youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
The Table of Contents macro is not available in Other Macros list?
Asked by Joel Benveniste:

When I go to the + Other Macro list, the TOC (Table of Contents) macro is not present. Any ideas of why this would be happening? I am not sure if it was ever there...


Answers:
author: Vassi Koutsaftis
body: Hi Diego,

That was the solution. .. Thanks so much!

Joel


author: Diego
body: Hello Joel!  
You could check if the macro is actually enabled in your instance:
> 1- Click Cog Icon\>Add-ons  
> 2- Select all add-ons  
> 3- Search for the Table of Contents macro  
> 4- Check if the add-on is enabled

If the add-on is enabled, you may need to re-index and clear your instance:
> 1- Shutdown Confluence  
> \* Make sure that the process is not running  
> \* You can check that with ps -aux \| grep confluence in linux and via the Process manager in Windows  
> 2- Go to \<confluence-home\>  
> 3- Remove the following folders:  
> \* \<confluence-home\>/bundled-plugins  
> \* \<confluence-home\>/plugins-cache  
> \* \<confluence-home\>/plugins-osgi-cache  
> \* \<confluence-home\>/plugins-temp  
> \* \<confluence-home\>/bundled-plugins_language  
> \* \<confluence-home\>/index  
> \* \<confluence-home\>/journal  
> 4- Check permissions for \<confluence-home\>  
> \* The user running Confluence must have \*full read/write/execute permission on this folder  
> \* You can use the following commands to set this. Keep in mind that the user confluence here is just a placeholder, you must use the user that exists in your system  
> \* sudo chown -R confluence:confluence /path/to/\<confluence-home\>  
> \* chmod -R u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx /path/to/\<confluence-home\>  
> 5- Start Confluence  
> 6- Click \*Cog Icon\>General Configuration\*  
> 7- Search for \*Content Indexing\* in the left menu bar  
> 8- Click the \*Rebuild\* button

This procedure will re-index your instance from scratch and also clear the plugin cache! Let us know if this helps out in your case.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Relatorio Jira para Confluence
Asked by Ecad:

Como gerar um relat?rio de Sprint para o confluence, e esse relat?rio seja vis?vel para um usu?rio que n?o tenha login no Jira, so seja usu?rio do confluence ?


Answers:
author: Ang?lica Luz
body: Ol? Ecad,

No Confluence h? alguns macros onde pode ser criado alguns gr?ficos relacionados a uma Sprint ativa, por?m para que um usu?rio possa visualizar esses reports tanto no Jira quanto no Confluence, ser? necess?rio ter uma licensa de Jira Software. Somente usu?rios com licensa podem ver relat?rios e sprints, isso vale tamb?m se voc? quiser mostrar o relat?rio no Confluence, pois se o usu?rio tem apenas licensa do Confluence, o gadget com o report ir? apresentar um erro pra quem for acessar.

Caso tenha mais alguma d?vida, por favor nos informe.

Atenciosamente,  
Ang?lica

<br />

On Confluence there are some macros where you can create graphics related to an active sprint, but for the user to see reports on Jira and Confluence they will need to have a JSW license.  
Only licensed users can see reports and sprints, it also applies if you want to show reports on Confluence because if the user has only a Confluence license, the gadget that should show the report will show an error for those who will access the page.


Tags: jira-software

sprint
Bug in space description
Asked by Amr Medhat:

I created a new space with type "Documentation" and the wizard asked me to write a description along with the name and ID fields. After finishing, I found the description field empty and what I wrote is gone.


Answers:
author: Suren Raj
body: Hi, Amr Medhat.  

I able to replicate the issue on my test site.

With that in mind, I went ahead and created a new bug:

* <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-62548>

As a workaround, you may add the description from the Edit Space Details tab . We would strongly suggest you to add yourself as a watcher on the bug ticket to receive an email notification once a fix has been implemented and released to all Cloud instances.

For additional information on Atlassian's bug fix policy, Kindly visit the link below if you need further clarification.

* <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/Support/Atlassian+Bug+Fixing+Policy>\]

<br />

<br />

Kind Regard  
Suren Raj

comments: author: Amr Medhat
body: Thanks!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Approval of blog comments
Asked by Jessie:

Hi!

is there any possibility to include an approval workflow for blog comments before publishing?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: AhmadDanial
body: Hi, Jessie.

Comment moderation in Confluence was brought up a while ago and the team decided not to implement the feature as mentioned in the link below:

* [CONFSERVER-13202: Comments Approval Workflow](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-13202)

There was an add-on capable of doing this but it was discontinued since 2012. Can you share the use case that you have on your end before I go ahead and raise a new Suggestion to address your concern here? Thanks.


Tags: approver

blog

comment

confluence-server

server
Is there any way to display the week in the title of the meeting notes template?
Asked by Hugo Reuterberg:

Hi all,

As it stands i can make the @currentDate show up in the title of my meeting notes template when a new one is created

I was wondering if anyone had a clue of how to make the Current Week (the week the meeting notes template was used to create the page) in the title of that page for example it currently looks like this

**2018-09-05 Weekly Meeting notes**

using the @CurrentDate markup in the "page name when template is created" section

and i would like for it the look something like this

**Week 35 Meeting Notes**

I know there is support for getting the current week data because it is a basic macro that can be chosen in

insert macros \> other macros

but that one changes with the week you are looking at the page not the creation week

***Note: (this has to be done without the use of macros or other products from the atlassian marketplace)***

tl;dr   
Any way to add creation week date to the title of a newly created page


Answers:
author: Umar Ali
body: This is exactly what I am looking for as well.

Anything?


author: Tommy Grimmer
body: An answer would be great!


author: Martin Huber
body: Did you already find a suitable solution for this?
Note duplicate page titles
Asked by Bob Do:

Is it possible to get an indication when creating a page if there is already a page with the same page title in another space?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Bob,

Since Confluence doesn't allow you to create two pages with the same name (even across spaces), then it will give you an error should you try. It will say that there's already a page with that name.

There was a feature request to allow duplicate page names, but we will not be implementing it.

* [CONFSERVER-2524](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-2524)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Davin Studer
body: That's totally correct. You can have two pages with the same name in different spaces. The unique page name rule is only limited to pages within the same space.


author: Bob Do
body: I know that. I would like a hint if there are already sites in other spaces with the same name.


author: Shannon S
body: You're absolutely right, [@Davin Studer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781467), my apologies. I had thought the last time I tried this it wouldn't allow it, but I was wrong.

I've created a feature request for this below:

* [CONFSERVER-56392](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-56392)

I have made a note that it should be an optional setting, because I can foresee many users finding this to be an unwanted feature.

If you could do me a favor and please comment on that case why this would be useful for you and vote on it, it will help to get it seen by our development team for consideration.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: page

space
SSL Certificate from Certificate Authority
Asked by Bill Greer:

I am going to purchase a wildcard SSL Certificate from a trusted vendor that I can use with my Confluence instance and also some IIS subdomains on the same server. From the Confluence documentation that I have read the process starts with creating a local certificate and then generating a certificate signing request. My question is does it matter if I start this process in IIS or using the Java keytool? Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated.   

I want to be sure I can use the wildcard certificate with both IIS sites and the Confluence Apache site.


Answers:
author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: You should be able to sue your wildcard cert with both IIS sites and Confluence. Doesn't matter which one you do first.

Just make sure all the intermediate certs are also referenced when you do it for Confluence.


Tags: ssl
where to report bugs on https://hub.docker.com/r/atlassian/confluence-server/
Asked by ivo:

as latest upgrade of the container broke the setup. the buildnumber went backwards and had to be adjusted in the configfile and db... 6.11.0 to latest..


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Probably <https://support.atlassian.com/contact>


Tags: docker
Set page permission via macro
Asked by Maike Lorenz:

Hello,

is there a way to write a Confluence marco where I have some Checkoxes.

And if a Checkbox is selected a defined page permission will be set?

For example we have a protocol with 3 stages:

Draft, Review, Finished

Draft is only for the author, Review is for a defined group of people and Finished is for everyone.

I would be happy for any advices :)


Answers:
author: EPS Software Engineering AG
body: Hi Maike,

Another solution could be our Easy Document Signer. Your requirement can be solved perfectly. You can find it on the Marketplace. There is also a link to our example page.

Regards,  
Stephan (CEO of EPS Software Engineering, the vendor of the Easy Document Signer)


author: Shawn C
body: Hi Maike,

There are a few different [Approvals Apps](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence&query=approval) Available on the Atlassian Marketplace that could satisfy this requirement; I've seen many Customers use the Comala Workflow options in their instances.

-Shawn
[Confluence] Variable $owner or $mentions does not translate into @mention but in raw html
Asked by Henning Bree:

Hi all,

I played a lot around with the decision log lately and deleted the $owner and $mentions variable earlier. Now, I wanted to get it back into the template. Unfortunately the mention from the quick input form is translated into raw html:

![grafik.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/31421iC203DEB58C01199F/image-dimensions/561x293?v=v2 "grafik.png")

Is translated into:

![grafik.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/31422i48165453F104A8C2/image-dimensions/477x38?v=v2 "grafik.png")

The template looks straight forward/like the original:

![grafik.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/31423i8A65FA5D3AB85EF2/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "grafik.png")

I obviously tried to google, but I was already struggling with asking the right question. Maybe on that note, how do I customize the input form which pops up, when I create a new decision?

Thanks for your help,

Henning


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello Henning!  
What happened is that the variable $owner has been deleted from the template XML. You could reset the Decision template and the variable will be there again:

> 1- Go to the **affected Space**   
> 2- Click **Space Tools\>Content Tools\>Templates**   
> 3- Scroll down until you see the **Decision template**   
> 4- Click **Reset to Default**   
> 5- Check that the variable is **back there**

\*Before doing this remember to "backup" the changes you made to the template  

If you also need to create other templates and have variables in them, you can check this documentation:  
- **[Write an intermediate blueprint plugin](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/write-an-intermediate-blueprint-plugin/#Writeanintermediateblueprintplugin-Step1.Addavariableandsomeinstructionaltexttothetemplate)**   

Further, you may want to take a look at this Feature Request:  
- **[Allow for access to common variables in Blueprints templates](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-30567?_ga=2.13703679.975070952.1536067114-539280650.1531161958)**   

Let us know if this helps you out!

comments: author: Henning Bree
body: Thank you very much, Diego.

I "feared", that the reset is the only viable option but in this case also not a big drama.

Cheers,

Henning


Tags: mention

template

variable
new_wiki page restriction
Asked by srinivas:

hi i have new wiki page i need to restrict the page means i need to give only view permission for all users.


Answers:
author: srinivas
body: when i click on Restrictions i am getting pop up window with error message like below You are not allowed to change these restrictions. It is either due to edit restrictions on the page, or permissions settings for this space.


author: Yoga Reddy {Appfire}
body: Hi srinivas,

Yes, you can give view restrictions based on the groups. Please follow the below link to give the page restrictions.  

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-restrictions-139414.html>

Thanks

Yoga
Create confluence macro
Asked by arjunsudhas:

Creation was successful still cannot run the confluence server under the mentioned link.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Arjun,

We'd need a bit more information to know what the problem is. Are you seeing anything in your error logs? What link are you referring to?

Can you also expound a bit on what you're trying to do? Are you creating a User Macro to use in Confluence, or are you developing an add-on? If you're developing an add-on, please be advised that this forum is more for general usage questions regarding our products.

We have a separate forum for developing for our products, and that is [community.developer.atlassian.com](https://community.developer.atlassian.com). You might have better luck asking any development questions you might have there.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: arjunsudhas
body: Thankyou! I have posted my question in the devoloper forum


author: Shannon S
body: Arjun,

Great to hear! Hopefully you will get some response soon on that!

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-server

server
Jira / Confluence database compatibility
Asked by Antoine Berry:

Hi,

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question.

DBA team wants to upgrade our database server to MySQL 5.7.23.

I have checked compatibility for our Jira (7.8.0) and Confluence (6.8.0) instances, they are compatible with MySQL 5.7. Does this mean they are compatible with 5.7.23 as well ?

Thanks

Antoine


Answers:
author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: It usually means the minor versions are supported. So, 5.7.x should work.

I would still recommend doing some testing with your specific version.

comments: author: Antoine Berry
body: Hi Jobin, thanks for your answer.

Can you confirm that the process simply consists of :

* Shut down jira
* Upgrade to 5.7.23
* Start jira

Thanks


Tags: compatibility

database

jira-software
Custom HTML Macro formatting issues
Asked by EmadAfaqKhan:

I have a HTML code that is pasted in the HTML Macro. I am using custom js and css from my attachments. The issue is that it messes up the whole formatting of the confluence page. is there any way that I can restrict all the changes to just my html and not the confluence page.


Answers:
author: Bill Bailey
body: Wrap your content in classed div tag and update your CSS.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: [@EmadAfaqKhan](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1771525)

Try with "scoped" CSS, might be a solution

<https://css-tricks.com/saving-the-day-with-scoped-css/>

comments: author: EmadAfaqKhan
body: I am calling bootstrap link too with my custom css. Currently I have fixed some of the css issues but when i had to remove my html and body tags from custom html and just enclose everything in my div. The only issue now is that my spaces dropdown turned into a button and sends me to the spaces page rather than showing me a drop down


Tags: confluence-server

server
Cannot remove page restrictions and no page restrictions are listed
Asked by Licenses systems:

I moved our Confluence space exports to another Confluence insance. New Confluence instance runs on Linux ans is 6.6.0 and older one ran on Windows and is 6.1.2. After importing, some pages show restrictions and users without admin permissions cannot access them. Space settings do not show any restrictions in place and on the page clicking on the red lock doesnt display any restrictions either. If then close it, it show normal gray lock as in no restrictions. But refreshing the page returns the red lock and restrictions are still in place.

Also I tried adding restrictions onto page, saving and then removing them and saving again. No luck.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi there,

Can you try [rebuilding the ancestor table](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/rebuilding-the-ancestor-table-153948.html) and let us know if that helps?

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Licenses systems
body: Thank you, this solved problems.


author: Shannon S
body: Glad to hear!

Take care and have a pleasant rest of your week.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-server

server
Changing stylesheet of specific confluence page
Asked by Allen Chun:

I saw that there's a documentation on styling the look and feel of a certain space.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customizing-color-schemes-135906.html>

But what I would like is to change the stylesheet of a specific page. How can I achieve this in confluence?

Thanks in advance


Answers:
author: Yoga Reddy {Appfire}
body: Hi [Allen Chun](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1183157)  

You can add the html macro to the page and then you can put in some CSS only for that page. Ensure to have the HTML macro turned on.

Thanks

yoga


author: Bill Bailey
body: Actually, I would place the CSS in a user macro. Then it can be used on any page, but if you change your mind about how the CSS should look, just updating the user macro would be reflected on all pages with that macro.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Can I import from html
Asked by Craig Watson:

I have some pages saved on my PC that orginally came from Confluence and I would like to import them into my new Confluence section.

How do I do that?


Answers:
author: Suren Raj
body: Hi, Craig.  

Based on the title, we understand you have the page in HTML format.  

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to import HTML files. What I can also suggest will be to have a look at the [Confluence Command Line Interface (CLI) macro](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli?hosting=cloud&tab=overview). You can install a free trial for Cloud and try to load the files that you have.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How Do you Edit the Built-In Styles within Convergence?
Asked by Brian Whitburn:

The default formatting for the online version of Convergence seems limiting. What's the easiest way to change the styles/fonts, etc.?


Answers:
author: Lava Kumar Dukanam _Appfire_
body: Hi [@Brian Whitburn](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1917046),

Assuming you meant Confluence for Convergence.

Editing styles in Confluence cloud is a restricted function.

You can check this for the list of things you can't do on Confluence Cloud.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/restricted-functions-in-confluence-cloud-734070955.html>

As a workaround, you may try using css macro.

Thanks,

Lava


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Confluence Server as a service: How to access backup and other files
Asked by Joel Ponce:

Hello,  

We hosted our trial version Confluence on our own Linux server (EC2 instance) following these instructions: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/installing-a-confluence-trial-838416249.html>

Because it was installed through an executable bin file, my understanding is I don't have access to the files inside this directory. That is, I can't access the server.xml file or the backups directory, etc. As we're preparing to move to a production environment, how can I ensure I don't lose the configuration settings we changed during the trial?

*\*Edit: We're now on a paid instance of Confluence Server and our System Information settings says this is the path it's referencing in different path variables:*

```
/home/ec2-user/atlassian-confluence-6.10.1-x64.bin.10626.dir/
```


Answers:
author: Joel Ponce
body: I was silly and was looking in the wrong directory... When Confluence is installed, the default directory is at opt/atlassian/confluence.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How may I return JIRA issues in Confluence search?
Asked by Ryan D:

Setting up a Knowledge Base System using Confluence so that multiple departments within the company have one starting point for information, and the information silos can be undone. One group lives in JIRA, and rather than asking them to duplicate anything, I want to be able to utilize the search feature within the KB on Confluence such that it not only returns results housed within Confluence, but also returns relevant JIRA issues. How can this be accomplished? Thank you.


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: The search for Jira and Confluence only search their respective applications. However you can view Jira issues in Confluence using the Jira macro.

comments: author: Thomas G?ttler
body: We show Jira issues in confluence. This works. But up to now they are not part of the search result. Is there no way to query both tools with one search form?


author: Alexander Gropp
body: The only way I know is to use the confluence search in the header. There you can select the application (Jira, Confluence).


author: Kris G _Alacriz_
body: Hi [@Ryan D](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1916872) -

You need to use the macro Jira Issue/Filter in Confluence page to retrieve a set of rows based on the filter criteria. Hope that helps.

best,  
Kris

comments: author: Thomas G?ttler
body: I know that you can insert a Jira-search-result into a confluence page.

But data from this Jira-search-result is not indexed. Items from this search-result are not found by the search in confluence.

But maybe I am missing something.

It would be very nice, if this would work!


Tags: confluence-server

jira

search

server
Embedding Confluence Space in own website
Asked by Theo Derks:

Hi,

is it possible to integrate a Confluence Space into our website?  

For example when users enter support.iRidiumMobile.nl, the Confluence Space is opened?

Do we need external plugins for it, or is it possible 'out of the box'?  

Thanks!

Theo Derks

iRidiumMobile.nl

The Netherlands


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: This isn't currently possible - I suggest you vote/comment on this improvement request:

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CLOUD-6999>

The best you can do right now is a re-direct - so people type in support.iRidiumMobile.nl and the page redirects the browser to to iRidiumMobile.atlassian.net (or what ever your Confluence Cloud instance is).

comments: author: Theo Derks
body: Hi James,

Thanks for the fast answer; we will try your solution (and vote for the RFC)

Theo


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud