youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Is there a date for sunsetting the 'OLD' Blank page macro?
Asked by Liz Collins Leon:

When you go to create a new page, Atlassian displays two macros (old and new). The wording in the description says that old is "going away soon", but does not say when.

My main concern is when 'old' Blank Page goes away, will I lose my ability to edit the old pages I have already made?

I have dug through what I could find in the help documentation, but could not find anything about 'Blank Page' macros.

![Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.36.00 PM.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86228iDC3299DF853F4E6F/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.36.00 PM.png")


Answers:
author: David at David Simpson Apps
body: These aren't macros, they are page blueprints, but no worries.

When the "Blank page (old)" goes away, you will still be able to edit existing pages in the old editor, but won't be able to create any new ones.

On my Confluence Cloud instance, the "Blank page (old)" has already gone.

I'd imagine that the old editor will stay around for a while, because the old pages were not automatically migrated to the new format.

If you wish to continue creating pages in the old format with the old editor, you will have to copy an existing page that uses the old editor and work from there ?


Tags: cloud

macro

page
External collaboration Confluence Cloud Premium
Asked by Cl?ment Causse:

Hello,

When the External collaboration on Confluence Cloud Premium will be available? I found "later this year" but is there a specific release date?

What are the features compare to the External Share for Confluence Add-ons?

Thanks much in advance,

Cl?ment Causse.


Answers:
author: Prateek Dwivedi
body: Any guidance here?


author: Corne van Dijk
body: In a recent webinar it was announced for Spring 2021 for Confluence Premium.

However, I've found so far that communication from Atlassian on release dates is very unreliable so Spring could still be an elastic timeline...


author: Alireza Golchini
body: Im also interested in a more specific release date.

Thanks !


author: Arjan
body: Any news from Atlassian regarding the 'external collaboration' feature to be released soon?

* Will it also be available on premise?
* When?
* How will the external users count against the users limit?


author: Joel
body: same here!!


author: Elle E. Benami
body: I'm wondering about this too


Tags: cloud

premium
Content By Label macro is not able to filter by Parent page or by Ancestor page
Asked by Jon_Hanson:

![No Parent Filter.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86193i23E5E967136B3C2A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "No Parent Filter.png")![Filter Added.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86194iED446057AF9E7C05/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Filter Added.png")![Page Hierarchy.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86195iC86F71F87CDA34FD/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Page Hierarchy.png")

The filters in the Content by Label macro are not working for our instance of Confluence. When adding this macro to a test page in my personal space, I am trying to filter the labels to display by a specific parent page within my space, or by an ancestor page and both give me no files with the specified labels. See attachments for more info. Is this a known bug, or is there a way we can troubleshoot this issue?


Answers:
author: JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_
body: Hi,

I can confirm the behavior you describe: When filtering on a parent page attachments with a matching label are not shown in the result. Pages are displayed.

This might be a bug. You can try filing a bug with Atlassian Support.

Best

JP


Tags: confluence-server

server
few questions on Confluence application
Asked by Naga_Arya:

question 1) how many users can edit a confluence page (with inline comments) at the same time? how do we know this or how can i find this out?

question 2) say if there are 10 people editing the same confluence page at different sections of the page or even better, the same section, will the comments get overrided? or is there a way user 1 knows that user 2 is also making changes to the same section? and so on and so forth for the remaining 8 users?

question 3) say there is a huge confluence page with lots of inline comments made. how does a user know which comments have been addressed and which ones are not? and is there a way to change the status on them?

question 4) is there a way to mass upload or print all the in-line comments to a word doc or to an excel sheet or just print them through a printer?


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi Naga,

You will find most of the questions answered in this KB article: [https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/collaborative-editing-858771779.html#:\~:text=When%20collaborative%20editing%20is%20turned,and%20changes%20made%20by%20others](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/collaborative-editing-858771779.html#:~:text=When%20collaborative%20editing%20is%20turned,and%20changes%20made%20by%20others).

Regards


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Sort column in table by date in Confluence Wiki page
Asked by laura.krafka:

I have a confluence page with running commitments of tasks/stories between the business and our dev team and have a column that is commitment date. I am using the date field in the cells (//) but need to know how to sort the column by the field. Clicking on the arrow within the heading is not putting it completely into date order. Any help or suggestions appreciated.


Answers:
author: ka_yuu
body: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/tables-136463.html?_ga=2.178503207.2030158765.1590768540-563339613.1590768540>


author: Sireesha Dugginapeddi [Appfire]
body: Hi [@laura.krafka](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3729647)

You should be able to sort the table with what you are doing now - using date field in table cells in (//) format. You mentioned clicking on the arrow within the heading is not putting it completely into date order. Do you mean you see the table sorted to some extent? Can you look into which columns specifically are not following the sort?

Here are other possibilities for it to work as expected:

* Try using the *Insert date* option from the *Insert more content*menu from the toolbar into your table cells and then try sorting.
* You can also use apps like [Advanced Tables for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/197/advanced-tables-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) to sort table by a specific column automatically.

I am assuming by sorting you meant after the publishing the page. If you meant sorting the table while editing, it is not possible natively in Confluence. Here is the relevant [ticket](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-29816).

Thanks

Sireesha


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Using automation to build a confluence page
Asked by Edmond Melkomian:

I am trying to figure out how I can use automation to build a confluence page. Let's say I have a number of Jira stories, is there a way I can use the latest update to build the confluence shared space?

Any ideas on how I can start?


Answers:
author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: Hi [@Edmond Melkomian](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3255367)

Jira now support a "Create Confluence Page" action. Read more here:

<https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/use-jira-automation-with-confluence/>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to identify a Space administrator
Asked by Sabarish Purushothaman:

How do I get an access to edit a confluence page by contacting Space Administrator?


Answers:
author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Sabarish,

Your question isn't clear, however, if i can deduce from your statement, the space admin should be able to give you permission to edit pages. Do you know who the space admin is?

Victor

comments: author: Sabarish Purushothaman
body: Hi Victor,

Thanks for your reply, I found someone who can get me access.

Sabarish
Confluence crashing when trying to edit page
Asked by Patrick Suen:

**I get this error message:** Our team has been notified. If the problem persists, please contact [Atlassian Support](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/#/) and be sure to give them this code: **cm9grs** .


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Patrick,

Welcome to Atlassian Community! It's nice to meet you. I have a few questions about the situation.

1. When does this message occur exactly? The moment you click the pencil icon? If you click the 'E' shortcut instead, are you able to edit the page?
2. If you were to copy the page, are you able to edit the copy?
3. If you are able to revert the page to an earlier version, do you still have the problem?
4. Are other Confluence users experiencing the same issue? Are you able to replicate it from multiple workstations? What about if you clear your browser cache and use Incognito Mode?

Unfortunately, even though the error gives you a specific code, I believe it changes each time. I believe it's probably meant to be used against the Cloud logs. If we're not able to solve this via Community, I would recommend that you have your site admin raise a ticket with the [Cloud Support team](https://support.atlassian.com/contact) so we can have a look at the logs and attempt to replicate it on our end.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
confluence not recognizing password.
Asked by Ashok_Bohra:

Every day I have to set a new password for confleunce. I have the habit of shutting down the system at end of day.

Everytime I try to open the company confluence page. Password for my user id is not accepted and get message "Something went wrong. " Use the password reset to get a link on my email for resetting the password.

New password works but next day same issue and again i have to ask for a new password.

I have been doing this for past 1 week.


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@Ashok_Bohra](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3756527) !

The behavior you described is quite strange. I am unable to replicate your issue. We can start by checking some things:
> 1. *Is there another user who faces the same issue?*
> 2. *Are you able to try and login your user while using another computer (not the one where you identified the behavior)?*
> 3. *If the behavior is present even if you use another browser.*
> 4. *Is there any kind of firewall or proxy working within your organization?*

Also, could you share some screenshots of the error with us? Just be careful not to disclose any personal information in those screenshots, such as password and username.

Let us hear from you!


Tags: confluence-cloud
Hide issue link from the view display
Asked by LiorHadar:

I want the ability to hide issue link options from my space view. (Page)

I need the customers should only be able to see the data without a link (edit missions)

Thanks

![Capture.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86165i702749EF28B97506/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.PNG")


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi [@LiorHadar](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3684919),

Welcome to Atlassian Community. It's nice to have you!

From what I understand, you want to hide the total number of issues returned in the macro. Is that right?

You also mentioned that you want your customers to only see the data without links. Can you let me know what you mean by that exactly?

If you want to display content from Jira in Confluence, it has to be done through the [Jira Issues Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/jira-issues-macro-724765217.html), and it's not possible to customize it beyond what is available on that page.

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Shannon

comments: author: LiorHadar
body: Hi Shannon,

I want my customers to only can see the data without links. (total **3 issues**link)

You can help me.. Thanks


author: Shannon S
body: Hello,

Thank you for confirming. At the moment, this is not possible with the Jira issues macro. You might want to have a look at [Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/), as there could be some add-ons that might help with this.

There are a few feature requests we have at the moment that might also be of interest to you:

* [CONFCLOUD-36799](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-36799) *Improve JIRA Issues Macro Formatting Options*
* [CONFCLOUD-32917](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-32917) *JIRA Issues Macro default column configuration*
* [CONFCLOUD-66146](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-66146) *Allow a read-only version of Jira Issues Macro*

If there are any that you'd like to see, please vote on them. You'll be informed via email of any future changes or progress.

I hope this helps, but do let me know if you have any questions about it.

Regards,

Shannon


author: LiorHadar
body: Thanks


Tags: cloud
Pasting an image, the bullet is on the bottom side ,is it possible to config it to be upper side?
Asked by ofer rozenberg:

![Untitled.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86151i44FDF9185341604F/image-dimensions/365x167?v=v2 "Untitled.png")

When pasting an image, the bullet is on the bottom side of the image

is it possible to move it to upper side?


Answers:
author: hkasden
body: Hi [@ofer rozenberg](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/783919) ,

After you paste your image to the bullet point, place your cursor before the image and hit **Shift** +**Enter** on your keyboard. It'll move the bullet to the top of the image, plus you'll be able to add a makeshift top caption to your image.

I hope this helps!

Best,

Hayley

comments: author: Jasen Hall
body: This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!


author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@ofer rozenberg](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/783919)

First of all thank you for the printscreen. This helps a lot.

I don't think this is possible.

I would suggest you to not use a bullet point for pictures. Set the curser between the picture and the bullet point and press "backspace".

Regards,

Dominic


Tags: confluence-server

server
Need 5 Columns in Page layout
Asked by PRASANNA KUMAR REDDY MARUTHI:

Hello,

I need 5 columns in a page layout as of now it gives me only 3.

How do i get it?


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Section macro + 5 Column macros should work.

comments: author: PRASANNA KUMAR REDDY MARUTHI
body: Can you let me know the steps?


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Here are screenshots of the page editor and page view with one Section macro and five Column macros:

![2020-03-11_15h56_12.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86163iAF2B302A579EFEE6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2020-03-11_15h56_12.png")![2020-03-11_15h56_40.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/86164i2FD2A926729B22FA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2020-03-11_15h56_40.png")


author: PRASANNA KUMAR REDDY MARUTHI
body: Thank you.

However not able to add graph (Easy BI) into the Colummn


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: What does happen in this case? Are you on Confluence Cloud?


author: David at David Simpson Apps
body: Is that even possible on Confluence Cloud any more?

I don't think that nested macros are currently not supported in the new editor [(](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-68323)[CONFCLOUD-68323](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-68323)[)](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-68323)


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Yes, it is not possible on Cloud anymore. But there is a workaround: copy an old page created with the old editor and use it as a template to nest bodied macros.


author: David at David Simpson Apps
body: Sneaky.


author: David at David Simpson Apps
body: Yes, 3 is the max. Any more could get messy, particularly when you try viewing it on the mobile app.

If you insist on 5 columns, then it sounds like you need to cheat and use a table for that.

comments: author: PRASANNA KUMAR REDDY MARUTHI
body: I tried with Insert Macro --\> Section. Its not helping.

Table doesnt help for my requirement.
How do I create a parent page? (I don't want a child page)
Asked by Kingsley Suen:

Hi,  

Every single page I've created is a child page, how do I create a parent page?  
Right now, my pages are in a wrong parent, and the parent page that I need is not there yet and I'd like to create a parent page.  

And this article couldn't resolve my issue: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-Add-a-Parent-Page-to-the-side-Page-Tree/qaq-p/127586>  

Thanks.


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Kingsley Suen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3805448)

Thanks for reaching out to the community. I would like to know your hosting type. Are you on server or on cloud? I think, my answer will cover both.

When you create a page, the page is **always** a child. If it's the first page from a space, then it's the child page of the homepage.

You described, that you have a wrong page tree now, because all pages are in the wrong spot. So you can easily change the order of your pages.

1. Go to the space and choose **Space tools** \> **Reorder pages** from the bottom of the sidebar
2. Expand the branches to locate the page you want to move
3. Drag the page to a new position in the tree

Or you could move your pages. Here is a [documentation for moving pages](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/move-and-reorder-pages-146407727.html).

You want to create a parent page. So you have to create a child page and reorder your pages.

Let's say your tree looks like:

* Homepage
  * Page A
    * Page C
      * Page D
        * Page E

Now you want to create a parent page for Page C. Go to Page A and create a Child Page:

* Homepage
  * Page A
    * Page C
      * Page D
        * Page E
  * Page B

Now follow the instructions above and reorder the pages. Drag **Page C** into **Page B**

I hope I could helped you. Please let me know if it worked.

Regards, Dominic
operation too slow, unable to log in to confluence
Asked by Ayodeji_Adedeji:

You're almost there {#toc-hId--1357299434}
------------------------------------------

It looks like our database is taking a little longer than usual to sync up. Wait a few moments then try again.

If you continue to see this error, raise a [support request](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/)


Answers:
author: Christopher Denton
body: I've just had a user report this exact issue.

Please could Atlassian publish some guidance as to what is going on?

comments: author: Shannon S
body: Hi Christopher,

A performance issue such as this usually doesn't have one specific cause. We'd really need to have a look at your site logs in order to know what is causing this problem for you and your users.

Could you please have your site admin raise a ticket with [Cloud Support](http://support.atlassian.com/contact) so we review your logs?

Thank you, and take care,

Shannon


author: mohammed
body: same problem here ,

any updates?

comments: author: Shannon S
body: Hi [@mohammed](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3852493),

We'll need to get a look at your site's logs in order to be able to see what the problem is. Could you have your site admin get in touch with us so we can have a look at that?

Thank you!

Shannon


author: Shannon S
body: Hello [@Ayodeji_Adedeji](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3805389),

Welcome to Atlassian Community; it's nice to meet you!

A few other users have reported something similar, but it appears we're still looking into those cases at this time.

The best thing to do here would be to have your site admin raise a ticket with the [Cloud Support team](https://support.atlassian.com/contact). That way, we can look at your site logs and request access to your site in order to troubleshoot.

Let me know if they have any trouble raising that ticket.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Excerpt Include Macro not working properly?
Asked by Marco Bohmbach:

I just created an excerpt on a page (new editor) and wanted to include it on a page (new editor). While doing so I noticed that "Remove Surrounding Panel" does not work.

Then I wanted to include an excerpt from a page (old editor) on a page (new editor), which unfortunately did not work at all. In the preview the picture was shown to me but it didn't work on the page.

Are these known errors?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Marco,

Thank you for reporting this.

I've seen this behavior myself, and it's been reported as the following bug:

* [CONFCLOUD-68395](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-68395) *"Remove Surrounding Panel" option from Excerpt Include macro doesn't work*

It's on our long-term backlog for the new editor. If you no longer have the legacy editor, you can contact [our Cloud Support team](https://support.atlassian.com/contact) and see about getting it re-enabled on your site, so you don't lose this feature until it's been fixed.

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Sanjay Srikonda
body: This was reported in MARCH 12, 2020, it's almost a YEAR later and this is STILL broken??

I am trying to use the excerpt include macro and turn off the Remove Surrounding Panel option and guess what, it doesn't work. Doesn't work at all. I'm using the new editor, never had the old editor. I'm on the hosted version of Confluence and this is BROKEN, BROKEN, BROKEN.

Is this ever going to be fixed?


author: Robert Hedrick
body: If you can find an excerpt-include that's working somewhere, you can copy-paste it where you want a new one. Then, edit the excerpt-include, placing the page with the excerpt in it you want into the "Page Containing the Excerpt \*" field. Worked for me.

I agree that this is an unreasonable workaround and the issue should be fixed.


author: Sholto Macpherson
body: Thanks for the workaround Robert.


Tags: confluence-cloud

excerpt

macro
What macro supports single sourcing of content?
Asked by Oren Iny:

I'd like to place a paragraph from page A into page B and set it up so that when the paragraph in page is revised it's automatically reflected in what I put in page B.


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hey [@Oren Iny](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3805196)

That is pretty simple. The macro is called [Excerpt Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/excerpt-macro-148062.html). In page A, you can use this macro and set some text. In page B, you have to use the [Excerpt Include Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/excerpt-include-macro-148067.html).

Be aware, the excerpt macro can only be used once per page.

Regards,

Dominic


author: Matt Reiner [K15t]
body: You can also do some pretty powerful single sourcing by building an entire space of reusable content and using the [Include Page Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/include-page-macro-139514.html).

<https://www.k15t.com/rock-the-docs/content-reuse>


Tags: include