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show a jira epic progress bar in Confluence?
Asked by Ashley Renlund:

I am putting together a status "hub" for a project. We have diverse stakeholders, including many who have access to Confluence but don't work with Jira.

Is there a good way to show the **progress** on a particular epic within Confluence? I need to include more information than the overall epic status of To Do, In Progress, and Done. I'm thinking of the progress bar that shows on an epic in the Jira backlog or in the new issue view.

In part, we've got a goodly number of epics, so I'm trying to figure out how to visualize concisely (and without much manual updating).

Oh, for context: I am a project-level admin in Jira and a space-level admin in Confluence. We're using cloud versions of both, and my access to plugins is quite limited.

Any ideas would be much appreciated!


Answers:
author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Hi [@Ashley Renlund](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1200517) ,

You can also try to use the [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) app. It works with the Jira Issues macro just fine and allows you to create [visualized dashboards](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/Using+Table+Filter+and+Charts+in+Combination+with+the+Jira+Issues+Macro) right in Confluence.

At first, you'll be able to filter the issues of the particular epic using JQL. Then you can use the [Pivot Table](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Pivot+Table+macro) macro to count the number of issues in different statuses and visualize each pivot with the help of the [Chart from Table](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Chart+from+Table+macro) macro.

Note that you'll need to use the [Table Toolbox](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+Toolbox+macro) macro to nest several macros as your hosting type is Cloud.


author: Diego
body: Hello [@Ashley Renlund](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1200517) !

As I understand, you need to display more detailed progress of your epics within Confluence.

Currently, there is no native macro that allows us to achieve this. The closes to it we have is the Jira Issues macro. Which, as you said, only displays the "final" status (Done, To Do, In Progress, etc.). I was also unable to find something in our Marketplace that addresses this.

What we could try to do is include the actual Jira page in Confluence using the iFrame macro. Here is our documentation on this macro:
> * [++***\[Confluence Cloud\] Insert the iFrame macro***++](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-iframe-macro/)

By using the Jira page URL, we can include the actual page that displays the progress bar directly in Confluence.

It is not ideal but will automatically update the progress whenever something happens to the issue.

Let us hear from you!


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Macros not showing up?
Asked by Evelyn Cooper:

I am trying to add macros by using the curly braces { and also by going to the "insert" option. I do not see any macros. There is a "view more" which brings me to a bunch of plugins, but I am trying to use anchors and cannot figure out how to get it to work. I am using the new edition of confluence because I see the "publish" button. I do not believe I am using the legacy version. Why can't I add any macros? I am using the browser to edit my confluence articles.

Thanks for the help.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Evelyn,

You will always see the **Publish** button, regardless if you are using the new or legacy editor. In the new editor, it's located in the top-right, and in the legacy editor, it'll be bottom right.

However, as [@Sachin](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3827093) mentioned, the Anchor Macro was discontinued in the new editor. If you have a look at the [Confluence Cloud Editor Roadmap](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/confluence-cloud-editor-roadmap/), you can now use [links to headings](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/confluence-editing-improvements-945107733.html#ConfluenceEditingImprovements-Linkableheadings) in order to accomplish this.

The feature request that Sachin shared with you has since been closed, so I wanted to direct your attention to this one instead:

* [CONFCLOUD-69198](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-69198) *Allow Anchors to be specified anywhere in a page*

This requirement is currently in progress. It would allow you to specify anchors anywhere in a page, instead of just relying on headings to create anchors.

I hope that helps, but let me know if you have any questions or doubts!

Shannon

comments: author: Nik C
body: "/" does not give me a popup Macro window, do you know why?


author: Sachin
body: Hello [@Evelyn Cooper](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3289636) ,
>
> As per [Insert links and anchors](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-links-and-anchors/) the Anchor macro was removed. The way links are added in the new editor has been simplified to provide you with an easier way to get this done.  
>
> And, According to <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-66773> , Atlassian intend to re-add it at some point in the future.
>
> Also, use / instead of { to bring up the macros. { if for server only.


Tags: cloud

macro
"Not Permitted" Error
Asked by Rebeccah Slade:

Hi. My new user receives a "Not Permitted" error when they try to logon. It states, "You are not permitted to perform this operation." This user has never had a successful logon because this error persists even after I delete their user profile and start-over. Any suggestions?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Rebeccah,

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

It sounds like your new user might not have the right permissions, despite having been added to Confluence. Can you confirm they have the **Can Use** permissions for Confluence?

You can see Monique's reply about this in the thread below:

* ["Not Permitted" immediately after Confluence login](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Re-quot-Not-Permitted-quot-immediately-after-Confluence-login/qaq-p/1206587/comment-id/61126#M61126)

Otherwise, if you're using LDAP, it could be related to his:

* [Existing Confluence users get "Not Permitted" message after logging in](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/existing-confluence-users-get-not-permitted-message-after-logging-in-293830803.html)

Have a look at that and see if it helps. If not, I'll need to know more about how your user management is set up, and what groups/permissions you have given the user.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Shannon

comments: author: mete
body: solution for me was ; change "Crowd Permissions" on Read/Write on user directories

thanks!
Adding a link to an image
Asked by Christine Frederiksen:

Using the new page editor, I'm no longer able to add links to an image? When I try, the link button is greyed out. (See screenshot)![Screen Shot 2020-08-03 at 2.51.30 PM.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/105338i6DDFCE6D590B55A3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2020-08-03 at 2.51.30 PM.png")


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Christine,

Welcome to Atlassian Community; it's nice to have you join us!

As we roll out the new editor, some features that were formerly available in the old editor may not yet be available for use. We go over a few of these on our [Confluence Cloud Editor Roadmap](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/ConfCloud/Confluence+Cloud+Editor+Roadmap).

There's a request for this missing feature in the new editor, which you can see is in the progress of being implemented.

* [CONFCLOUD-65640](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65640) *Cannot add link to image in Fabric Editor*

If you vote on that request, you'll receive updates in your email when there is any further progress. In the meantime, you may need to add a text link below the image or continue to use the Legacy editor template for those pages. If you don't have the Legacy template, you'll need to contact your site admin to request to have it activated by Atlassian Support.

Let me know if you have any questions about that!

Take care,

Shannon


Tags: cloud
How we can update multiple fields using Confiform API?
Asked by SP:

Looking syntax or example how to update multiple fields using Confiform API


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: For ConfiForms Cloud (as you tagged your question with "cloud confluence-cloud") <https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/FORMS/REST+API+for+ConfiForms+CLOUD#RESTAPIforConfiFormsCLOUD-Update>

comments: author: SP
body: [@Alex Medved _ConfiForms_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781630) i was busy with some other priority work, i will take took on this.


author: SP
body: [@Alex Medved _ConfiForms_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781630) ,

I have a confiform comment field set and

How to post the comment to JIRA issue when the comments in Confiform request? last updated comment.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Sorry, how this question is related to the question about ConfiForms REST API!? I cannot connect these together really.

Is this a separate question?

Also, you have tagged this as "cloud", but we dont have a "comment" field in ConfiForms cloud.


Tags: cloud

confiforms

confluence-cloud
Page propeties report is not working
Asked by Joe B B:

Page properties report macro showing wrong results.


Answers:
author: Avinash Bhagawati _Appfire_
body: Hi [@Joe B B](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4037679)

Welcome to Community !

Page properties macros works on labels so can you please cross check the labels associated with pages where you have page properties macro.

Also if you still do not see expected results , clear the labels cache and rebuild the context index for confluence.

Thanks,

Avinash


Tags: confluence-server

server
Questions about content organization (menus and submenus)
Asked by Jules Perrelet:

Good evening,

I'm currently building a knowledge base for a large community of users. There will be thousands and thousands of tutorials host on my Confluence site, and I'd like to know what is the best way to make content organized and structured. For example, I'd like to create a category called "MS Office " which where there will be four submenus ("word", "excel", "sharepoint" and "access"). In each of this "child", there will be the tutorials.

Should I create a MS Office space in which I'll create a page ("Word" for example) with a lot of children pages ? Or is there another ways to do that ?

Note that I'll use Refined plugin to give my knowledge base a nice look.

Thank you !

Jules


Answers:
author: Patrick Vanhoof
body: I would put it all in one space if possible and a page tree per application, e.g. MS Office, Confluence, whatever applications you are using.

If you use Jira Service Desk you can also connect a service desk to this space so that users easily find answers.


Tags: menu

organization
Confluence login non functional in IE
Asked by dthomas:

So our users are having a tough time logging into confluence via IE. We've added the requested URLs into our trusted sites GPO and the third party cookies are allowed. Any thoughts on this?

We're getting a message stating: Something has gone wrong

Check that your browser allows third-party cookies.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello!

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

I first want to set the proper expectations with you that Internet Explorer is not a supported browser to use with the Atlassian Cloud platform. Supported browsers include Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari. You can get a full list of the supported browsers below:

* [Supported Browsers](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/supported-browsers-744721663.html)

In terms of your particular error on IE, the only fix I am aware of is the one mentioned as a solution n the following case:

* [ID-6297](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/ID-6297) *Users of Internet Explorer receiving the error message "Something has gone wrong"*

You can try to run through these steps if you haven't already, but otherwise, you'll need your users to switch to a supported browser.

Let me know if you have any questions or trouble with this.

Shannon


Tags: cloud
How to input metadata field value while publishing a page using Confluence REST API ?
Asked by Chandra Dan:

I am trying to publish pages with templates to confluence using REST API. I was able to publish a page with template by using the existing page template "storage" content. The problem here is to update the metadata field from API. We are using "Metadata for Confluence by Communardo" add-on for configuring our metadata.

The page with a template I published should have the metadata configured. All this should be done from REST API. I would appreciate any help with this. Thanks.


Answers:
author: Almuth Boehme [Communardo]
body: Hello Chandra Dan,

Thank you for your question.

What our Rest API endpoint provides is the possibility to search for Confluence content and its metadata. As you raised a parallel support request, we will provide detailed information on the usage there.

As for your initial question, we only have a read-only REST API available at the moment.

Currently, an API write access is not part of Metadata for Confluence.

However, we have already received this request and agree that it is a great improvement for our app. We have voted for it on your behalf over here:  
<https://jira.communardo.de/browse/METADATA-331>

I hope this answer as well as the details on the support issue are of help to you!

Kind regards,

Almuth  
Communardo Support

comments: author: Raphael Teodoro
body: [@Almuth Boehme \[Communardo\]](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/178101) hi, is this still the latest statement from Communardo for availability of REST APIs? Is that valid for Cloud?


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server
How can I duplicate pages and its children pages?
Asked by aaron.tate:

Referencing this documentation:   
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/copy-a-page-139013.html>

**I am attempting to:**

* Duplicate (copy) a page and its children pages
* Rename the new pages
* Move the new page and its children pages to a different location on the same space

**When I follow the instructions on the documentation link above, I do not get the "Copy Pages" modal, I only get the option to copy the parent page without children.**

### Page hierarchy {#toc-hId-1171346542}

To copy a page and all its child pages:

1. Go to the page and choose ![](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/files/704577869/704577870/2/1517274795952/ellipsis.png) \> **Copy**.
2. Choose a **Location** for the new pages.
3. Select **Include child pages**.
4. Use the options provided to customize your new page titles.   
   You can add a prefix, replace a keyword or phrase in existing titles, or both. The preview will give you a good idea of what your new page hierarchy will look like, and warn you if there are any problems.
5. Deselect any items you do not want to copy over (attached files, labels, restrictions)
6. Hit **Copy**.

You'll find a link to your newly copied pages in the copy complete message.   

**I have admin permissions for the Confluence space I am working on.**   

<br />


Answers:
author: Reshma Begum _Appfire_
body: Hi [@aaron.tate](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4037538) ,

The document [https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/copy-a-page-139013.html](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/copy-a-page-139013.html?_ga=2.243167366.527858763.1596288271-172694350.1542088052) is for the server. As you are using the cloud, please refer to <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/move-copy-and-hide-pages/>

This method of copying a page doesn't copy the child pages. Please add your vote to issue [CONF-2814](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-2814) if you'd like to see this improvement.

Hope it helps!

Thanks,

Reshma

comments: author: aaron.tate
body: Voted for the issue. Thanks.


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SSL Encryption
Asked by Rob Jolliff:

Hello

Since we deployed SSL encryption through our business, Confluence is no longer functioning as it should. When a user creates a page, they're unable to edit any properties, all the buttons are greyed out.

To resolve, we added a proxy bypass in for the URL: \*URL Removed, it's a link to our confluence site\* - this has not helped. Can you confirm if we need to add any additional bypass rules to our proxy to allow Confluence to function normally? I cannot find a list of required bypass URLs to allow websockets over 443 SSL on your support section

Thanks


Answers:
author: Rob Jolliff
body: We figured this out based on our proxy logs, for anyone wondering, the following SSL bypass was required:  

\*.services.atlassian.com

I was unable to find this information via support, it may be beneficial to have an official fix logged somewhere.


Tags: cloud
I can't write or edit articles
Asked by Uwe Vocks:

Error message is: d.a.AbortController is not a constructor


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Where are you seeing this message? Is it when you click edit or create, or when you try to save something, or somewhere else?

comments: author: Uwe Vocks
body: As soon as I click on edit or create


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Is there any more of the error?


author: Uwe Vocks
body: It just says that the page could not be loaded and I should contact support:

--\>

**Diese Seite konnte nicht geladen werden**

Unser Team wurde benachrichtigt. Warten Sie einige Minuten und versuchen Sie es dann erneut. Wenn das Problem weiterhin besteht, kontaktieren Sie den Atlassian-Support.  

Fehlerdetails: d.a.AbortController is not a constructor


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Ok, thanks, that's telling us that there's not a lot more we (as a Community) can do, and you will need Atlassian to look at logs and so-on.

You'll need to raise an issue with the Atlassian Cloud support team over at <https://support.atlassian.com/contact>


author: Shannon S
body: Hello Uwe,

To follow-up, what Nic mentioned is right; we need you to raise a support ticket so we can take a look at your site and see what the issue would be. That error isn't very common; I found one example that the support team is currently looking into, so we don't know the solution yet.

The best thing to do is to report this to your site admin, because they have the permission to raise a ticket with Atlassian Support, and then in turn give us access to your Cloud site. When we have access to your Cloud site, we'll be able to help troubleshoot this problem by having a look at your site logs.

Thank you for your understanding!

Shannon


Tags: cloud
Is it possible to create interactive forms in Confluence?
Asked by Angie Elliott:

We run Confluence/Server 6.15. Is it possible to create forms in Confluence that are interactive, where people can sign, place check marks, and the form then automatically notifies the next person who needs to work on it. Would I use a task form for that? I have never done anything like this in Confluence, so any help/hint is appreciated.

Thank you!

-angie


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Hi [@Angie Elliott](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4010675)

If you are just about to "manage simple tasks" then it should be easier to do with what Confluence offers and collaborate on the page. As from what I read this seems to be the way to go (at least at first).

We do offer a plugin to build forms in Confluence - [ConfiForms - Data Forms \& Workflows](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211860/confiforms-data-forms-workflows?hosting=server&tab=overview)

Something to look at when you need to do more and start to feel that inline task and standard notifications are not enough

Alex

comments: author: Marcello Barone
body: HI, can i use ConfiForms to search documents ?


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Sorry, ConfiForms cannot be used to "***search***" documents. The purpose of this plugin is to help you to build interactive forms to collect the data from your users


author: Angie Elliott
body: Thank you, Alex, for the speedy reply. This sends me into the right direction.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Context Sensitive Help in Web Application
Asked by Nick Davies:

How do I embed context sensitive help into my application?

What version of Confluence do I need (cloud only?) and what are the licencing requirements?


Answers:
author: Matt Reiner [K15t]
body: [@Nick Davies](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4037281)

You could use my team's app [Scroll Viewport](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211636/scroll-viewport-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview). We have a Confluence [Server](https://help.k15t.com/scroll-viewport/latest/server/in-app-help-172604823.html) and [Cloud](https://k15t.scrollhelp.site/scroll-viewport/How-to-embed-in-app-help.843515185.html) variants of the app that both offer the ability to render your page content within an iFrame in your app.

Let me know if you have any questions.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How can I change the color of a (hyper)link for one specific page?
Asked by Svenja Lorenzen:

Is there a way to change the hyperlink color within a page itself using HTML or a user macro?

P.S.:I know I can change the color schema for the entire wiki space but this time I really only need to change the color of specific links.


Answers:
author: Svenja Lorenzen
body: Placing the the HTML Macro on your site with the following code inside:

```
<a href="https://www.wikipedia.com" style="color: #de1738; font-weight:bold">Wikipedia</a>
```

Exchange the URL and the text to your needs. The link will appear in red (#de1738).

The color code can be changed to any color you prefer. If you don't want the link to appear in bold just delete ; *font-weight:bold*

```
<a href="https://www.wikipedia.com" style="color: #de1738">Wikipedia</?
```


author: Irina Jovanovic
body: All you need to do is use the CSS color property on the **anchor tag** with whatever color Hex you want.

comments: author: Svenja Lorenzen
body: Thanks! I thought way to complicated and couldn't think of the easiest solution. Your food for thought helped me to get into the right direction.


Tags: html

server

user-macro
Export - in another language
Asked by Elaine Foley:

Hi,

Currently, we export an English language version (master version) of our documentation in -.xml format from Confluence. However, our documentation is translated into several languages, does anyone know if we can select to only export one of the other languages?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Steffen Heller
body: Perhaps the language macro helps. With this, you can use different languages on one page and only the language set at settings will show.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud