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Is it possible to "mount" a directory of files stored in Confluence?
Asked by Michael Black:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Managing Files](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=701435141)*

I want to keep a diagram related to a project that I'm working on, but I don't want to be constantly downloading and uploading the file every time I need to use the file. Is it possible to have those file presented to me in file explorer window? I'm thinking of solution similar to a google drive scenario that would keep files in sync??


Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: Yes you can use WEBDAV --

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-a-webdav-client-for-confluence-148044.html>


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Directly, this would be a bad idea

* Confluence would not be a ware of any changes made outside its interface,
* the file naming convention you'd have to stick is not in the slightest bit user friendly
* Confluence can cache files, so people loading something you've updated in the UI might not get what you expect

It is, of course, possible, but it would be a lot better to look at the more advanced file handling add-ons for Confluence than just try direct disk read/writes.


Tags: file
Using multiple drop down bars to search through list of childre/related pages
Asked by Ross Carlton:

Is there a way to use multiple drop down search bars (with 2-10 options) all on one page to search through children pages? Say I have a database of pages created somewhere else. Then I create a page to search through them to find the right one based on 5 different search criteria categories. I want it to be optional but not necessary to select a choice from each drop down bar. If none are selected a list of all children pages will be the result. As more options are selected from the drop down bars the list would be further refined.


Answers:
author: Stephen Deutsch
body: Well, there's [Brikit Targeted Search](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.brikit.targetedsearch/server/overview) for Confluence Server, but it doesn't work on Confluence Cloud.


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Navigating through large list of children/related pages. (Drop Down Search Bars)
Asked by Ross Carlton:

I want to know if there is an add on that will help me to accomplish this goal. I want to have a home page with drop down bar search fields to assist with navigating through 100+ children or related pages.


Answers:
author: Rodney Hughes
body: Yes - it is a standard Macro

In Edit mode, select Insert\>Other Macros\>Page Tree

It gives the option of having a search box as well as an expanding list of child pages

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confluence-cloud
Can you insert a table inside an {expand} ?
Asked by Ben Jacobson:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Expand Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=701434997)*

Can you insert a table inside an {expand} ?


Answers:
author: Sandy Johnson
body: Yes you can. I used the insert wiki markup function to accomplish this. Here is an example from the editor

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author: Ben Jacobson
body: I was able to get this done, Thank you. My "table" originated from MS-Excel. I was able to paste the data, but lost the formatting. Any suggestions?

I know I can attach the MS-Excel file, but I would like to find a way to paste into a table and maintain the formatting.

Change is the only constant.

Cheers!


Tags: documentation

expand
Need a users to view not edit
Asked by Raoul Kaiser:

We use Jira/Confluence as our tool in IT, but I would like the rest of the company to view our confluence pages. I believe they have to have a license which is what I don't need. No use for a license if they can view only. How can I let them view?

I remember an anonymous setting but doesn't that open up to the world? I just want people at my company to see not everyone.


Answers:
author: Rodney Hughes
body: Yes, Anonymous means anyone anywhere in the world can access the pages with whatever permissions you allocate to Anonymous - it becomes a public web page.

To restrict access to people just within your Company they need to have a Username and password the can use.

The simplest and cheapest from the point of view of the user-count against your licence is to create a generic Username and issue that to everyone.   
But note if someone leaves the Company they could still login remotely - or post the login details on Facebook - so you would have to remember to change the password for everyone, and tell everyone to change the login each time someone leaves ![sad](/html/@C495B4504065515364EB1894F812B34C/images/emoticons/sad.png "sad")  
I would suggest that generic logins should really only be used for short term access for specific projects or activities which you intend to close down.  
Noting as well that if someone Blogs or Comments on something you have no idea who has done so.

I would suggest it is an easier management process to issue everyone with their own unique Username since you can revoke their access without disrupting everyone else.   
Also having their own Username engenders a feeling of privileged access so the individual is not likely to post their access details "on Facebook"  
And, although you might think everyone is naturally interested and has the time to troll around your IT dept Space to see what is happening, they are more likely to do so if you use the power of Confluence as a collaboration platform where they can post information/questions interactively.


author: Meck
body: [Raoul Kaiser](https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/users?username=raoul%20kaiser),

The anonymous view will allow all the world to view. :/

Do you have JIRA Service Desk? If you have it, you can setup a knowledge base internal only for view.

Lemme know if you have any doubt.

Regards,  
Lameck.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Pull down menu in Confluence?
Asked by David Skreiner:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Create a Page from a Template](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=296093793)*

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/create-a-page-from-a-template-296093793.html>  

This page contains an image showing a Confluence Template including a pull-down menu.

How do I add one? I only found SPAM for expensive plugins so far.

Please do not reply with an attempt to sell a plugin. I assume there MUST be a free way of getting these, since it's in the official documentation.


Answers:
author: Stephen Deutsch
body: Here are the steps to insert a dropdown in a template:

When editing the template, move the cursor to the spot that you want the dropdown, type $ and then type the variable name that you want to use, and press Enter.

After that, click on the template variable you just created, and a pop-up menu will appear. Choose the "List" button, then type the options you want separated by a comma (i.e. one,two,three). Click somewhere outside of the pop-up box to close the pop-up, then save the template page.

Now if you create a page from the template, it will ask you when you add a page to choose the option from the dropdown menu. However, please be aware that the option that was chosen will now show up in your page only as text.

Confluence only lets you choose this value once; it does not keep the dropdown in the page so that you can change it later. If you want a persistent dropdown in your page, the only way I know of is to install a plugin like ConfiForms (or others), or you can use this user macro that I created:

<https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/32513472>


author: Milo Test
body: That is showing the List variable that is only available when creating template; it's not available as a macro.
How to lift a part of a space into a new space.
Asked by CHD CM Support:

I have a tree of pages inside a space and want to "lift" it out into its own space. I want the root of this tree to be the home page of the new space. I can't figure out how to do this.

A new space has its own home page, which is created when the space is. There doesn't appear to be any way to move the root page of the tree into the space so as to *replace* this home page. The best I have managed is to move the root page *under* the home page and then make it the home page, but that leaves the original home page still there, and a useless level of hierarchy.

How do I do this?


Answers:
author: Stephen Deutsch
body: You can get rid of the original page by making sure that the page is at the root level of the space (i.e. on the same level as the original homepage). You can do this either by using the "Reorder Pages" section and dragging-and-dropping the page to the same level or by clicking "Move" while on the new homepage and leaving the target page blank. Then you should be able to delete the original homepage.

comments: author: CHD CM Support
body: So easy!!! :wink:
I've generated a backup using Backup Manager but entering my normal login credentials to access the backup files doesn't seem to be working. Hmmm?
Asked by Kirk Smith:

It's asking me for a Username and not an Email Address (which is strange). I would expect the same credentials to be used throughout. I proved my login credentials were working by logging out and back in again successfully.


Answers:
author: Kirk Smith
body: SOLVED: On the site I seem to be 'admin' (Username) but use the same password as was used to log into the site. A bit quirky. Might want to call this out in the documentation. Because my login is "klsmith300@..." I would have expected my default Username to be klsmith300 worst case.


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confluence-cloud
Create space not working
Asked by Laura De Muynck:

When I try to create a space, I get a pop-up with a spinner but it just keeps spinning. The content of the pop-up never loads so I'm unable to create a space.

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Answers:
author: Niveditha Jayaram
body: Hi ,

I am facing similar kind of issue. Confluence account was created recently. Because of which we are not able to start.


author: Jay Kantaria
body: I am having the same issue. This is in On Prem Data Center version.


author: Andre Borzzatto
body: Hello everyone!

If you are facing this issue in your Confluence Cloud, please make sure to raise a ticket with us, the Atlassian Support:

* https://**support** .**atlassian** .com/

as you may be facing the following problems:

* <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/unable-to-create-pages-the-create-page-popup-loads-forever-after-confluence-upgrade-to-5-x-330793034.html>

Thanks!


author: Sirach Vassallo
body: I contacted Atlassian support, and since we're using confluence cloud, they fixed something on their end. I can now create pages/spaces.


author: Art Lancaster
body: I'm having the same issue - I can only create spaces from JIRA creating project spaces that way. No one in our site can create a personal space or any other type of new space


author: Sirach
body: This is also happening to me. Also when creating a page from the more menu.


Tags: cloud

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Hi all, I want to know if the following is possible: Can we make the export to PDF on confluence faster?
Asked by Penny Chang:

Hi all, I want to know if the following is possible: Can we make the export to PDF on confluence faster?

It took us a lot of time to export to PDF,so want to know if there is any possible to make it faster?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: It processes as fast as it can, although I understand that it's somewhat throttled to stop it from crippling any other user activity.

You might want to look at the reasons it's "slow" - are the pages large and complex?
When will this be available to on premise users?
Asked by Charlie:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Collaborating on Files](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=701435146)*

I understand its all still in development. I'm curious to know if there is a road map or scheduled release date?


Answers:
author: Stephen Deutsch
body: If by collaborating on files you mean inline comments inside of a document, it has already been available to Confluence Server (on-premise) users since version 5.7 (the linked documentation is for Server and not for Cloud).


Tags: collaboration

file
Page Property Reports: "Page Does Not Contain Text" Filter?
Asked by Paul LaBarbera Jr.:

I need to create a page with two page properties report: One shows active projects, and the other shows inactive projects. To facilitate this, I planned on training my users to name inactive project pages as "Inactive...."

This lets me manage the inactive page properties report... but I don't know how to filter these pages out of the "active" page properties report.

Can I use the Page Properties report filter "Inludes text" negatively? I want an "Excludes text" option


Answers:
author: Barb Zivney
body: An alternate method for controlling active vs inactive page listings between the two reports is to use labels. Pages with a label of "active" show up in the active project report, and those with a label of "inactive" show up in the inactive project report. Then you don't have to edit a page, just edit the labels.

comments: author: Paul LaBarbera
body: Thanks.

The users I'm training are total Confluence newbies. I'd like to avoid training them on labels for now, if I can.


Tags: confluence-administration
Why is there a pencil icon on my Confluence page?
Asked by L B:

There is a pencil icon on my Confluence page and I can't figure out why or how to remove it. When I am in edit mode, I can't see the icon. NOTE: We are not seeing this on all pages, just this one.

Confluence_pencil icon.png

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Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: Could you hover over the pencil, right-click and press 'inspect' and show us the page HTML? That might be useful, it's hard to tell what's going on here.


author: Milo Test
body: Did someone install the InPlace Editor macro?

comments: author: L B
body: No, that plug in is not installed.


author: Milo Test
body: Can you include a screenshot in edit mode?


author: L B
body: Confluence_pencil icon_edit code view.pngConfluence_pencil icon_edit view.png
How to Create a Glossary
Asked by Jessi Volaric:

I am trying to create a glossary, but all the articles I am finding our very outdated. Hoping to find some step by step help on this :smile:


Answers:
author: AdrianLanternPay99
body: It depends what features you need. There is a Glossary plugin that displays all terms and definitions in tabs which all looks pretty good. <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/fr.spectrumgroupe.confluence.plugins.glossary/server/overview>

I just use a glossary to reuse definitions across Confluence. My own method is to create a glossary space which is open to everyone in the organisation. Each definition has its own page and the pages are arranged alphabetically. They are easily accessed from the Glossary space home page with the Children Display macro or Page Tree macro. In practice no-one really looks at these definitions apart from the tech writer ie myself.

The useful part is where the definitions are then reused across the site either in text or as tooltips using the Excerpt or Multiexcerpt plugin. Use the Tooltips plugin to create tooltips - <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.m20tech.tooltips/server/overview>

comments: author: AdrianLanternPay99
body: Imaginary internet points please!


author: Patrick O_Connell
body: Done.


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How can t set up auto size in draw.io macro?
Asked by Anna Zekunova:

When zooming in or zoomin out page in Confluence space Dwaw.io macro is not aotusised in page. 11.jpg

I'm expecting to see first block in the screen above to be as wide as a table below it colored with ligth green color.

In edit macto menu I can only set fixed wide of macro border but no "auto" option available.

Is there any way to make macro auto size in a page?

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Answers:
author: David Benson _draw_io_
body: Try updating to 6.0 and setting a large width on the viewer. In 6.0 we limit the width to the size of the container, so this should effectively give you the result you need.


author: Anna Zekunova
body: 5.5.1.1


author: David Benson _draw_io_
body: what version of the plugin are you using?


Tags: addon-com.mxgraph.confluence.plugins.diagramly

draw.io
message when you can not login in
Asked by Hsu Yao Chang:

Dear Partners,

How can we customize the default message when user can not login in confluence normally? Thank you.

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Answers:
author: Hsu Yao Chang
body: Dear Helen,

If our user login in confluence fail, it will show message, would it be possible to customize the message content ? Thank you.

comments: author: Helen Griffiths
body: Hi @Hsu Yao Chang

To be honest, i'm not sure. Might be worth dropping Atlassian Support a quick question.


author: Helen Griffiths
body: Hi @Hsu Yao Chang

Although not exactly what you want, Atlassian have written this (<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customizing-the-login-page-163938553.html>) which details how to customise the login page. This could be what you're looking for in terms of telling users how to log in etc, but not how to change the default message as shown/requested above.


Tags: confluence-administration
login form question
Asked by Hsu Yao Chang:

Dear partners,

Would it be possible to customize login form , such as add hint content for user account and password? How can we do it ? Thank you.

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Answers:
author: Chander Inguva
body: Hi Hsu,

You need to modify velocity files which are located in Installation Directory as shown below

Path : \<Installation Directory\> \\confluence\\login.vm

ex: C:\\Program Files\\Atlassian\\ConfluenceProd\\confluence\\login.vm

edit-velocity-templates.PNG
Please test this on Sandbox first.

* Take a backup of file you are going to edit.
* Turn off JIRA Service.

<!-- -->

* Edit with notepad++ and add you hints and then save the file
* Start JIRA Service and see if changes get reflected.  

Hope this helps.

Regards

Chander

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Tags: confluence-administration
Problems sharing questions between users in Confluence Cloud?
Asked by Rhona Sweeting:

Hi,

I'm using the Questions plug-in in Confluence Cloud, but am having problems when users try to share questions with others - a non-specific 'error sending' message appears.

Any ideas how I can fix this?

Thanks,  
Rhona


Answers:
author: Burke Autrey
body: Same here with latest cloud.


author: Andrew Cox
body: I just found an open issue in Atlassian's backlog that looks like the issue you (and I) ran into:

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CQ-3667>


author: Andrew Cox
body: I just started a trial with "Questions for Confluence" (using Confluence Cloud) and the Share button does nothing when I click on it. I opened the JavaScript console and don't see any errors - just a log message:

```
***** Analytics log [cq.question.shareclick]
```


author: Ronen Keisar
body: Same here using on prem Confluence 5.10


Tags: cloud

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questions-for-confluence