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Page layout
Asked by Maria Martinho:

Where can we set the full-width toggle in the template?

Is it possible to disable this new page format?

The old format was much more user-friendly and the end results much prettier.

Thank you.


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Maria Martinho](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2056824)

Look at this post, maybe can help you

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Change-New-fixed-width-page-to-Full/qaq-p/1000805>

Cheers


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

format
Unable to reuse an existing variable in a template
Asked by Bill Stephens:

I have created user-defined templates on Confluence Cloud in the past. In these templates, I often created a new text variable and reused it via "$variableName" in later text to auto-populate the user-supplied value. This no longer works.

Typing "$" does not work on the new editor and I don't see a keystroke that will enable this feature either.

Using

*

  ### Confluence 1000.0.0-11e909e1050d {#toc-hId-1138899279}

* Chrome: Version 79.0.3945.88 (Official Build) (64-bit)

According to this page for [Confluence Cloud](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/blueprints-and-user-created-templates-724764985.html)

"Type **$** and the variable name, then press **Enter** to add a new variable or to select an existing variable from a list of suggestions. The suggestions dialog shows variables already defined in this template."


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Bill,

Thank you for reporting this to us.

This case has been logged as the following bug:

* [CONFCLOUD-68872](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-68872) *Typing $ to create or list template variables does not work*

At this time, there is no known workaround in the new editor. If you need to be able to use the legacy editor and don't have the option, I recommend you contact [the Cloud Support team](http://support.atlassian.com/contact) and they can help you with that.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Josh Kaiser
body: It's been nearly a year. Is this functionality still broken?


author: Chris Beswick
body: Yes it appears so

Apparently you can reuse the variable by inserting a new variable using the same type and name


author: carl
body: I can't use **$** variable, but I can just create a new variable with the same name (or copy and paste in the editor).   

It doesn't work for me in useful places like in URLs or in code snippets, so I'm stuck.


Tags: confluence-cloud
Send e-mail to users defined in Page Properties
Asked by KMTek:

Hi!

In a workflow, is there a way to send an e-mail to users mentioned in a table inside a Page Properties macro?

We've tried to do it directly in the send-email macro via the user parameter but with no luck... and looked a bit around the web but no luck either.

As an example imagine the following:

In the Page Properties macro:

\| Director \| [@KMTek](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/632605) \|

In the workflow markup:

```
{trigger}
?? {send-email:user=@Director@|subject=@pagetitle@ pending for approval|mimetype=text/html}

?? Dear @Director@,

?  @user@ is requesting your approval for the page @page@. Could you please take a look


?? Kind regards,

?? The KM team

?? {send-email}
{trigger}
```

If the *Director* parameter is replaced by the username it works fine. We've also tried using *address* instead of *user* in the *send-email* macro but it also doesn't send any mail.

If someone sees what can be wrong could you please let us know? This would be a cool feature to deliver to our client.

We are using Comala Workflows 4.18.2 and Confluence 6.4.2.

Thanks.


Answers:
author: KMTek
body: Dears, please disregard the message above. For some reason, without changing the code for the send-email macro it started working, therefore it's fixed.

Thank you.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How to automate a release report showing all different versions in Confluence?
Asked by luca.bisoni:

My backlog page in Jira shows all different versions with the assigned issues. Can I have this in Confluence with the ability to write a comment on each version?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Luca,

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

From my understanding, you want to have a page in Confluence that lists your release versions in Jira. You want to be able to add notes for each version. Is that right?

The current Jira and Confluence integration allows you to build reports in Confluence from Jira, display issues using the Jira Issues Macro, or using a Jira report template, as outlined below:

* [Jira Report Template](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/jira-report-template-937893660.html)

However, it sounds like you want to be able to add a comment in Confluence and have that show up in Jira. Is that right? Would you expect it to add the comment to the backlog page in Jira?

This is a bit tricky, as there's not currently an integration between Confluence and Jira like that. Bob Swift mentions one example using an add-on called Advanced Tables in the question below:

* [Solved: Adding Versions info to a Confluence page](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Questions-for-Confluence/Adding-Versions-info-to-a-Confluence-page/qaq-p/10988)

If the suggestion above doesn't help, I would recommend reviewing the other add-ons available at [Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/), since there might be a 3rd party add-on available that could help you with that.

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Shannon

comments: author: luca.bisoni
body: Brilliant, thanks Shannon.

Luca


author: Shannon S
body: You're welcome, Luca. Hopefully it can help!

Take care,

Shannon


Tags: atl-adm

jira

jira-software
Can we link a space through the page tree?
Asked by Ojash_Panchumarthi:

Can a space be linked to a child/parent page under 'Page Tree'?

I am trying to find a way to link a child/parent page to another space. When someone clicks on the child/parent page, I want them to be taken to another space rather than opening up the page and displaying a link to the new space.

I'd like to link the child/parent page ++***directly***++ under 'Page Tree' to the new space.

Help!


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Ojash_Panchumarthi](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3763654)

You can create space shortcuts.

If you are on confluence cloud, you can add this on the sidebar:

![sidebar_confluence_cloud.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/83361i9C3D14CB5A692330/image-dimensions/249x264?v=v2 "sidebar_confluence_cloud.png")

If you are using confluence server, you can also add a space shortcut similar.

Check this out for confluence server: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/the-space-sidebar-777010845.html>

As long as I can remember, you can do this only when you are an administrator.

Regards, Dominic


author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Ojash,

I do not see how you can do that, however, you can make use of the [Excerpt Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/excerpt-macro-148062.html "excerpt macro") and [Excerpt Include Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Excerpt+Include+Macro).

Victor

comments: author: Trevor Gettelman
body: For me, the page I would like to take the user to doesn't have any info on it. It's just the parent to the useful pages below. Using "Excerpt..." won't work in my case.

I understand how Space shortcut could work, but it is not in the natural order of the space and will likely be missed.

There may not be an answer. Any other suggestions?


author: Andre Henriques
body: I think Trevor has the right idea. In addition to doing this, I also like to:

* add a "-Link" to the new page name
* add a source url above the excerpt/include

I find it helpful to let the user obviously know the page is a link and allow them to quickly jump to the source (without needing to edit the page) if they want to take any source action; such as leaving inline comments on the page content.


Tags: new-to-confluence
Why the panel macro has disappeared
Asked by PLA:

Can you tell me why the macro panel disappeared from the last version ?  
and how to replace it ?

Thanks


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@PLA](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1876526)

The panel macro was removed from the new editor.

Here some links:

* The JIRA Issue to vote for [this feature](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-67825)
* The [announcment](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/we-re-cleaning-up-our-macros-946028471.html) of removing some macros.

Regards, Dominic

comments: author: PLA
body: Thanks Dominic, i'm just sad and furious, i use a lot the panel macro for my page design :-(


author: Jeanette Stanford
body: See this post:<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Where-did-the-Panel-Macro-go/qaq-p/1195370>

comments: author: PLA
body: Thanks for your reply and sorry for the response time i was a little busy.


author: Nathan Waters - AppsPlus
body: Hi all

I've built a fully (and I mean fully) customizable panel macro replacement: [Panel Macro+ for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1223394/panel-macro-for-confluence)

I'm a solo developer so if there's any missing features you'd like to see, shoot me an email and I can probably implement them within a week: support@appsplus.co


Tags: confluence-cloud
Is it possible to change the screen for creating a ticket from Confluence ?
Asked by Admin-si:

![DEMANDESUPP-CHANGEMENTECRAN.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/83301i5F55847A914F5424/image-dimensions/298x220?v=v2 "DEMANDESUPP-CHANGEMENTECRAN.PNG")

In fact, we can create a ticket from Confluence to Jira Service Desk.

I ask this question cause we can only integrate summary and description on this ticket and it could be better if we can add other fields like the due date or priority for example.

That would save us a lot of time if this is possible.

Cordially,

SOGEDI.


Answers:
author: Jack Brickey
body: This is not possible. The functionality is limited to the two fields unfortunately. There is a suggestion her you may wish to watch/vote. [CONFCLOUD-31867](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-31867)

comments: author: Admin-si
body: Thank you for your reactivity.


Tags: jira-service-desk

jira-service-desk-server

server
What is the best way to restrict external users in Confluence within the global permissions ?
Asked by Bongani Hermans:

We can't access the global permissions - page loads and no results are shown and we end up getting a run-time error.

We using the AWS instance of confluence - kindly please advise on the best way to access the global permissions so we can restrict users.


Answers:
author: Petter Gon?alves
body: Hello [@Bongani Hermans](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3095749)

Thank you for reaching out.

Per your description, I understand you are not being able to access the Global Permissions section in Confluence due to a run-time error. can you please provide us the log details containing the details of the error? You can follow the documentation below to get this information:

[Working with Confluence Logs](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/working-with-confluence-logs-108364721.html)

Additionally, you must be able to access the global permissions as long as you're logged as a **Confluence administrator** , and you can edit it by following the instructions in this [documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/global-permissions-overview-138709.html#GlobalPermissionsOverview-Grantglobalpermissions):
> 1. Go to ![](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/files/747833194/747833195/2/1517274813281/cog.png) \> **General Configuration** \> **Global Permissions**
> 2. Choose **Edit Permissions**.
> 3. Do one of the following:
>    1. Enter a group name in the **Grant browse permissions** field in the **Group** section
>    2. Enter a username in the **Grant browse permissions** field in the **Individual Users** section
> 4. Choose **Add**.
> 5. The user or group will appear in the list. Select the permissions you want to grant.
> 6. Choose **Save all**.

Let us know if you have any questions.

comments: author: Bongani Hermans
body: Hi [@Petter Gon?alves](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/195424) ,

May I send you the logs via email as I am unable to attach it here.

Regards

Bongani


author: Petter Gon?alves
body: Hello Bongani,

Thank you for your answer.

Can you copy the text of the log file with the error displayed at the time that you reproduced the error in this Community question, making sure you hide any confidential information you have in the log?

I ask you to follow this way in order to allow our troubleshooting to help other customers facing the same error as you in Community.

Additional to that, can you check if the Javascript console of your browser is returning any errors when you try to access the Global Permissions?


author: Bongani Hermans
body: Hi [@Petter Gon?alves](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/195424) ,

Thanks for response - will log a ticket with atlassian support as I can't share our logs within this platform.

Regards

Bongani


Tags: jira-software-server

server
Custom table width
Asked by Dawid Nawrot:

I would like to be able to set the width of a table. In V1 editing experience it was nicely achieved. Allowed me to create tables used for legends. So that there are only two columns and the second column is small with different cell background.

It seems like in V2 I am forced to always keep the table at 100%?


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads
body: Hey Dawid, welcome to the Community!

The new editor supports table widths in three different sizes:

* Standard
* Wide
* Full width

Given that you might put a legend next to other content, I'd suggest using the **Page Layout** to create a two-column setup. You can put the legend in the column and it should flex to the size of the column. The sections also can be resized standard/wide/full width. Here's an example of a table in a standard sized section:

![Edit_-_New_Editor_page_-_Daniel_Eads_-_Confluence.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84218iCCDC371A8817A0F4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Edit_-_New_Editor_page_-_Daniel_Eads_-_Confluence.png")

Cheers,  
Daniel


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
"space name" column in the Task Report macro
Asked by Simon Nimf?hr:

i want to have a column in the task report makro which shows me the space name of the space where i can find the task. I know, that the task report shows me the page titel of the page with the task but i need also the space name.

Does this possibility exist?


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Simon Nimf?hr](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1167222)

The [Task Report macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/task-report-macro-590260009.html) doesn't have this possibility.

Waht you could do as a confluence server user, write your own [user macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/writing-user-macros-4485.html). This needs some programming skills.

Regards, Dominic


author: Simon Nimf?hr
body: Hi Dominic,

thanks for your answer.

Cheers, Simon


Tags: confluence-server

server
Finding all pages with a specific Status Excerpt
Asked by hitesh.rawal:

Hi

I am trying to create a Confluence page that finds all child pages under a parent containing a specific Status. So for example, I have a parent page and a number of child pages under this. These pages all have an Excerpt containing a Status macro. I want to create an new page under the parent that shows only those pages that have a specific status e.g. "IN PROGRESS".

Structure :

Parent Page

- Child Page 1 - contains Excerpt with Status Macro (Status set to IN PROGRESS)

- Child Page 2 - contains Excerpt with Status Macro (Status set to COMPLETE)

- Child Page 3 - contains Excerpt with Status Macro (Status set to IN PROGRESS)

- Child Page 4 - contains Excerpt with Status Macro (Status set to IN TEST)

- Child "IN PROGRESS" Page - showing all pages below the Parent Page (hyperlinked page title will suffice) where the Status = "IN PROGRESS". This should show Child Page 1 and Child Page 3 only.

Is there a Macro available for this and how would I need to configure it?

Regards


Answers:
author: James Conway
body: [@hitesh.rawal](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3763252)

Have you tried to use Page Properties and the Page Properties Report Macro?

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-properties-macro-184550024.html>

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-properties-report-macro-186089616.html>


author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@hitesh.rawal](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3763252)

The only way I could think of to achieve this would be the "[Content by Label](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/content-by-label-macro-145566.html)" macro. You have to label the pages with the status. Like this:

* Child Page 1 - label with "in_progress" (Status set to IN PROGRESS)
* Child Page 2 - label with "complete" (Status set to COMPLETE)
* Child Page 3 - label with "in_progress" (Status set to IN PROGRESS)
* Child Page 4 - label with "in_test" (Status set to IN TEST)

The advantage of this is, that you can change the state without edit the page, just change the label :)

Regards, Dominic


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How can I ensure that images can be uploaded successfuly & can be viewed later?
Asked by Arpita Banerjee:

In the new Confluence image feature, I keep getting issues where the picture fails the upload. This issue is erratic though.

![2020-02-17_12-00-confluenceIssue.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/83293i5410044C1E72ED43/image-dimensions/519x385?v=v2 "2020-02-17_12-00-confluenceIssue.png")

Once an image is successfully uploaded, sometimes the images do not show as expected.

![2020-02-17_12-01-35C_Issues.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/83294iC1CA520DAB8ED5C2/image-dimensions/610x309?v=v2 "2020-02-17_12-01-35C_Issues.png")


Answers:
author: Dinko_Topic
body: What would be a solution to this? At the moment, we have articles which have this precise problem in Confluence, and since today we can't upload images at all, we only get a message "Error connecting to server".


author: Daniel Eads
body: Hi Arpita,

Thanks for noting this. It's not expected for attachments to give you that preview icon and not load. We'll need to collect some more information from your environment, so I've created a case in our support system on your behalf. You should receive an email soon asking for more information and requesting access to your cloud site.

Cheers,  
Daniel \| Atlassian Support

comments: author: Clay Sheaff
body: I find this happens with JIRA quite often, and to be honest, it is extremely frustrating. I often find that I have to reload the page and then try to reattach/reupload in order for uploading to be successful. Please fix this.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

image
Kindly share the pre-requisite & upgrade document from Jira v6.13.8 to suggested version.
Asked by vanam_kumar:

confluence


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: See <https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/upgrading-jira-applications-938846936.html>


author: Thomas Deiler
body: From which version to which? Is 3.16.8. target or origin version?


Tags: confluence-server

server
Confluence Plugin UI form action runs into 403 error
Asked by Sascha Heyer:

Hi Confluence Folks,

we upgraded our Confluence to 7.3.1 and it seems our plugins are not working anymore.

The installation works fine but the form action which is supposed to start our plugin runs into a 403 error.

We have a velocity template with a very basic form including a submit action.

\<form class="aui long-label" action="start.action" method="post"\>  
\<div class="field-group viewMode"\>  
\<span class="field-value"\>\<input type="submit" value="Start" class="button"/\>\</span\>  
\</div\>  
\</form\>

Is there any known issues? Any changes which are not part of the migration guide or release notes?

Best regards  
Sascha


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi Sasha,

Could you let me know a few things about the issue?

1. Are any other users having trouble accessing Confluence? Do you have the same problem on multiple devices or computers?
2. Which browser are you using, and does this occur on more than one browser?
   * Have you been able to test this after clearing your browser cache?
   * Does this occur in incognito mode?
3. 403s can indicate an issue with authentication. Can you let me know how are you logging in?
   * Are you using a bookmark or a password manager or some other authentication site (e.g. Okta)?

Thank you for your help!


Tags: confluence-server

error

server

user-interface
What is the latest stable version of Confluence?
Asked by vanam_kumar:

Regarding confluence upgrading


Answers:
author: JimmyVanAU
body: Jack's answer is better, but for the really curious - <https://iapetus.fyi/> will list the latest versions of all Atlassian software. Grabbing it from the official link is always recommended.


author: Jack Nolddor [Sweet Bananas]
body: Hi, you can find what is the lalest stable version of Confluence here:

<https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download>

You can also check what is the latest LTS version here:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/enterprise/atlassian-enterprise-releases-948227420.html>

Regards


Tags: confluence-server

server
entities.xml file too big to edit
Asked by Anurag Jalan:

I need to migrate one confluence space from cloud to on-premise Data Center version.

I have received the XML space backup file. However, I need to change space key before importing it since space with same key already exist in our environment. I am following the online Atlassian document to rename space key by editing entities.xml file.

The problem is that this file is close to 1 GB \& I am not able to find a suitable editor which can open file of this huge size.

Does anyone have recommendation on how to do this? Thanks


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi Anurag,

One option is to create a new space with a brand new key. Then copy the existing pages to the new space and then export to migrate to the new environment.

Regards


Tags: confluence-server

server
Could we automatically create Confluence Pages and embed gadgets from Jira Dashboard by end of every
Asked by Sheetal_Kadam:

Our intention is to create Status reports for multiple teams every week. Could we automatically create Confluence Pages and embed gadgets from Jira Dashboard by end of every week? This will give the automated report with the latest state by end of week, without manual intervention.


Answers:
author: zsharvit
body: can you share code example of you you added a Jira widget (i.e. test report) into confluence page,


author: Sheetal_Kadam
body: Thanks for the reply.

Any other alternative to do this?


author: sukkeong
body: You could use an external tool like Jenkins to create the page in confluence with the information of interest, all using REST API. This can be done periodically, by an automatic trigger or manually.

One of the teams in my organisation publishes an automatic release report into Confluence using a python script that is triggered when a release is tagged in git, triggering a Jenkins job.


author: lececere
body: Hi [@Sheetal_Kadam](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2164157) ,

We use a page in every one of our projects for a status report. It has a set of rich filters ([https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214789/rich-filters-for-jira-dashboards?hosting=datacenter\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214789/rich-filters-for-jira-dashboards?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview)) that pull things like the project timeline, risks, overdue items, upcoming items, etc. It is live at any point in time because it is pulling the filtered data from Jira.

So it isn't a new report each week, but it would be accurate each week. Not sure if that is what you are looking for.

Regards,  
Laurie


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud