribed-to-a-Google-calendar-and-I-wish-to-delete-it/qaq-p/340659?attachment-id=4419){#link_11879764534fe3_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/57534/2/Screen%20Shot%202015-12-11%20at%202.23.01%20PM.png){#display_11879764534fe3_2}


author: Giuliano C.
body: If this is related to a whole calendar (instead of an event), have you gave a try to **Edit** the page and remove the Calendar from the page, then, save it?

Cheers,

Giu


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

team-calendars-for-confluence
Specify who gets a reminder email for calendar event
Asked by Erin Linney:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Reminders](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=693899708)*

Is there a way to specify who get's an email reminder for an event type? I don't want everyone who has access to the calendar to get a reminder email. I'd also like to be able to enter email address for who should get the emails.


Answers:
author: Giles B
body: Hey Erin,

Unfortunately you can't specify who gets a reminder email, as it'll go to whoever has subscribed to or is watching the calendar. Those people can opt out of reminders for any event type, so they won't necessarily get the reminder, but there's no override for the event creator.

comments: author: Chris
body: I wish the reminder was a bit more granular. We started using a custom event type to schedule who is on-call. Our intent was the person in the "who" field for that event would get a reminder email. They are not getting the email unless they subscribe, as noted above. But once they subscribe they get email everyday, even if they are not the person on call, the person in the "Who" field. This defeats the purpose of sending the reminder email to only the person scheduled.

Can you please open a feature request ticket to get the reminder with more options. To send globally to any one subscribing, as it does today. Additionally to send directly to anyone in the "Who" field (if they subscribe or not) - it would be nice to setup events for people so they get notified if they are subscribed or not.

Thanks


author: Cameron
body: We would like to see these features as well, is there a feature request ticket we can up vote or be subscribed to?

Thanks


author: Cameron
body: Can the email contain the person who is assigned to the event, that would help us out.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

reminder

team-calendars-for-confluence
Does Confluence have a macro that allows you to post the version and date of an article in the body of the article?
Asked by Raymond Jorgensen:

I have some articles that are using the Comala workflow technology, but we'd like to include the date and version of the article in the main body of the article, so that if exported in PDF the correct version and date accompany the PDF image. Instead of embedding the date/version by hard-coding it into the article, rather, have the article reference the date/version already captured by article history.


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: May be something like a custom user macro described here: <https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/32976455> will help?

comments: author: Raymond Jorgensen
body: Unfortunately, I am a mere Wiki author, not a developer, so instructions to create my own macros are beyond my understanding.


author: Adrian Reid
body: You can set up a table with the heading column on the left side, with Date and Version as headings. Then use the page information macro to get the creation date and version number. See below.

Creation Date (heading cell) : Page info macro (date)

Version (heading cell) : Page info macro (version)

If you put the whole thing in a Page Properties macro you can then generate a report on all pages.

comments: author: Raymond Jorgensen
body: I like your approach, but what is the "Page info macro'? I don't see that listed anywhere. Are there instructions on accessing page information?


author: Adrian Reid
body: I think it's free<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.adaptavist.confluence.pageinfo/server/overview>
Can I specify the location of the page?
Asked by Rosario De Domenico:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Create from Template Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=317196995)*

*For example I want that the newly created page is added as child of the page where the macro is used, or as child of another page.*


Answers:
author: Giles B
body: Hi Rosario,

Unfortunately, no, the page is created as a child of the page where the macro is located if you're creating it in the same space. You can specify another space, but not a specific page.


author: Stephan Sutter
body: Hi Rosario,

Have a look at our Plugin. Within the macro PTC Button you can specify the destination by a specific space and a specific page. And the best is, the destination gets updated in case you move the page with the PTC Button.

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/eps.focuspro.PageTreeCreator/server/overview>

Regards,  
Stephan


Tags: confluence-administration

documentation

template
Page can not be saved after updating to Scroll Versions 3.0.3
Asked by Keith Wallace:

Scroll Version.PNG

We are getting this error after updating to Scroll Versions 3.0.3, opening a page and saving the page.

This is an urgent request, as we also tried to deactivate Scroll Versions 3.0.3 but it did not work.

We are running on Confluence 5.8.17

Other Spaces are not affected.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Page-can-not-be-saved-after-updating-to-Scroll-Versions-3-0-3/qaq-p/68027?attachment-id=6515){#link_118797c91fbd1f}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/11522/1/Scroll%20Version.PNG){#display_118797c91fbd1f_0}


Answers:
author: Nils Bier _K15t_
body: Hi Keith,

would it be possible to send us a Confluence Support ZIP to [support@k15t.com](mailto:support@k15t.com)?

We'll then be able to further analyze this and will come back to you as soon as possible.

Best,  
Nils


Tags: addon-com.k15t.scroll.scroll-versions
Not able to see the Public spaces in the dashboard after upgrade
Asked by Rita YOUNES [Infosysta]:

Hello,

I have upgraded Confluence from 5.7.4 to 5.9.1 and I'm facing a problem , Anonymous not able to see the in dashboard the public spaces.

So he have to go to spaces to see them

IS there any way to have the old dashboard ?

thanks


Answers:
author: Giuliano C.
body: Hi Rita,

For users that does have login in Confluence, once you access the dashboard, in the right side of your screen, you will see a button named **Give me the old dashboard** . To revert it to the new dashboard, you can refer to [this doc](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/How+to+reenable+the+new+dashboard+in+Confluence+5.9), for each user that clicked the button.

However, as you question is related to the Anonymous users not seeing the spaces in the dashboard, one of the options that you can give a try is to edit the dashboard content. For that, you need to access the **Global Templates \& Blueprints** option in your administration console of Confluence. There, you have an option to **Edit the Default Welcome Message**.

There, it will be like a normal page to add content. To have the spaces displayed for the anonymous, you can select the **Spaces List** macro through the macro browser of Confluence (\*Insert\* button in the editor). This macro will display all the spaces of your instance in a list and it will be in the dashboard, once you will be editing that. However, I have created this feature request which fits with your situation: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-40221>

Hope it helps!
Is there any chance for confluence 5.9 support in near future?
Asked by Andrzej M:

We are using google calendar plugin but it does not work in latest version, any chance for updated version?


Answers:
author: Guilherme V.
body: Hey Adnrzej,

<br />

As Bruno suggest, add the "addon-net.customware.confluence.plugin.google." topic so Service Rocket team could see it in here.

Cheers,


author: Bruno Raymundo
body: Hi Andrzej,

Are you talking about [this plugin](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/net.customware.confluence.plugin.google.calendar/server/overview)? If so, I suggest you contact ServiceRocket to verify plans to support Confluence 5.9. :wink:

Regards,

Bruno
user receiving approvals via email as she is ccd original email is going to some other user who no longer works with the organisation, user want approval emails to be sent to her .Thanks
Asked by Sujata:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Using pull requests in Stash](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=299570995)*

user receiving confluence approvals via email as she is ccd original email is going to some other user who no longer works with the organisation, user want approval emails to be sent to her . Please let me know how can set her email to receive approval emails.


Answers:
author: Jyothi
body: Hi,

If I understand your query correctly, we need to disable the User's org account ID who is no more with the organization - and redirect or replace his/her email with the user who is intending to receive the emails.

Regards,

Jyothi


Tags: bitbucket

pull-request
communication between Confluence and FlowDock
Asked by Fusion Helpdesk:

We are not able to receive the notifications from confluence space to FlowDock after configuring the flowdock in confluence. Can you please help us to resolve the issue.  
Let us know is there any particular way to configure flowdock in confluence.


Answers:
author: John Archambault
body: I have the same problem - flowdock is connected to Confluence, but I see no messages.
How can I enable a user to edit certain content (a table) on a page they do not have permissions to even view? I need it to be editable from both pages... like an Excerpt Include, but editable from both sides...
Asked by MasSa'Seen Francis:


Answers:
author: RVal
body: I believe one of the options would be to use Include macro on restricted page (among other content) and include another page which is opened . Then user can edit content of opened page and the result of his edit will show up on the restricted page as well.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You simply can't. If you don't use "include" or "include-excerpt" as RVal suggests, then the fact is you have **Two** sets of tables to edit, and one of those is on a page you've decided to block the user from seeing.

RVal's suggestion is by far the best - have **one** table on an editable page and include it in the other.


Tags: confluence-administration