youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Confluence 6.14.1 installer does not find fontconfig package
Asked by Ben Barrows:

On OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

Fontconfig package is installed:

```
# zypper info fontconfigLoading repository data...Reading installed packages...Information for package fontconfig:-----------------------------------Repository     : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss       Name           : fontconfig                    Version        : 2.13.1-1.1                    Arch           : x86_64                        Vendor         : openSUSE                      Installed Size : 245.8 KiB                     Installed      : Yes (automatically)           Status         : up-to-date                    Source package : fontconfig-2.13.1-1.1.src     Summary        : Library for Font ConfigurationDescription    :                                   Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access. It    contains two essential modules: the configuration module, which builds    an internal configuration from XML files, and the matching module,    which accepts font patterns and returns the nearest matching font.
```

Install attempt:

```
./atlassian-confluence-6.14.1-x64.bin WARNING: Please make sure fontconfig is installed in your Linux distribution for Confluence installation.            Visit KB article for more information. https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/JP06OQUnpacking JRE ...Starting Installer .../opt/atlassian/atlassian-confluence-6.14.1-x64.bin.2783.dir/jre/bin/java: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib64/libfontconfig.so.1: undefined symbol: FT_Done_MM_Var
```

Any ideas out there?


Answers:
author: Hailin Zhang
body: Having similar issue on Redhat when upgrading confluence to v6.13.4. Not sure cause yet...

comments: author: Hailin Zhang
body: Found a way to fix the issue - download atlassian-jira-core-8.2.0.tar.gz to confluence server, unzip it and run atlassian-jira-core-8.2.0-standalone/bin/install_fontconfig.sh


Tags: confluence-server

server
Problem with Atlassian-Companin-App
Asked by IT:

Hi,

after updating Confluence to Version 6.14.1 we have the problem that confluence tracking of changes isn't possible anymore.

let me explain:

when i want to change an excel-sheet and my colleague opens and changes the same file the last writer wins without any conflict-prompt.

so nobody knows if there was a earlier maybe better version of the file.

This causes many trouble in our company and in the end we can not collaborate or it's much complicated or impossible.

Is there any solution to track file changes with the companion-app


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello,

Thank you for the feedback! I've created a feature request below in order to warn or implement concurrent editing while using the Companion App:

* [CONFSERVER-57886](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-57886)

It helps if you vote on the request and watch it in order to be updated of any changes.

Do let me know if you have any questions about this.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: companion-app

confluence-server

server
Get News Objects from Confluence via REST Api
Asked by Fabian Zeller:

Is it possible to get the News Content visible on the Front Page in Confluence?  
Alternatively is it possible to get blogposts filtered by a label on the Content?


Answers:
author: Stephen Sifers
body: Hello Fabian and welcome to the Community!

When accessing Confluence, you will land on the dashboard page. The landing page can be changed to another landing page which you may fully customize to display whatever content you see fit. To change the landing page within confluence, please follow these steps:

**To use a page as your site home page:**

1. Go to cog \> **General Configuration** \> **Further Configuration**.
2. Choose **Edit**.
3. Select a space from the **Site Homepage** dropdown menu.   
   When users log in or click the site logo, Confluence will go to the home page of the space you choose here.
4. Choose **Save**.

Source documentation: [Configuring the Site Home Page](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-the-site-home-page-138140.html).

As far as getting content from Confluence such as blog posts and only displaying content with a set label, your ideal endpoint to use would be [GET /rest/api/content/search](https://docs.atlassian.com/ConfluenceServer/rest/6.14.1/#api/content-search). This endpoint allows you to use CQL to search and apply label filters to get the exact contact you desire. To find out more about Confluence and CQL, please see [Advanced Searching using CQL](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/advanced-searching-using-cql/). An example API call for this would be as follows:

```
http://localhost:8080/confluence/rest/api/content/search?cql=type=blogpost%20AND%20label=SOMETHING&expand=storage
```

I hope this proves helpful and provides some guidance on moving forward.

Regards,  
Stephen Sifers

comments: author: Fabian Zeller
body: Thanks for the quick answer! The label parameter in the query was what I searched for thank you.


Tags: developer

rest
Deactivate built-in-templates
Asked by Stefan Eggers:

Can i deactivate or hide the built-in-templates in confluence cloud? I would like to use my own templates only.


Answers:
author: Stefan Eggers
body: Thanks, Scott. It works. :-)


author: Scott Theus
body: Hi Stefan,

Yes, you can disable templates that you do not want to use. You may need site-admin access; they can be found under "Settings....Global Templates and Blueprints."

Here is a link for more information:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/administering-site-templates-724765508.html>

Hope this helps,

-Scott


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Deactivate shortcut for Confluence macros
Asked by Johannes:

Hello guys,

when editing a Confluence page the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+S triggers the Handy Status macro.

Is there a way to deactivate this shortcut (if possible only for a specific space not the whole Confluence)?

Thanks a lot.


Answers:
author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@Johannes](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2590058),

you can disable a specific shortcut (for the whole Confluence and not per space basis) using the following approach :

1. Go to the admin console
2. Select Add-ons
3. Select 'System'
4. Search for the 'Confluence Keyboard Shortcuts Plugin' and expand it
5. Click on 'Manage plugin modules' to see the individual modules
6. Each shortcut will have it's own module that can be disabled

If you are using a third part plugin, with the same approach, you need to check if you can disable some module of that plugin.

Ciao,

Fabio

comments: author: Johannes
body: Thanks, that will help!


Tags: confluence-server

server
Export Easy Form Report to PDF
Asked by Whitney Seibert:

I created an Easy Form and an Easy Form Report. I would like to export the Easy Form report to PDF. Is that possible?


Answers:
author: Nils Bier _K15t_
body: Hi [@JWhite](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/629069)

to me it looks like the content is loaded dynamically, but not saved in the storage format of the page which is taken to create the PDF export.

You might want to get in touch with Artemis Software to see if they could improve that (if they want to integrate with our [Scroll PDF Exporter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/7019/scroll-pdf-exporter-for-confluence), [this page](https://help.k15t.com/scroll-pdf-exporter/latest/make-your-app-s-macros-display-properly-in-exports-134483079.html) might be relevant for them).

Best,  
Nils
Migration from Windows to Linux supported?
Asked by Thomas Reinhardt:

I want to move my locally hosted JIRA and Confluence installations from Windows to Linux. Is this supported and/or what are the pitfalls? Has anyone done this before?  

Thanks for your help!

PS: I will upgrade to the latest versions before migration. Versions on Windows and Linux will match of course.


Answers:
author: Sloan
body: Hey Thomas

This is totally doable! All you need to do additionally is editing some files.

Check out <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/migrating-confluence-between-servers-184150.html> for how to migrate Confluence and look what to do etxtra in **If your new server has a different operating system...**

Cheers  
Nick

comments: author: Sloan
body: Oh and here for Jira: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/migrating-jira-applications-to-another-server-938846962.html>


author: Thomas Reinhardt
body: Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks a lot!


author: Bill Bailey
body: I can't speak to Jira, but for Confluence, I would take the dumb approach - do a full site backup of your Windows server, the restore that file to your Linux server. Relatively quick and easy.


Tags: confluence-server

jira-software

migration

server
Info TV displaying Confluence pages
Asked by Henri Laine:

Hi!

Any ideas how to implement an info TV which would automatically loop through Confluence pages in a slideshow manner? The Confluence pages to be included in this collection would be gathered by labeling the pages with a certain keyword, such as infotv. Whenever a page is labeled with this, it becomes a part of the slideshow.

Is this doable or not? I have considered using Jira's dashboard/wallboard gadgets with Confluence macros, and also gone through several add-ons, but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for.


Answers:
author: Jared Brenner
body: Hi Henri,

Do you use Google Chrome? You may want to consider letting an extension do some of the work for you. [Rotisserie URL Rotator](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rotisserie-url-rotator/iljemanjjfjlglhkmojkmfbpphiaheja?hl=en) has functionality you may find useful.

Good luck!

comments: author: Henri Laine
body: Hi Jared,

Thanks for your suggestion. This is meant as a solution to one of our customers and we did suggest a Chrome add-on, but the customer would be unable to utilize labels as the primary way of tagging content to the info TV, so unfortunately a Chrome add-on doesn't do the job.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Gantt Chart for Confluence Cloud
Asked by Vinoth Kottaisamy:

We are managing our project on Confluence cloud. We want to leverage the Gantt chart the more to define the project Milestones. I know there are multiple options available for the Server version. Unfortunately, we use the cloud. Do we have any options available for Cloud?


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hello Vinoth,

There is [Table Filter and Charts](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) app available for Confluence Cloud. This app provides an ability to create [Gantt chart](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/How+to+use+Chart+from+Table+macro#HowtouseChartfromTablemacro-Ganttchart) with milestones and events on the basis of different tables like Jira Issues, Page Properties Report, common tables and many other.

There is a [demo site](https://demo.stiltsoft.com/display/tblfilter/Chart+from+Table?os_username=guest1&os_password=guest1#ChartfromTable-SampleChart#5) with Gantt chart example.

And here is a [blog post](https://stiltsoft.com/blog/2018/10/5-tips-to-become-a-gantt-chart-expert-using-atlassian-confluence/) about Gantt chart.


author: Takafumi Ohtake -Ricksoft-
body: Hi everyone,

[**Gantt Chart Planner for Confluence**](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1227063/gantt-chart-planner-for-confluence-fast-roadmap-timeline?tab=overview&hosting=cloud&utm_medium=atlassian-community&utm_source=questions&utm_campaign=20220608) is also one of the options to draw Gantt charts easily.  
You can watch a [demo video on YouTube](https://youtu.be/PCykh6LuYrw).

And, I introduced other options including Confluence built-in methods and Jira integration in [this article](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Plan-Projects-and-Roadmaps-with-Gantt-Charts-in-Confluence-Cloud/ba-p/1929687).

(Disclaimer: I'm one of the folks in the vendor.)


author: Parva C. - Narva Software
body: Hi everyone,

In addition to answer posted above, If you are looking for fully featured yet easy to use gantt charts in Confluence, please try out our add-on: **[Easy Gantt Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1222190/easy-gantt-charts-for-confluence)**

You can make gantt charts by entering table data and using drag \& drop features. Let us know if you face any issues.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Problems with comments after upgrading confluence
Asked by jduerscheid:

I updated today conflunce from version 5.x to the latest 6.14.1. Now the made comments are not shown in firefox. In Chrome they where only shown at the part of the page where they are refernced to. Before the update they where also shown unter the articel.

<br />

The problem only exists, when the comment is reffered to a part of the article.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Johannes,

Are you referring specifically to inline comments? I am not sure what you mean by comments that refer to part of an article other than this feature.

Could you let me know step-by-step what you did to upgrade from 5.x to 6.14.1 as well, so I can understand where it might have gone wrong?

Shannon


Tags: confluence-server

server
No MS office attachment edit option in confluence edit option in Confluence
Asked by Vishal Budhwani:

Hi Team,

I am unable to edit the attachments added in the confluence. I have gone through your article where it gives the option of editing with Excel or other MS office. Upon clicking on "Edit with" option it is showing me to download for mac whereas I am using the windows laptop. I am attaching a screenshot for your reference. Please review and share your feedback. ![Confluence_Error.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/44890i4DB9AEAB19D21671/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence_Error.png")


Answers:
author: Vishal Budhwani
body: Hi Scott,

The astonishing fact is that my colleagues are using chrome as well are able to edit with MS Office. So if there is a bug then it should be universal and not just limited to my system. Correct?

Please share your thoughts and advise if there are any other alternative means of editing the document without downloading it.

Kind Regards,

Vishal

comments: author: Scott Theus
body: Hi [@Vishal Budhwani](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1191572),

I don't have any other insight into the bug other than what is documented in the issue at [CONFCLOUD-65211](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65211).

However...the download I was referring to is the connector application, not the document itself. If you go to the [Atlassian Companion App Release Notes](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/atlassian-companion-app-release-notes-958455712.html) you will find a link that will let you download the .exe for the connector and run it from your desktop, rather than pulling it though Confluence.

-Scott


author: Scott Theus
body: Hi [@Vishal Budhwani](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1191572),

I'm not sure why it's not working in Chrome, I'll see if I can find out more information.

In the meantime, try downloading it directly from the release notes. You can find them at [Atlassian Companion App Release Notes](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/atlassian-companion-app-release-notes-958455712.html)

-Scott

comments: author: Scott Theus
body: It looks like the bug happens in Chrome build 71.0.3578.98 for Windows 10 as well.

-Scott


author: Vishal Budhwani
body: Hi Scott,

Appreciate your prompt response!

I am using chrome and the screenshot that I have shared belongs to chrome.

Kind Regards,

Vishal


author: Scott Theus
body: Hi [@Vishal Budhwani](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1191572),

Are you using Microsoft Edge or IE 11? If so try using Chrome instead. There is a bug for this when using those two browsers, and I've found that Chrome works better anyway.

[CONFCLOUD-65211](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65211)

-Scott

(Edit: Added IE 11.)
Jira workflow into confluence
Asked by Sophy Lewis:

Hello

We are using Jira and confluence. The workflow we have in Jira is explained in a page in Confluence.

The workflow diagram is useful for for explaining how it is to be used. Is there a way to export the diagram from jira to confluence. I have taken a screenshot but this has resulted in a blurred picture. We want to avoid duplicating the work in another tool.

Thanks Sophy


Answers:
author: Ismael Jimoh
body: Hi [@Sophy Lewis](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1334702),

A screenshot should be a good option here, however if it is blurry, then consider the workflow.

Here is a free alternative for JIRA Server: [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215704/workflow-screenshot-for-jira?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215704/workflow-screenshot-for-jira?hosting=server&tab=overview)

Check if it matches the version of JIRA you are using.

Regards.
Not able to login in Confluence
Asked by Irfan shaik:

Hi

Im not able to login to confluence page.

Did you use the wrong account?

Your email address **ahmed.irfan@accenture.com** doesn't have access to **ulatlprod01.atlassian.net**

We've all got more than one email address these days - are you using the right one?

If you're certain you should have access with **ahmed.irfan@accenture.com**, contact your administrator.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Welcome to the community.

I'm afraid we are a community of end-users, we are not your administrators, and we have less access than you do. You will need to contact your administrators and get them to grant you access with the account you want to use.


author: Irfan shaik
body: can you please recover fast


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Change password security settings
Asked by Thomas Holzner:

Guys,

does anyone know where to change the password policy?

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver071/manage-password-security-802592331.html>

The described path is not available in my installation...


Answers:
author: Merle Fischer
body: Hi Thomas,

I believe if you are on cloud this works differently, you actually ended up in the Jira server documentation. (you can see that it reads "Administering Jira applications Support" at the top of the page and that Server is selcted in the top right corner of the documentation page below the blue header)

This page could potentially be of more help: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/password-policies-938859739.html> I do however believe you have to subscribe/pay for Atlassian Access to administer this at all.

These two short community threads could be intersting for you as well:

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Questions/Atlassian-Cloud-Password-Policy/qaq-p/827246>

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Cloud-Confluence-Set-password-policy/qaq-p/588019>

Hope this helps, cheers

Merle

comments: author: Thomas Holzner
body: Hi Merle,

thank you!

I've seen that, too, but I thought, there would be a possibility to change it...


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Open Excel File doesn't work
Asked by R?diger R?mpp:

Plugin Manager is installed, I can open the previous view an click to "open with Excel 2016", I see the following windows but nothing happens.

The feature works 2 weeks ago ?

![image.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/44868i82959312D14FD89E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")


Answers:
author: Jan
body: We had a similar issue and found out that a security certificate on the browser (Citrix Environment) was updated and not having the necessary certificates for this action. Maybe something similar here?

comments: author: R?diger R?mpp
body: thank you for your feedback.

We don't habe Citrix.

After some tests yesterday I find out, that it have to do with diaeresis in the name of the link. It works after removal.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How do you limit the number of days in an embedded team calendar shown as a list?
Asked by Richard McCance:

When you embed a Confluence calendar in a space and display as list it appears to default to 30 days. If there are a large number of events in the next 30 days obviously the list can be very long - pushing other page elements down the screen. Is it possible to change the number of days displayed in this list?

Running Server version 6.0.6


Answers:
author: Jared Brenner
body: Hi Richard,

There was a similar discussion in [this](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Can-i-limit-the-number-of-shown-page-revisions-on-a-page/qaq-p/994219) thread last week. [@Milo Test](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781527) figured out a way to use the Div macro (part of the [Content Formatting Macros for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/247/content-formatting-macros-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) app) to limit a panel's size. I think you'll find the information there useful.

Good luck!

comments: author: Richard McCance
body: Brilliant - thanks for the heads up!


Tags: confluence-server

server
Font size/style inside knowledge base
Asked by SM:

Dear all,

we updated from Confluence 5.10.0 to 6.14.0 a couple of days ago and recognized that font size, colors etc. have changed.

When I select a topic in the Knowledge Base, I see entries in the result list that are very small. Furthermore, we want to change the font color, too.

![image.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/44849i58881E4832BE3A5E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")

How do I find the right CSS file for it? I didn't find it in the source code.


Answers:
author: Bill Bailey
body: Two steps:

1. Use the inspect function of the browser to see what the class names are for the element you want to change (you can often change the rules dynamically to test new settings).
2. Update your space/global stytlesheet with the new rules.

comments: author: SM
body: Thank you very much! This was extremely helpful to identify the classes properly!


Tags: confluence-server

server

style
Popular Content list
Asked by ???:

In the Popular tab, There is page list (below)

Some page have like or comment, but others doesn't have anything.

why those page is in the Popular tab???

![??.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/44844i894BC5D38931A02D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "??.PNG")


Answers:
author: Jan
body: I have also asked a similar question before. Unfortunately there is no documentation on how the popular tab on the dashboard (or macro) receives content. There must a considered time frame (seems like 14 days to me). If you have only few content created in that time frame items will also be listed without likes or comments. Older content with lots of likes and comments are never showing up here. Hope this clears it up a little. My question on this;

[https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/What-content-is-taken-for-the-quot-popular-quot-view-on-the/qaq-p/885258](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/What-content-is-taken-for-the-quot-popular-quot-view-on-the/qaq-p/885258?)

comments: author: ???
body: ![capture.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/45437i5DD8ED641C3746E7/image-dimensions/417x434?v=v2 "capture.PNG")

<br />

for me, I can see more than 14 days article. do you know what is the conditions that determine the order of the popular list?