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Confluence file library and knowledge base better plug-ins
Asked by zhaoyawei:

Confluence file library and knowledge base better plug-ins, I hope to recommend a few better plug-ins, thank you!


Answers:
author: Ollie Guan
body: Hi [@zhaoyawei](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1270990),

I think you could provide more information about what kind of plug-ins you need, like macros, Admin tools,Dashboard.etc.

You can also go directly from the following address

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=server\&product=confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=server&product=confluence)

![add1.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/25850iB8CD0BD1798C3CC1/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "add1.jpg")

Hope this helps.
Confluence Space Design
Asked by Martin Eves:

New User - getting frustrated !

How do I move a table into the Space Page, the Page Link is only showing as a URL ?


Answers:
author: R. Fuerst
body: Hi Martin,

I'm sorry to hear you're frustrated! We've all been there with a new tool. I'm a bit confused by your question, but I'd like to help.

Could you describe in more detail what exactly you're trying to achieve? Some screenshots of where you're trying to move a table into would be helpful. Thanks!

Rachel

comments: author: Martin Eves
body: Hi Rachel, I have had some help from others, I guess I just expected Confluence to have a much better UX - everything hidden under Macro's feels a bit 1990's ...

You might be able to help in one area, is it possible to order a file list alphabetically once it has been Published , it seems to want to default to a time line ?

Many thanks

Martin


author: R. Fuerst
body: Hi Martin,

If you want to display attachments on a page in alphabetical order, you could use the [Attachments Macro]( https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/attachments-macro-97911315.html.).

When inserting the macro, you should see an option for "Sort By" and you can select "Name." This should display all attachments on the page in alphabetical order. You can see an example in my screenshot below:

![attachment macro.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/26328iA331B578847849B8/image-dimensions/334x429?v=v2 "attachment macro.png")

Hope it helps!
Need to switch the database server for Confluence
Asked by Shashank Gupta:

I want to switch the existing database server of confluence to new database server.

After modifying confluence.cfg.xml and pointing to new database server I'm getting

"HTTP Status 500 - java.lang.NullPointerException"

Please help me.


Answers:
author: Keith Smith
body: What database server are you switching to?

comments: author: Shashank Gupta
body: I'm switching to Microsoft SQL server 2008 (Same as existing).

By the way thanks... i'm able to switch it now. My issue is resolved.
Is there are a way to send a downloadable file that's stored within Confluence?
Asked by Sandra Poisson:

Let's say I have some files within Confluence. I'm looking for an option on delivery those files to others in the company who are a bit resistant to using Confluence. Instead of downloading the files and sending out an email with that as an attachment or using the share feature which takes the recipient into Confluence to download the file, is there a way to send a link to that file, that upon clicking would just download the file?

Any thoughts you all would have would be most welcome. I trying to ease some people into using Confluence.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Scott Theus
body: Hi Sandra,

I have to confess that I'm sitting at home watching a baseball game and enjoying an adult beverage as I type this, so I am away from my Confluence instance and can't test this out for you...

The files attached to a page in Confluence are displayed as a hyperlink. You should be able to right-click on the link to the file and select "copy link," then paste that link as a URL in an email. The recipient opens the email, clicks on the link, and when the browser opens it up the file is automagically downloaded to the recipient's PC.

Give that a shot, if it works then great! Mark this as "answered." If not I'll play with it on Monday and see if there is another way.

-Scott

comments: author: Sandra Poisson
body: Thanks, Scott!

I hope you enjoyed the game (and your adult beverage)!

That worked great!

Thanks for your help!

Sandra


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How do I create different colors for the same event type in Calendar?
Asked by Jessica M. Nguyen:

How do I create different colors for the same event type in Calendar?


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Jessica M. Nguyen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1578612)

Look at this posts, maybe can help you

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Team-Calendar-Multiple-Event-Types-Color-Changes/qaq-p/800163>

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/teamcal/event-types-660966804.html>

Cheers
Excel spreadsheet rendering issues
Asked by Austin Daviscourt:

Using the Excel macro I have inserted a table on a page. Blank spaces are being added between words in cells which have strings of text. In the spreadsheet itself, there are no errors in the formatting. Each cell in that column is configured to wrap the text.

Has anyone else had this issue? I couldn't seem to find any similar reports through Google or the community search.

Let me know if there's any additional information I can provide.


Answers:
author: Fabienne Gerhard
body: Hi [@Austin Daviscourt](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1578283) - I hope this topic is not a problem anymore?


Tags: confluence-server

server
is there a good document for beginners using confluence (june '18 cloud version)
Asked by Bill H:

The youtube videos seem to be based on an older build. The help pages are great for specific topics, but looking for higher level suggestions on strategy and getting started. Thx!


Answers:
author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Bill,

[Confluence 101](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YTsMTrC7c&t=653s) might be 3 years old, but the info in the videos is still in use and can offer more than the basics to a new confluence user.

Victor


author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@Bill H](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1577940),

Check out this article about [resources people use to learn Atlassian products](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/What-are-the-resources-that-you-use-to-learn-more-about/qaq-p/804638#M108828). You might find some of the content beneficial for your needs.

Regards.

comments: author: Emily Errico
body: This is the page I wish I had read when I started out. Start reading here, and then ask specific questions to the community if you require further help.


author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@Bill H](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1577940),

Did any of these suggestions help? A lot of us probably learned just by playing in our UAT/DEV environments.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Confluence & JIRA update
Asked by Richard Bandurian:

Hello... I'm new to Confluence \& JIRA so....

My task is to update both Confluence \& JIRA:

* Confluence from 6.0.3 to latest 6.10
* JIRA from 7.3.0 to latest 7.10
* Our MySQL is 5.4 (I think this need s to be updated to 5.7?)
* I figure the upgrades provide appropriate versions of Tomcat, Java \& Apache(?)

Can this be done in a single swoop or is there a step-by-step process? Is there a closely related update document on this?

Thanks, Rich


Answers:
author: Yogesh Mude
body: Hi [@Richard Bandurian](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1577600)

Welcome to the community!

For JIra Upgrade...please go through the below articles..

[Checklist](https://confluence.atlassian.com/ug/jira-software-upgrade-checklist-933696759.html).

[Best practice.](https://confluence.atlassian.com/ug/best-practices-guide-for-upgrading-jira-software-server-933696757.html)

[Several ways to upgrade](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/upgrading-jira-applications-938846936.html)

[Upgrade matrix.](https://confluence.atlassian.com/ug/jira-software-upgrade-matrix-933696761.html)

For Confluence upgrade ..

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/upgrading-confluence-4578.html>

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-installation-and-upgrade-guide-214864161.html>

comments: author: Richard Bandurian
body: Thanks Yogesh... with the Confluence it looks like we should be fine... so we ran update which seemed successful. Had a few issues but adjusted the server.xml file and it is looking good. Now off to updating the JIRA!


Tags: confluence-server

jira

jira-server

server

update
Why do my uploaded files duplicate on a page with multiple sections?
Asked by Lauren Graves:

Confluence users,

**Issue:** I am trying to upload a PDF file to a Confluence page using the *Attachments* macro. This page has multiple sections in it. When I upload the file, it duplicates itself in each section. I have tried labeling each macro, specific to the section it's in, but that doesn't seem to be helping. I have also tried changing the parameters of the macros, making it distinct to the section it's in, but that's not helping either.

Has anyone run into this roadblock? Does anyone have any recommendations?

**End goal:** Have the ability to drop .pdf, .ai, .indd files into a section without duplicating and displaying in every section with the attachments macro.

Thank you!


Answers:
author: R. Fuerst
body: Hi Lauren,

The attachments macro will pull all attachments on the page, unless filtered in the macro. It sounds like you have a new macro under each section which is why they're being duplicated. You should be able to add labels to your attachment and then use the \*Attachments\* macro to filter out which attachments are displayed by adding the label for the attachments you want in that section.

It sounds like you've tried this and it hasn't worked. I'm not quite sure why based on the information provided.

That said, you could avoid using the attachments macro entirely and achieve your stated end goal by doing the following:

1. Open the editor for the page you want to add the attachments to
2. Place your cursor to the location in the section where you want the attachment to live
3. Drag your attachment to the cursor area and the attachment should be added to that specific spot on the page

I hope that helps get you to your end goal!

Rache

comments: author: Lauren Graves
body: Rachel,

Thank you for this information. It turns out that the software Version I was running (6.0) did not support the way I needed to use the Attachments macro. I have recently updated to Version 6.10 and this functionality works great.

Thank you for responding! End goal: conquered.

Lauren


Tags: confluence-server

server
Limiting Confluence Page Watchers
Asked by Michael Iarrobino:

How can I control who the "watchers" are of a Confluence page? When I add a comment, my comment is going out to the entire company and I only wanted it to go to the specific person I called out on the comment?

Also, if I do not unselect "notify watchers" when I update the page content, an email goes out to my entire company.

My department has a project space with multiple pages under it so I'm looking to manage the watchers at a page level and not overall space level.


Answers:
author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Michael,

See link below on how to manage watchers in a space.  
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/manage-watchers-218271870.html>

Victor

comments: author: Michael Iarrobino
body: [@Victor Mutambuki](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/912991)Thank you but this requires Admin access. I was hoping there was a way to avoid going to my Admin + the current space is a general project space for the entire team versus just specific to me.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
how to mention all persons in confluence?
Asked by Seven Zhu:

how to mention all persons in confluence?


Answers:
author: Jonathan Smith
body: Mirroring [@Prashant Mali](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/286095)'s response.

Another option you can try is the f[ree banner add-on on the Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1217921/announcement-banner-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview).

* *With [Announcement Banner for Confluence](https://sweetbananas.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ANBA/overview) you can set a system-wide message that will display at the top of all Confluence pages.*


author: Prashant Mali
body: Hi [@Seven Zhu](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1576756) ,

There is no any out of box functionality. There is already future request :

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-23015>

There is one workaround they have mentioned in description:

The Bandage add-on: <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/bandage-conf/cloud/overview>

Thanks,

Prashant

comments: author: Sloan
body: Other alternative is using the share feature. You can share a page with entire groups, for example even the group confluence-users.


author: xiehong
body: I can mention all groups but confluence-users ?
Is there a way to break up a table?
Asked by Doris Dunn:

I inserted a large table with numerous rows that I'd like to separate into multiple tables with fewer rows. Wondering if there is an easy way to do this.


Answers:
author: Scott Theus
body: Hi Doris,

Unfortunately, no..the only way to do that is to create the new tables and cut/past the rows from the large table. I've found that Confluence works like adding tables to Word documents.

-Scott

comments: author: Doris Dunn
body: That's what I thought. My biggest frustration is that I can only copy and paste one cell at a time. Is there a way to grab multiples cells and copy those into the new table?


author: Scott Theus
body: Try copying the whole think into Excel and then use the Excel sheet as a source for the smaller tables. If that doesn't work I'll play with it a bit in my test space.


author: Doris Dunn
body: That doesn't work either, as it copies everything into a single column.


author: Scott Theus
body: I figured it out...

You have to use the "Copy" and "Paste" buttons in the toolbar. Select the rows you want to copy in the source table and click the Copy button, then put the cursor in a row on the destination table and click the Paste button.

Why the short-cut CTRL-C and CTRL-V don't do this is beyond me.

-Scott


author: Manon Soubies-Camy
body: Hello Doris,

Have you tried using the "Copy table row" and "Paste table row" buttons?

* Copy :

![copy.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/25764iDC20BF103F76BD9D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "copy.png")

* Paste :

![paste.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/25766iA804176F570CE8E9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "paste.png")You can use it to copy and paste several rows.

Hope this helps,

- Manon

Edit: posted my reply before seeing [@Scott Theus](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1179712)'s one :)


author: Doris Dunn
body: Thanks, everyone! Very helpful!


author: Marquos Samuel
body: Probably this it too old but the Excel trick worked. If you copy an excel table you can paste as table-formatted directly in confluence
Is there a performance report for confluence similar to that of Jira?
Asked by Sandesh Kumar:

Hi,

I am looking for some kind of performance report similar to the one published for Jira.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftware/jira-software-7-6-enterprise-release-performance-report-945544817.html>

Regards,

Sandesh


Answers:
author: Mirek
body: Similar? Yes :)

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/enterprise/confluence-data-center-sample-performance-test-946041232.html>

comments: author: Sandesh Kumar
body: Thank you :)


Tags: confluence-server

performance

server
Is there a performance report for confluence similar to that of Jira?
Asked by SR Cloud Dev:

Hi,

I am looking for some kind of performance report similar to the one published for Jira.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftware/jira-software-7-6-enterprise-release-performance-report-945544817.html>

Regards,

Sandesh


Answers:
author: barnesy
body: Hi Sandesh,

We do not have the same such report for Confluence. Perhaps if you can share with me a little on what you are trying to achieve thn I can provide some greater insights for you.

Adam


Tags: atlassian-support

confluence-server

performance
Multimedia macro on blog posts
Asked by Chris Blyth:

Hi,

I can add the multimedia macro to pages, but don't seem to be able to add it to blog posts which is a bit limiting.


Answers:
author: Mirek
body: Hmm.. I am not aware of any limit on multimedia macro. Blog Posts are like normal pages.. On cloud I think you can simply drag and drop media to the page and it should work...

comments: author: Chris Blyth
body: The macro just doesn't show on the list when creating a blog post.  
But it does when creating a page.

With drag and drop media, if you drag and drop on a page, it works.  
Drag \& drop onto a blog post and nothing happens

In fact, there are a lot of macros which only show on pages and not on blog posts.


author: sarah@leadermes.com
body: Another thing to be aware of: MP4 files won't play for your customers if you publish your pages via JSD.

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDCLOUD-5919>

At least the macro isn't misleading you when it fails at the editing stage when you're trying to write a blog page.

If you're affected, please help up-vote this issue!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Search multiple labels
Asked by Vebj?rn Hjelle:

I want to add the functionality of searching for multiple labels from a search box. It should have the same behaviour as when using "labelText:label1 AND labelText:label2". The users, however, should only need to type "label1, label2". How do I implement something like this?


Answers:
author: Alana Churchward
body: Was there a solution for this?

I would like to do something similar and have the reader either search, or click a bunch of different labels to bring up relevant results.

Edit: Nevermind, I did a bit more poking around and I found it!

comments: author: Sophia Volkova
body: Hi!

Could you please share the solution you found? I am currently looking for a tool to enable users to choose multiple lables and do the search.


author: Ryan Keeran
body: Advanced Search can do this by adding multiple "search for label" criteria:  
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf713/search-1077913983.html>


author: Victor Mutambuki
body: vebjorn,

Please use Content By Label Macro. Please see link below

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/content-by-label-macro-145566.html>

Victor

comments: author: Vebj?rn Hjelle
body: Thanks for answering, but I can not see how the readers can use this to search for labels. If I understand this macro correctly, it shows a list of pages with the predetermined labels. I want the readers (which have no edit permission) to be able to determine what labels to search by.


author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Vebjorn,

A user can have their own Content By Label Macro inserted in a page...then they'd track the content that is of interest to them.

Victor


author: Vebj?rn Hjelle
body: I see. Still not the functionallity I was looking for though. Thanks anyways for your help!


author: Volker Weinreich
body: Hi Vebj?rn,

have you found a solution? I have the same problem. The user should only type some terms in one or more fields and then start a search, which is only label based.


Tags: confluence-server

server
User management sync with Jira imports user into confluence directory
Asked by Nikhita Mehta:

We synced Confluence to Jira to delegate the user management to the latter. The issue is it imported all the user to confluence as Active and now we can't edit anymore because of the error "Too many users".

Is there a quick way to resolve this?


Answers:
author: Igor M.
body: Hello [@Nikhita Mehta](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1441011),

You need to remove ***can use*** access from the **jira-software-users** group in Globar Permissions page. This will prevent any Jira users from logging in and ultimately prevent counting towards a license. Then proceed to add any Jira users that you Do want to access Confluence to the **confluence-users** group that should still have global can use permissions.

Let me know if you have any questions.

comments: author: Nikhita Mehta
body: Hi Igor,

Thanks for the reply, the issue is we don't see this group in Global permissions. I tried adding it and removing access but it is gone as soon as the Auto Sync takes place between the applications.


author: Igor M.
body: Hey,

Ok so in this case here is the new action plan:

* Add Jira to Confluence as user directory and sync
* On Jira go to Settings \> User Management \> Groups
* If Jira is added to Confluence for User Management, you should be able to see confluence-users group synchronised
* Click Edit members and remove all unwanted Jira users, that should not have access to confluence.
* Synchronise directory on Confluence and check license count.
* Confirm that Global Permissions and space permissions do not have jira-software-users or other groups added, only those whose members you control on confluence.

Let me know how it goes


author: Nikhita Mehta
body: thanks for the reply Igor, doing this again maxed out our licences for Confluence.


author: Igor M.
body: Hello,

The only reason Jira users count towards license in Confluence is if they have can use permissions. If your confluence license count goes up, then jira users are given permissions on confluence somehow.

You can use this KB to get a list of users counting towards license and then check individually what groups they are members of and what access rights those groups have [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)


Tags: confluence-server

jira

jira-server

server
How to display list of confluence pages categorized by different status macro?
Asked by Yuta Lolap:

As a user, I want to see all the confluence pages within my space categorized by the status (macro) assigned to them i.e.

In Progress:

1. Product Requirement 1 Confluence Doc Link

2. Product Requirement 2 Confluence Doc Link

3. Product Requirement 3 Confluence Doc Link

Complete:

1. Product Requirement 1 Confluence Doc Link

2. Product Requirement 2 Confluence Doc Link

3. Product Requirement 3 Confluence Doc Link

In Review:

1. Product Requirement 1 Confluence Doc Link

2. Product Requirement 2 Confluence Doc Link

3. Product Requirement 3 Confluence Doc Link


Answers:
author: Grigory Salnikov
body: Hello, I think it's possible using labels and Page Properties Report macro.

Also, check out [this article](https://stiltsoft.com/blog/2016/08/how-to-use-statuses-timestamps-and-reports-for-efficient-collaboration-in-confluence/), it might help.

comments: author: Yuta Lolap
body: Thanks! I cannot use Handy Status since I am using a client hosted confluence environment. Moreover, I dont have labels added to each document. Is it possible to filter out based on the the status macro only?


author: Grigory Salnikov
body: No, as far as I know, you can't filter based on "Status" macro. I think one of the ways to do it is to update a corresponding label along with the status and use a Page Properties Report macro.

At least, it's what I would do.


author: Yuta Lolap
body: Ok. Thanks!


Tags: link

macro

page-property

status