youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
How can I create a one click (from sidebar) to another confluence page or webpage link?
Asked by Robert Santiago:

Hi all,

I would like to create a page somewhere on my sidebar that is essentially just a shortcut to another page. That other page could be a confluence site or another webpage.

However, I would like the first click on the sidebar link takes you to the link I define. Not to a shared links where I would have to click again.

Just to clarify.. I want to set up a page on the sidebar that is just a one click link to another page.

How can I achieve this? It may be obvious, but I can't find it.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Robert Santiago
body: Edit. posted here by accident


author: Nikki Zavadska [Appfire]
body: Hi,

maybe you're looking for Space shortcuts?

It allows you to create a link on the side navigation in your space and you can have multiple of them.

*(screenshot is from Confluence Cloud)*

![Screenshot 2020-05-05 at 16.55.49.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93510iE36D596B250FB61F/image-dimensions/190x229?v=v2 "Screenshot 2020-05-05 at 16.55.49.png")

comments: author: Robert Santiago
body: Maybe that could work... but I haven't been able to get it to work for my purpose.

I tried it before posting here and it requires two clicks.

My goal is to link it to another confluence page with one click, but I don't see a way.

Thanks!


Tags: link

shortcut
Is Jira roadmap macro bugged or am I using it incorrectly?
Asked by Dan Doyle:

The macro is easy enough. You indicate your Jira instance, select a project, preview the roadmap, click save. The result is a blank rectangle in my page. When I go to edit the macro, it seems to reset and not retain the selected project to roadmap.

I have tried Chrome 81, Edge 44, and IE11.

I am using Cloud Confluence and Cloud Jira. My project is next-gen with roadmaps enabled. I suspect I could not get the right preview if Jira and Confluence were not setup correctly.

Is this a bug or is this something I did not do?

![missing_roadmap.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93504i128DB0881C61C5D7/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "missing_roadmap.png")![roadmap_preview.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93505i8BD97FBE5F3E6EF3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "roadmap_preview.png")


Answers:
author: Nikki Zavadska [Appfire]
body: I think there must be a bug.

It worked for me before. I just went to check the setup of one of my roadmaps just now to see if there is any difference with yours and saved and I'm getting the same result.

You can report it here: <https://support.atlassian.com/contact/#/> and see if it gets any attention.

comments: author: Dan Doyle
body: Thank you for the feedback.

When you say you get the same result, do you get the empty rectangle or do you get a roadmap displayed in your page?


author: Nikki Zavadska [Appfire]
body: Sorry - not clear enough :D

I'm getting the empty rectangle too...On the roadmap that was working before I saved it just now


author: Dan Doyle
body: I submitted a ticket. Not sure if this is public or just viewable by me:

<https://getsupport.atlassian.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/23/JST-572341>


author: Scott Beeson
body: Same Issue :(


author: Ann-Marie Batten
body: I am having the same issue.

I also tried pasting the url into the page as suggested [HERE.](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/enable-the-roadmap/)

I can then get the roadmap to show while I'm editing but as soon as I save, I'm left with a blank box.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

jira-cloud

macro

roadmap
How to allow users to interact on a single page in a space that is otherwise view only to them?
Asked by Rick Hadsall:

I feel like in the past I'd been able to leverage page restrictions to ADD page access to groups - to edit a page that we need cross-team collaboration on - without making the entirety of the space writeable to that audience.

How can I do that?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: There were some versions of Confluence where you could grant a write access (the way read restrictions work have never really changed) but it was causing so many problems with so many people (not to mention security bugs), Atlassian reverted to "you need edit rights at a space level, and restrictions can take that away on a page by page basis". You'll need a page structure that supports that I'm afraid.
Confluence WIKI 500 Error
Asked by jovan savin:

Having to recycle Confluence weekly: Confluence WIKI 500 Error: Getting this issue every week is this normal?


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi [@jovan savin](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1155256)

Here is a thread that may assist you if you are sti experiencing these issues: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Error-500-Confluence-is-vacant/qaq-p/1411516>

Regards


Tags: confluence-server

server
How can I get Profile Pics to show?
Asked by Dave Collins:

Hi,

I am trying to edit my homepage and add details of a new member of the team. I have previously used the 'Profile Pic' macro but when I do so now, no users are found. I have tried to edit the Profile Pics already on the homepage but they say the same thing, even when I search for users that are already present.

Can you let me know what I am doing wrong please?

Thanks


Answers:
author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: Hi [@Dave Collins](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3738315)

Are you a guest on that instance or using it while it's public? If yes, then you have to see if the confluence administrator has granted the view profile global permission. If not, that's why most likely this is happening.


Tags: cloud

macro

profile
https://b-y-k-abi-ptt.atlassian.net ; Want to change the part before atlassian.net ( b-y-k-abi )
Asked by Hakan ?eviko?lu:

I don't know how I have created such name like [https://b-y-k-abi-ptt.atlassian.net](https://b-y-k-abi-ptt.atlassian.net/wiki/admin/viewgeneralconfig.action)

That is a board name ( b_y_k_abi-ptt) it has been taken automatically. But I don't know anybody to see that name..

How can I change the name on the domain?

Thank you


Answers:
author: JimmyVanAU
body: Hi Hakan,

Welcome to the community. You can get the subdomain of your site changed by raising a support request at <https://support.atlassian.com/contact/>

The documentation is here [https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloudkb/changing-the-cloud-instance-url-address-or-migrating-to-a-new-cloud-instance-691011835.html](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloudkb/changing-the-cloud-instance-url-address-or-migrating-to-a-new-cloud-instance-691011835.html?)

comments: author: Hakan ?eviko?lu
body: I couldn't find the solution thru these links


author: JimmyVanAU
body: At <https://support.atlassian.com/contact/> please complete the form.

1. Pick "Technical issues and bugs"
2. Pick Jira
3. Pick Atlassian for the hosting option
4. URL will be [https://b-y-k-abi-ptt.atlassian.net](https://b-y-k-abi-ptt.atlassian.net/wiki/admin/viewgeneralconfig.action)

Let them know you want to change your URL


Tags: cloud
If I allow Anonymous Access to external users for once space, can they view my other spaces?
Asked by Claire Campbell:

I know how to turn on Anonymous Access and how to activate it for certain spaces. However, I'm a little hazy on the following:

* If, for example, I create a space with wiki articles specific to one customer (who has anonymous access to that space), will that customer be able to see other spaces "belonging to" other customers? These other customer spaces will obviously have Anonymous Access activated also.
* Is there a way to restrict the viewing of spaces for Anonymous Access?


Answers:
author: repi
body: Anonymous is anonymous, everyone can see these areas. A restriction is only possible through personalization.  
Give your customers an account with which they can log in and you can control the restrictions for each customer individually.

comments: author: Claire Campbell
body: By providing them with accounts, this will mean we pay subscriptions though, won't it?


author: repi
body: Do you have the cloud or server version?  
In each version there are licenses or fees per user:  
These are always up to a number of users.  
Give each customer an account from their license user pool.  
If customers exceed their pool, only anonymous access remains without authorization control.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You can't restrict anonymous access - the whole point is that you don't know who they are, so you don't have any information to tell you what you can show or hide to the user.

If you want to lock down spaces to individuals or organisations, you will need to get people to log in, and yes, you will need to pay for each account.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

permission

space
how to nest expand macro in excerpt macro in new editor
Asked by Henk Smets:

Hi,

In the new editor. It seems no longer possible to nest an expand macro in an excerpt?

Not nice. It not only is very painful to migrate a page with an expand macro. It no longer works after the conversion. I hope I'm wrong.

regards,  
Henk


Answers:
author: Andrew Schreffler
body: I just discovered a workaround for this. It should look like:

On the main page:  
/excerpt (hidden: this can be anywhere on the page)

/expand

/excerpt include (tied to the above excerpt inside the above expand if needed)

If excerpt needed on another page:

/expand

/excerpt include (tied to the above excerpt inside the above expand if needed)


Tags: cloud
Uploaded a PDF and some of the colors changed. Why?
Asked by Marios Avraam:

Uploaded a PDF and some of the colors changed. Why?


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Marios Avraam](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3903696)

Look at this posts, maybe can help you

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customize-exports-to-pdf-190480945.html>

<https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/customize-exports-to-pdf/>

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/advanced-pdf-export-customizations-198806890.html>

Cheers
Not able to access confluence page.
Asked by jitesh_kumaradesara:

My Manager created a page and gave access to all. But it is not accessible by any of team member.

Team member,click on link (Request access )to get access. After request is approved no success.

Page still shows "**This is a restricted page**".


Answers:
author: Ollie Guan
body: Hello [@jitesh_kumaradesara](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3903488) ,

Please contact your manager or space administrator check through the page information to see if the page has other permission restrictions.

BTW?The child page will automatically inherit the read-only limit of the parent page.

<https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/add-or-remove-page-restrictions/>

![TIM??20200430092609.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93438i9D70DC8DBDCFFBE5/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "TIM??20200430092609.png")![TIM??20200430091642.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93437iDF3402DC6135F350/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "TIM??20200430091642.png")

comments: author: jitesh_kumaradesara
body: Thanks, It worked now.


Tags: cloud
Expand All Fields on Confluence Page
Asked by daniel_mcgrath:

Hello,

I'm trying to create an expand all button for my confluence page. I have several expandable sections on my page and want to give users the option to expand all fields on the page with a single click.

I've tried to find a macro using the + \> view more without success.

I've also tried to imbed some java code on the page which I've found on similar posts but keep striking out as it's unclear to me how to place the code onto the page.

Here's a screenshot of one of the expandable fields.

![expand.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93435i1648BD90D89F410C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "expand.png")

Thanks for your help, everyone!


Answers:
author: repi
body: This Macro user could help:

```
## Macro title: Expand All
## Macro has a body: N
## Date created: 2016-03-11
## Installed by: repi
## @param Titel:title=Titel|type=string|required=true|default=Alles erweitern/kollabieren|desc=Angezeigter Text
<a id="toggleAll" href="#" class="aui-button aui-button-subtle">$paramTitel</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
AJS.toInit(function (){
var expandiert = false;
AJS.$('#toggleAll').click(function(){
if (expandiert) {
var content = jQuery('.expand-content')
.addClass('expand-hidden')
.css({'display': 'none', 'opacity': 0});
content.prev('.expand-control').find('.expand-control-icon').removeClass('expanded');

} else {
var content = jQuery('.expand-content.expand-hidden')
.removeClass('expand-hidden')
.css({'display': 'block', 'opacity': 1});
content.prev('.expand-control').find('.expand-control-icon').addClass('expanded');
}
expandiert = !expandiert;
});
});
</script>
```

Macro text is German. Change accordingly ...

hth

comments: author: daniel_mcgrath
body: Thanks for your help - Does the script get imbedded directly on the page as Ive done below?

Is the expectation that when I preview the page it will turn into a button?

![page.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93487i44F44B9D16D8CD56/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "page.png")


author: repi
body: The script must first be created as a user macro. This can then be seen in the Macro Browser and can then be installed on the pages.

![expandall_3.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93521iA7EE15C5E083FAE5/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "expandall_3.png")

![expandall_4.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93522i4F69F703F1239F59/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "expandall_4.png")

![expandall_1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93523iFAA59753F973B7F9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "expandall_1.png")

![expandall_2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93524iADB36209D9186806/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "expandall_2.png")


author: daniel_mcgrath
body: Thanks again for your assistance. I need to work with the site admin to build this out further but I appreciate your help!


Tags: cloud

expand

macro

navigation
Subscribe to Daily Updates on by Default for Confluence Server
Asked by Hugh Bathurst:

"Subscribe to Daily Updates on by Default for Confluence Server"  

Our Melbourne based company, including about 1000 Confluence users, are newcomers to effective knowledge sharing. Many feel overwhelmed from too much to know and too much 'stuff' going on to be clear what to do.

A few who also felt that way are now using "Subscribe to Daily Updates" and it's proving useful to help with the 'too much stuff' problem SO .. we (admins) believe nows a good time to turn it on by default for the whole company (allowing people to turn off if really don't want).

Current problem is we can't see how to turn on by default. Any thoughts welcome.

FYI My search before asking resulted in "Subscribe to daily updates" and "Daily updates - Confluence" both posted 2013 era so thought I'd create a new post. Happy for moderators to rename, relocate, edit .. Cheers - Hugh PS. We're using "Confluence Server 6.15.6" presently. Happy to liaise directly if preferred.


Answers:
author: Roman S
body: I'm actually trying to figure out how to turn off daily updates (for some reason the subscription checkbox keeps getting re-enabled every time I disable it) because the amount of content changed at our organization every 24 hours is overwhelming and 99.9% is irrelevant to my role.

So depending on the number of changes your users might not appreciate it being on by default.
Confiforms: Show form on Service Desk
Asked by Kruttika Swaminathan:

I am using ConfiForms in Confluence. I now need to share this to customers on JIRA Service Desk. The customer is able to access the page through Service Desk, but cannot see the form. Additionally, even though they do not have admin rights to the page, they can see the Form Admin UI. Has anybody faced this problem before?

![image.png](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=9c3c265e01&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r7879328519358680355&th=171e2792d1465217&view=fimg&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-5IX1Dvc1L3wxk_P1fQr5CIJojnVr8uSSBmc5HhVD_94mvE9LFYb_nheWi0Kf72c5IyPcrbBVPGLWI1mkQmxesLo9Q9PYzMMnOKbOuUt7K9ZkXAVoBV9Bsb3w&disp=emb&realattid=ii_k9t8q96p0)


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Hi

We have answered you on a support ticket you have raised with us.

This is an interesting problem and looks like it the issue is with the Confluence API we use to render a form view from a storage format

<https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/#api-api-contentbody-convert-to-post>

And that fails with 403 HTTP error (forbidden) for JSD customers

As I have suggested on our support ticket - let's open a ticket with Atlassian to hear their opinion on this and how we should go about it

Alex

comments: author: Kruttika Swaminathan
body: Yes, thank you.

Also, will this fix the issue of the Form Admin UI still being shown?


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Admin UI is shown to users who have edit permissions on the page. I suggest you to move the form definition macros to another page and have this page to contain only the FormView macro (ConfiForms FormView Registrations Control) that will reference your form from another page


Tags: cloud

confiforms
When in Edit mode, the right side of the screen is sort of a preview. How to turn it off?
Asked by Art Coleman:

Very new to creating pages in Confluence.

I've created several pages over the past few days.

One of them, when I go in to Edit mode, has the right half the screen taken up by what looks like a preview of part of the page I am editing. Meanwhile the edit area is just the left half of the screen. If edit changes are made on the left side to what is shown on the right side. the side does not update (so not actually a preview). Going into Preview, the right is normal, and the page is full width. Back to Edit and the same (un-updated) text is on the right side.

What did I turn on?  
How did I turn it on?  
How do I turn it off?

advTHANKSance


Answers:
author: repi
body: Please visualize it. Can't understand the question!


Tags: confluence-server

edit

server
Where can I see the confluence APIs?
Asked by Ross Finnimore:

I installed the Rest API Browser and in Jira admin can start it up and see the Jira APIs. How do I go about getting the RAB to show me the confluence APIs? Thanks, Roscoe


Answers:
author: Rodrigo Oliveira
body: Hey Ross,

You can find your information about Confluence's API in our developer page [here](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-server-rest-api/).

In the marketplace, you can find the [Atlassian Rest API Browser](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211542/atlassian-rest-api-browser?hosting=server&tab=overview) plugin, which should be able to help you with all Atlassian's products.

Hope this helps.

Thanks.

Rodrigo B Oliveira

comments: author: Ross Finnimore
body: Hi Rodrigo, Thanks for the answer. I have the Rest API Browser available from my Jira admin. Can I look at Confluence APIs from there? How do I filter to see APIs for Confluence or Jira only? Thanks, Ross


author: Rodrigo Oliveira
body: Hi Ross,

This [document](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/using-the-rest-api-browser/) should be able to explain you better on how to use the RAB for Confluence as well. I'm not very familiar with it.

[Here](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-rest-api-examples/) are some examples too for you to start using it.

Please let me know if that helps.

Rodrigo B Oliveira.


Tags: api

rest-api
I am stuck on Windows 7 - I chose new navigation in Confluence and an now stuck behind a popup
Asked by Steven_D_Bramley:

I am stuck on Windows 7 - I chose new navigation in Confluence and an now stuck behind a popup.

![Confluence Issue on Windows 7 in Chrome no navigation or escape.jpg](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93392i3AE0FB42D40E75B4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence Issue on Windows 7 in Chrome no navigation or escape.jpg")

I am unable to use Confluence after turning on new navigation - I can not escape from the helpful popup which is supposed to show me new navigation - new navigation appears to be no navigation for Windows 7 users - please help if you can or confirm that its Windows 7 related.

Thanks Steve Bramley


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello [@Steven_D_Bramley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1750107),

Can you let me know if you're still experiencing this issue? I spoke with Jack from the ticket that Matt linked, and he let me know there was a release this past Wednesday that should fix the issue.

If you're still encountering this, I want to report it to the team.

Thanks!

Shannon

comments: author: Steven_D_Bramley
body: Thank-you very much for the help. I am all set now.


author: Shannon S
body: Thanks for confirming that, Steven! I'm glad to hear it.

Take care, and have a pleasant weekend.

Shannon


author: Matt Reiner [K15t]
body: [@Steven_D_Bramley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1750107)

This seems to be the same issue: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/New-Feature-Pop-up-Can-t-Be-Closed/qaq-p/1371151>


Tags: cloud

navigation

windows
How to adjust the width of what appears in the Excerpt Include Macro
Asked by Carolyn Van Ness:

Hi! I am looking to include a section of one page into another. I am using the Excerpt Macro, and within it the Excerpt Include macro. However, it is only showing the page title of my included page. I am looking to include more than that.

Or - I have tried using the Include Pages Macro. This would also work however I am unsure how to force it to a certain height (aka, give it a scroll bar). As of now, it just scrolls on forever.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Stephen Ellwood
body: The Excerpt include Macro seems to be buggy. On some pages I get the option to make it wider, but this seems to be the exception rather than the rule. On most pages there is only the edit (pencil) and delete (dustbin) options on the Macro.

Confluence seems to have caught the Agile disease. It is in good company, like Microsoft whose Windows 11 is worse than Windows 10, insisting on giving me news in Dutch despite my language setting being English, and AMD, who's driver "update" completely trashed my PC the other day. Software developers seem to have lost the idea that the customer just wants something that works.


author: Patrick Leal
body: I used the Excerpt Include macro at first, then couldn't widen its narrow width. I switched to Include Pages and, everything else being equal (I think?), it's wider, so it fulfilled my needs. Neither macro lets you control the container width.

I've given up on these small, stupid idiosyncrasies in Confluence, and attribute it to corporate greed, because that's what it is: Why go FREE when you can collect a FEE with the Marketplace?

Coming in 2022: "*To make text **bold**, you will need to purchase the Bold Text Maker from the Atlassian Marketplace.*"


author: Dave Symonds
body: Yep , maybe they should identify the PO for these function so we can email them directly to apply themselves a bit to their product. Look at the removal of variable width on table then spending years to put it back. Certainly wouldn't pass any sort of scrutiny at my work.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud