youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
I've lost a "task" page that was unpublished
Asked by Judy Ellis:

How do I restore the page to an earlier version? I don't see any way to view a page history?

Also, is there an "undo move" button on pages that are linked just as a task?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: CARLISLE
body: Upper right the More Menu, the three ellipses, click on that

\> Page History \> Selected version should be listed

Undo move is on the right side of the Editorial tool bar (Ctrl + Z keyboard) - it looks like an arrow

comments: author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@Judy Ellis](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2709994),

When trying the steps above, if you don't see 'Page History', you will need to reach out to your space admin to restore the previous page version for you.

You can also see incomplete/completed tasks from your profile.

* Click your profile image top right of page, choose tasks


author: Judy Ellis
body: Thanks, Jonathan and Carlisle. Page History doesn't show up fr this page, and the undo button doesn't work now (I've gone to other things, I guess.)

At any rate, I'll rebuild the page and remember the steps you've mention.

Judy


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
If I have created a blank template space can I convert this to a knowledge base space?
Asked by Laura Lawrence:

I have set up a new space and selected 'blank template' I now wish to use knowledge base, is this possible?


Answers:
author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@Laura Lawrence](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2709965)

Documentation, Team Space, and Knowledge Base are are all blank spaces with specific macros on them to give you a good starting point for specific purposes.

You can add the desired macros and content onto your blank space to make it mirror the knowledge base template OR delete the space and recreate it using the knowledge base template.

comments: author: Laura Lawrence
body: Thanks so much Jonathan - can you please let me know where I can add in the macros? We have already set up a number of pages so would like to avoid recreating those if possible


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to add a custom code block macro?
Asked by Matthew Upchurch:

for GitHub and every other markdown previewer I've used, formatted text that is code is always wrapped in \`\`\`code\`\`\`, but when pasting a markdown file into a blank page in confluence, the previewer does not interpret it correctly.

How do signify to confluence that this text is a code block?


Answers:
author: Bill Bailey
body: The [code-block-macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/code-block-macro-139390.html) is your friend.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Replace Confluence Search Logic
Asked by julien sebrien:

Hello,

I would like to replace the default Confluence search logic. As an example, when a user searches some articles using the search bar (on the top), I want to intercept the user input, access some remote search service, and provides the results to the Confluence API, such as these results are displayed the same way as a default search.

Is it possible to perform such a feature? Is there any existing module that behave in a similar way?

Regards,

Julien


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

While you most certainly look into creating an add-on which may allow for this type of functionality, I would suggest reviewing the available plugins which may already include what you're wanting to do. There are 90 add-ons which I found within the Atlassian Marketplace for Confluence searching. Here is a preset search for [Atlassian Marketplace \| Search](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=server&product=confluence&query=search).

Alternatively, if you did want to pursue creating something for Confluence, then I would suggest reviewing the [Writing Confluence plugins](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/writing-confluence-plugins/). This will cover how to get started with plugin development. Something to also note is there is a developer community available at <https://community.developer.atlassian.com>.

I hope this proves helpful and provides some insight in moving forward.

Regards,  
Stephen Sifers


Tags: search
How i can create a template where i have drop-down list?
Asked by Virgilio:

Hello Dear,

i need to create a template for curriculum but in my word document where i have skill table it's used drop-down lists to make a choose from a list.

Do you know some posibility to have drop-down list in confluence template?

Thanks.


Answers:
author: Kesha Thill
body: Hi [@Virgilio](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2706787)!

Yes you can add drop down lists in your template. This is called a variable in Confluence. There are 3 variable types, one of them being "List". [This documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/create-a-template-296093779.html?_ga=2.163591935.153466408.1549900575-2146973758.1525964746#CreateaTemplate-Templatevariables) tells you how to add the List variable to your template with step by step instructions, but let me know if you have any questions!

comments: author: Virgilio
body: Hi [@Kesha Thill](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1037833) !

Thank you for your tempestive reply.


author: Gian Franco Morassutti
body: Hi,

When I follow the steps, and I click on save the template stays loading and it never saves. Any thoughts on why this is happening? I don't the cloud version. Thank you

Gian


author: Ron Chan
body: Hi [@Kesha Thill](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1037833)

Just like Gian, I am also unable to save the template if I have a drop list variable. What am I missing? When I click "Save", the page freezes and the template is not created.

We are on Data Center.

Ron


author: Roman Izghorev
body: Hi [@Kesha Thill](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1037833) ,

I have a different issue with this: after saving nothing appears on the variable place while trying to create a new page using that template. What might be wrong?

Confluence Cloud

Best regards,

Roman
Why do I need to manually link JIRA Tickets (via JIRA/Filter view)?
Asked by Helge:

It would be so much easier if the common Ticket Notation would be autodetected and Links made to the relevant Jira Ticket without me needing to manually insert Jira/Filter \> select Ticket \> Insert Interactions.

Is there a way to automate this detection in confluence?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there Helge! Thanks for sharing with the community.

You should be able to **add an issue or filter** by pasting the whole link leading to it. For example, let us say that my Jira instance is myjira.atlassian.net:
> 1. Create a page in Confluence
> 2. add the link to the desired issue, for example myjira.atlassian.net/browse/ISS-57
> 3. Wait for about 1 or 2 seconds
> 4. The pasted link is now shown as an Issue from Jira

You can check more information about this here:

**[Link Jira issues to Confluence pages automatically](https://www.atlassian.com/blog/confluence/link-jira-issues-to-confluence-pages-automatically)**

Let us know your thoughts!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Security on Confluence Calendar
Asked by Shawn McCarty:

Is there a option to restrict users the ability to add events to Confluence calendar? It appears anyone with super user or admin access can make changes.


Answers:
author: Karolina Laso? [Deviniti]
body: Hi [@Shawn McCarty](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2708622),

You can restrict the access to Confluence calendar. I think that's what you're looking for: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/teamcalcloud/restrict-a-calendar-909903929.html>

Cheers,

Karolina

comments: author: Shawn McCarty
body: Karolina,

Thank you for quick response. Above works for "users". Any admin/super user in our system can Add/delete. That is what I am trying to prevent.
Add a Excel Spreadsheet to Confluence
Asked by Shawn McCarty:

I am having difficulty adding a Excel Spread sheet to my confluence page. From what I read, there should be a "Add" button to perform this function. Please assist.


Answers:
author: CARLISLE
body: You need to select + on the tool bar to Insert Other Content \> Other Macros \> Confluence content \> Office Excel.

This path is for Confluence Server Version 6.9.0. It might be in a different order if you are using the Cloud Version.

There might be several different paths to insert something, but there are more efficient and better ways for accuracy. Our team has had better luck with Inserting Images through this style of path.  


author: Sloan
body: Hi [@Shawn McCarty](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2708622)

In Confluence Cloud and Server you can just add attachment via drag and drop to pages.  
Or when being in the editor click the + and click "Files and images".

See here for further details: [https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/upload-files-724765101.html](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/upload-files-724765101.html?)

If you simply want to ad a table in confluence (and not an Excel File), look here: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/add-formatting-to-your-page-724764836.html#Addformattingtoyourpage-Tables>

Cheers  
Niklas


author: Jared Brenner
body: Hi Shawn,

You can always upload a file and host it on the page, but the best way to display a spreadsheet in Confluence is with the [Office Excel](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/tables-136463.html) macro (though there are others available in the marketplace). Keep in mind that it does not support .xlsx, only .xls.

Good luck!
A second instance of Confluence as backup and fallback system.
Asked by Peter Merkel _mgm-tp_:

Hello together,

i had a pretty interesting discussion about Backups and Fallbacks in case of availiability issues of a main Confluence-Instance with one of my clients.

**My Clients Question:**

During this conversation i was asked, whether it was possible to run 2 instances of Confluence, lets call them Live and Fallback, and have only some dedicated, business critical content in the form of pages, sub pages and attachments of those in the Live Instance synchronised automatically to the Fallback Instance. My client pointed out that besides the common methods in data security like redundancy and backups, this would be a very requested feature and good to have on top, since critical processes would have to go on-hold while resores or error diagnostics are conducted.

**My Question:**

Is there any feasible way to realize such an approach, out-of-the-box, via scripting, or add-ons? To date i could not find any other topics in the community discussing such an approach.

I'd be grateful for any advise or experiences on this topic.

Regards!

**Edit:**

for integrity and as my recherche is still wip; i have been pointed in those 2 directions:

* <https://wiki.comalatech.com/display/CWL/Remote-space%20publishing>
* [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

Any experiences with those?


Answers:
author: Zak Laughton
body: Hi Peter,

There isn't a way to set up this type of fallback natively on a Confluence standalone instance.

For **high-availability and fallback** in case of application failure, the only natively supported option is to use a Data Center installation (see also: [How can I achieve HA in Confluence?](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confeval/confluence-evaluator-resources/confluence-how-can-i-achieve-ha-in-confluence))

And for **backups** , we recommend regularly backing up the database and Confluence home directory according to the steps on [Production Backup Strategy](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/production-backup-strategy-38797389.html) (this can be done on standalone or data center instances).

I hope this helps!


Tags: automation

backup

confluence-server

server
Where can I find the CSS for the Global Look and Feel theme?
Asked by Adriane Hunt:

How can I use the Global Look and Feel theme when I export to HTML? Is the CSS stylesheet available?


Answers:
author: Hector
body: Hi [@Adriane Hunt](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2686464),

Maybe this site can help <https://atlassian.design>

Regards,

comments: author: Adriane Hunt
body: Thank you for the link! That gets me a littler closer to what I need. I'm considering purchasing ScrollVersions so I don't have to build my CSS from scratch. I want my exported content to have a simple, clean look like the Global Look and Feel in the Confluence authoring environment. Appreciate your help!
how can i sort the search results or eliminate duplicate results of the search.
Asked by Virgilio:

Hello Dear.

i have a lot of files attached in a company page named CV and i need to build a list of technologies and the number of users that known that technologies.

So, for example, if i search in a page over the word "css" i have 67 results but some are duplicates(where the user write "css" more times in a cv) BUT i can't order the list of results for every cv attached because i need to count all the employees(users) that know css technology.

I need to finnish that task today, so i appreciate very much a rapid responses.

Thanks you very mcuh.


Answers:
author: Zak Laughton
body: Hi Virgilio,

I understand you are searching multiple files attached to a single page, and you'd like to know how many mention a certain technology at least once.

I'm not sure Confluence has the functionality you're asking for, but I'd like to be sure to fully understand what you're trying to do: Could you let us know the steps you're taking to search these files? If possible a screenshot of some the search results will also be helpful.

Thanks!

comments: author: Maree Argy
body: I have a similar/same problem. For example, I have searched for any page or content of a file on a page that mentions the word Debit. I will get the same document appearing in the search results multiple times if it contains the word Debit. I would like to have it appear only once so search results easy to read.
How to add 'mentioned' people as contributors?
Asked by Nina S:

Hello,

I need to list all people mentioned on a space, when their name appear with a @.

I thought I could use the 'contributors' macro but the 'mentions' type doesn't seem to exist in the contributors type menu.

How can I proceed ?

Thanks for your help.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Kenza,

You might be able to [write a User Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/writing-user-macros-4485.html) to do this. Otherwise, there's no such feature. I did find a feature request, however:

* [CONFSERVER-33832](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-33832) *Macro: Content by @mentioned user*

This specifically mentions you would list all pages where a user is mentioned, but perhaps it would be able to do something similar with this feature where you could list a space and list all mentioned users and on which pages.

Please vote on it and feel free to add feedback about how you want this particular feature to work.

Regards,

Shannon
This Confluence installation is not licensed for additional users
Asked by KGI SG Admin:

so far less than 10 users is accessing to confluence, but we are experiencing exceeded license issue.

please help


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi there,

You can use the following queries to see which users Confluence is counting as licensed users:

* [How to get a list of active users counting towards the Confluence license](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-get-a-list-of-active-users-counting-towards-the-confluence-license-298978076.html)

Give that a try and let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-server

server
Create a confluence group programmaticaly
Asked by OB:

Hi,

I'm developping a confluence plugin and I want to create groups using the atlassian sdk. I can't find a manager/service to help me.

Is it possible?

Thank you


Answers:
author: Tarun Sapra
body: Hello [@OB](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/727634)

Here's the complete list of APIs

<https://docs.atlassian.com/atlassian-confluence/6.6.0/index-all.html>

comments: author: OB
body: Hello [@Tarun Sapra](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781576)

Thanks a lot for your answer, nice way to navigate through the api.

I'm afraid, I can't see any Manager class to do it. I see the addGroup/createGroup methods, I don't know how to use them regardless of the plugin dev guide.

I will continue to look a the api, if you have ideas how they can be used, I'll take it.

Thanks again


Tags: confluence-server

server
Jira and confluence login
Asked by Shlomi Perets:

Hi

I have Jira that connected to my AD and Confluence That ingratiated with Jira and Uses it as the User Directory.

Why i'm getting to 'Login' Screen when navigating from Jira to Confluence pages / Spaces? Is there a way so Confluence get my Jira authentication (Without Crowd)?

Thanks,

PS

- Both Applications are in different servers.

- No need to SSO just forword the credentials while already logged in at one application.


Answers:
author: Grigory Salnikov
body: Hi [@Shlomi Perets](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/507632)!

I'm afraid [SSO](https://confluence.atlassian.com/crowd/overview-of-sso-179445277.html) is just what's needed here.

We used to have a shared directory between Jira - Confluence and all users had to log in separately.


Tags: confluence-server

jira

jira-server

server
I cant delete anonymous comment on mobile version (Confluence)
Asked by Olga Stompel:

How can I do it?


Answers:
author: anshu02
body: Hi Olga,

Please check your project permissions in order to delete comments of anonymous or other user.

In Project Permission scheme: Goto \> Comments Permission\> Delete All Comments (Check whether you have permission for this activity.

Thanks

comments: author: Olga Stompel
body: Hi anshuman bakshi! Is there a way to find comments to delete? I have a resolved inline comment that is showing on mobile, but I don't have any way to bring the comment up to delete it. The comment is attached to text that was deleted from the page. Thank you!


author: Olga Stompel
body: And I checked my project permissions. I can delete the comments.
How can I restore the confluence dashboard to my space?
Asked by Eric Rinell:

I deleted the dashboard for my space, and would now like to restore it. I recovered the page out of the trash, but it did not re-instate as a dashboard. When I choose the space from my list of spaces, I am taken to the pages display, which I don't have any freedom to modify, and just shows "recently updated" and "tree browser". What is the best way to create a new dashboard, or restore my page to dashboard status?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Prakhar Srivastav {Appfire}
body: Hi [@Eric Rinell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2704506)

I believe you have deleted your space home page and after recovering the page you need to set the page as home page for the space. To do this you can follow this steps :

1. Go to the space and choose**Space tools \> Overview** from the bottom of the sidebar.
2. Choose **Edit Space Details**.
3. Enter the page you want use in the **Home page field** then choose **Save**.

<br />

Or if you are looking to set the page for Confluence Site, then you have to go to global configuration and follow this :

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

<br />

Regards  
Prakhar

comments: author: Eric Rinell
body: Prakhar,

Thanks for such a clear explanation. It really helped!

-E
Pages missing from Space's navigation (left sidebar)
Asked by Kathy Bateman:

We have a space with lots of pages in it. On the left navigation sidebar for the Space, there is space name/selector, overview, space settings, space shortcuts and pages.

When I scroll down in the sidebar, it only shows me the first 25 pages. This is using the latest Chrome, but this has been an issue since the UI updated last year.

We have 50 pages in the section so 1/2 are inaccessible from the left sidebar.

Any idea if this will be fixed? Thanks


Answers:
author: Zak Laughton
body: Hi Kathy!

I tried to reproduce this behavior, but I wasn't able to. Using Chrome, I can scroll to see all pages on the top level in the sidebar, even if there are 50+ of these pages.

I'm wondering if this might be a browser or browser extension-specific issue. Does this issue happen when you use other browsers? Does it happen if you run Chrome in incognito mode (to test with disabled extensions)?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to send an email notification to a shared mailbox after the page is approved by the approver ?
Asked by Naren:

P.S : I'm using Comala workflows to route approvals .


Answers:
author: Zak Laughton
body: Hi Naren,

Looking at the Comala Workflows docs, it looks like you can use the *{send-email}* macro to send an email to whatever address is specified in the *address* parameter (see: [send-email macro](https://wiki.comalatech.com/display/CWL/send-email+macro)).

Does this work for your situation?

comments: author: Mike Rink
body: This is correct, but note that the send-email macro has to be used within a trigger, which should be "listening" for the final state. More info on triggers is here: <https://wiki.comalatech.com/display/CWL/trigger+macro>


Tags: comala-workflows

confluence-server

server
getting AUTHENTICATED_FAILED on curl
Asked by Kween Baker:

getting AUTHENTICATED_FAILED on curl as follows:

curl -u user:password -X GET "<https://confluence.example.com/rest/api/content/>" \| python -mjson.tool


Answers:
author: Marty
body: Hi Kween,

keep in mind that the password for the REST API is different to the password you would use to login to your instance via the browser.

[https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/basic-auth-for-rest-apis/](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/basic-auth-for-rest-apis/?)


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: It looks like you've given it an invalid username/password combination.
Meeting notes blueprint
Asked by Angelina Cordaro:

I see that I can edit the meeting notes blueprint and customize it for my own use. But it seems this may change the template for my whole dept. Is this correct? I just wanted to use this blueprint to create my own template. I assumed if this was possible, Jira would allow me to name the template what I wanted and my template would show up on the blueprint list rather than showing Meeting notes (edited). Thank you!


Answers:
author: Tarun Sapra
body: Hello [@Angelina Cordaro](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2109368)

You can create a space template for your space, that will be available only for your space.

You can copy the meeting notes global template and paste it in your space template and make further desired modifications in your space template and in this way the new template will only be available in your space.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/blueprints-and-user-created-templates-724764985.html#BlueprintsandUserCreatedTemplates-Createyourowntemplatetemplate_types>

comments: author: Angelina Cordaro
body: Hi Tarun,

I will give this a go, thank you so much for directing my attention to this section of the Blueprints instructions. I should have scrolled down farther! I need to pay better attention. Thanks again!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud