youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
is there a way to template an existing space?
Asked by Victor Prasad:

Hello,

We have several spaces created and some people want to copy them. The issue is all the content gets copied as well. And notifications and users.

Is there a way to copy a site as a template (all plugins, layout, UI) without the content and users?

Ok, a simple way?

Thanks,

Mr. V


Answers:
author: EPS Software Engineering AG
body: Hi Victor,

Have a look at our Add-on. It does exatly what you are looking for and it is really simple to use. The template is a normal confluence page tree and the end users simple press a button, filling out the form and the space is created.  
**[Marketplace link: Space Tree Creator](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/eps.focuspro.SpaceTreeCreator/server/overview)**

Regards,  
Stephan

comments: author: Andy - PTC Redundant
body: Stephan,

We liked the look of Space Tree Creator and wanted to trial it... but we're experience add-on difficulties.

Any advice?

Screenshots attached.

1: No option to install the newly downloaded add-on:

2: Cannot find the new add-on

![Screenshot_01_ManageAddons.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24344i5EEA9C5B5F071278/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot_01_ManageAddons.jpg")![Screenshot_02_FindNewAddOns.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24343i6DCDB660EE632404/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot_02_FindNewAddOns.jpg")


author: EPS Software Engineering AG
body: Hi Andy,

The Space Tree Creator is a Confluence App. Your screenshots show the Jira admin pages. That's the reason why you don't find the Space Tree Creator App.

Regards,  
Stephan


author: Andy - PTC Redundant
body: Hi Stephan,

Ugh... that's irritating. I'm glad your eyes are much sharper than mine today! Thanks for the very quick feedback.

I'll let our admin know.

Warm regards,

Andy


author: Timothy
body: You can try to use the Space Copy add on. Not sure if it copies layout and UI though

* <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.copyspace/server/overview>


Tags: confluence-administration
In Draw io how do I add additional connection points to a shape?
Asked by Paul Thornton:


Answers:
author: NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE
body: Looks like a similar question has been asked:

<https://support.draw.io/questions/2949192/how-to-addremove-connection-points-how-to-connect-anywhere-on-a-shape>

From link above:  

Anchors (blue 'x') can be configured using points=\[\[x0,y0\],\[x1,y1\],...,\[xn,yn\]\] in the style of vertices (via Ctrl/Cmd+E). The numbers are relative to the width and height of the vertex with values between 0 and 1.  

Here is an example:

points=\[\[0.25,0\],\[0.5,0\],\[0.75,0\],\[0,0.25\],\[0,0.5\],\[1,0.5\],\[0,0.75\],\[0.25,1\],\[0.5,1\],\[0.75,1\],\[1,0.1\],\[1,0.2\],\[1,0.3\],\[1,0.4\],\[1,0.5\],\[1,0.6\],\[1,0.7\],\[1,0.8\],\[1,0.9\]\]

<br />

![](https://support.draw.io/download/attachments/2949195/anchors.png?version=1&modificationDate=1420271862054&api=v2)

It's also possible to connect to anywhere in the shape by pressing the alt key while connecting:

![](https://support.draw.io/download/attachments/2949195/alt-connect.gif?version=1&modificationDate=1429425496187&api=v2)

To connect a new (unconnected) edge, select the edge and click on a shape in the sidebar:

<br />

![](https://support.draw.io/download/attachments/2949195/connect-edge.gif?version=1&modificationDate=1429426181981&api=v2)
Preview documents in confluence
Asked by Sujata:

I want to do few things,

How can I copy past the visio diagram in a page?

How can I add a sharepoint link in confluence?

I tried adding the link but when I click it doesnt open the file instead it opens the save as window, i want it to open as soon as click on the link.


Answers:
author: NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE
body: I believe you are trying to use the View File Macro. That will only work with files attached to the page/space.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/view-file-macro-170494360.html>

comments: author: Sujata
body: I cannot find View file macro in the macro list, I believe this macro is removed in the newer version of confluence.


author: NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE
body: Displaying an Office or PDF Document in Confluence {#toc-hId--1326845507}
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

To display an Office or PDF document in a page, use one of the following View File macros in the macro browser:

* Office Excel
* Office PowerPoint
* Office Word
* PDF


author: Sujata
body: Yes, but mine is a visio file. Also, this file resided in sharepoint that keeps changing, I wanted to add a link in confluence page and when I click it would open the visio file. It this doesn't work then I want to just copy paste the content of the file directly on the page but nothing seem to be working.

When I copy paste the diagram from visio to confluence, it messes up the diagram.


author: NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE
body: You can use the add-on for Visio file viewing:

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/org.swift.confluence.visio/server/overview>


author: Sujata
body: We don't have this add-on, so there is no other option? I wish the sharepoint link attachment would work.
Configuration Question
Asked by New Classrooms:

Hello-

I am trying to set-up OpenID access for my Confluence instance, the "Google" option is there for logging in, but when I authenticate with my gmail account it just routes me back to the login page. It does create an account though, just wont let it access Confluence. Can you provide any guidance on what might be causing this?

Many thanks!

Pat


Answers:
author: New Classrooms
body: The confluence version is 5.9.4.  
I would eventually like to use Crowd once I am able to get that connected to my Google Domain, but for the time being I would like to just use the OpenID access within Confluence itself.


author: Pawel from HeroCoders
body: What Confluence version are you using? Do you use an external directory with Confluence (like Crowd or LDAP)?


Tags: addon-com.pawelniewiadomski.jira.jira-openid-authentication-plugin

confluence-administration
Is it possible to create a page with same Title?
Asked by Pritam P Bonde:

Hello All,

We are developing a tool on top of confluence app by calling Restful API expose to extend the App.

Requirement:-

-----------------

To Create new page, but in case, accidentally if end user try to create the confluence page using developed tool we added below mention Logic\[i.e. Code snippet\] which would check the Title duplication.

Request:-

------------

Is there any other way to check duplication of PageID part? or Error 203

Code snippet:-

------------------

String pageID = **null**;

**try** {

ResponseEntity\<String\> response = restTemplate.exchange(url, HttpMethod.***POST*** , entity, String.**class**);

JSONObject responseObject = **new** JSONObject(response.getBody());

pageID = responseObject.getString("id");

} **catch** (Exception e) {

*log*.error(e.getMessage(), e);

**throw** **new** ConfluenceException("Page can not be created", e, ConfluenceErrorCodes.***ALREADY_EXISTS***);

}

**return** pageID;

}

Constants Files define to Catching the Errors:-

**int** ***ALREADY_EXISTS*** = 203;


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, you cannot duplicate page ids - the whole point of an id is that it **uniquely** identifies a single page.

As far as I know, there's no explicit "check for existence" call in the REST API, so I think you're expected to do "try to get page information" and then catch the "page does not exist" error if it's not there.

comments: author: Pritam P Bonde
body: Thanks a lot NIC
How can I create reports in Confluences (dashboards)?
Asked by RafaelO:

Hello everyone,

How can I create reports in confluence to monitoring:

* Pages created per day
* count each mention("@" how many mentions)
* how many pages was shared.
* Ranking "most popular pages"
* how many comments was done
* How many likes per pages

is possible to creats dashboard similar to the JIRA dashboards?

Regards.


Answers:
author: Danny Zuccaro
body: Hi - if you have a look at this link ([confluence stats](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-do-i-get-more-statistics-from-confluence-154239308.html)) it reviews a number of options in terms of plugins available as well as SQL queries to gather the information you are looking for.

Hope this helps and good luck.


Tags: confluence-administration
Some Team Calendar events show up with user name, others don't. Why and how can I edit that?
Asked by Max Tosic:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Event Types](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=660966804)*

Some Team Calendar events show up with user name (the who field), others don't. Why and how can I edit that?


Answers:
author: Giles B
body: Hi Max,

For Travel, Leave, Birthdays, Events, and any custom event types, you should have the **Who** field. For JIRA event types you won't. Is there a particular event type you're not seeing the **Who** field for?

comments: author: jira guy
body: Same problem. Custom event types are not showing the name in the list view.


Tags: event

team-calendars-for-confluence
Anonymous access to a confluence space doesn't allow customer to view
Asked by Kevin Davies:

Hi All,

I've created a release note which I want to be publicly accessible. I've switched on Anonymous access, and then given anonymous users access to view the pages within my 'release notes' space.

Now, I can open my release note in a browser where I'm not logged in and can see it. Success!

BUT, if I'm logged in as a Service Desk customer, visiting the same link gives me a 'Not permitted' page. Surely customers should be able to view this page?

Any way I can give them access?

Many thanks,

Kev


Answers:
author: Cathy Rivard
body: The root issue seems to be in Confluence rather than JIRA. I just stumbled across this today as we've only recently linked our JSD to a Confluence space. Please vote for and comment on the Confluence issue: [CONF-30161](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-30161).


author: Steven Hewett
body: I see that you've raised an issue for this, but as a possible workaround, can you not create a user group for Service Desk Customer and give them access to only that space?

comments: author: Ignacio Pulgar
body: Service Desk Customers are supposed to be set as restricted to the customer portal, so that they do not consume any licenses, and this kind of customers cannot belong to any groups (built-in restriction).


author: Kevin Davies
body: Thanks Steven (and Ignacio),

I did look at the possibility of adding the customer group or even an individual user in the space permissions but couldn't see a way of doing this so it didn't seem possible.

That said, I'm fairly new to JIRA so may have just missed it!


author: Phill Fox
body: Voted for it too. Hope this gets resolved soon.


author: Kevin Davies
body: Thanks for the support (and confirming I'm not going crazy!).

I've raised an issue here: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSD-3539>

If I here anything, I'll post back here too.

Many thanks.


author: Ignacio Pulgar
body: I'll vote for it and watch it too.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Let us know if you do raise it - I'm curious to see what the answer is, and you'll get my vote too.


author: Ignacio Pulgar
body: +1'ed!

It makes no sense to be able to view without having logged in (all, Anonymous) and restrict visibility to Service Desk Customers.

I'd say this is a bug, and so I'd suggest to create a new issue here:

<https://jira.atlassian.com/projects/JSD/issues>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

jira-service-desk-cloud
is there a next child page button / macro?
Asked by Axel Grude:

We have a project parent page which lists a lot of child pages which (on the parent) are conveniently sorted by their titles (which start with alphanumeric task identifiers). navigation from page to page is difficult as we need to scroll down in the tree on the left side all the time. Is there a button or macro "next child" that we can put on the child pages?   

I don't want to hard-link as new tasks can be inserted between so it should automatically link to the next one (in the same automatic alphanumeric order based on page title that is shown on the parent page links). If there was a "next child page" button we could add this to our task sub page template.


Answers:
author: NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE
body: This might be what you are looking for:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DISC/Next+and+Previous+Links>  

[Next and Previous Links](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DISC/Next+and+Previous+Links) {#toc-hId-1876371205}
======================================================================================================================

This macro generates links for the next and previous pages in a document tree. It was built and tested with Confluence 4.1.2. It is provided without any warranty or support.

Here's what it looks like in a page (above the contents):

![](https://confluence.atlassian.com/download/thumbnails/278070244/fwdback.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1330112488659&api=v2)


Tags: navigation
Lively blogpost number of characters for teaser is different
Asked by JPfeiffer:

Hi,

when I use lively blogpost the teaser length is different for the blogposts. Despite I have set the number of characters to 150 I have got now one blogpost with 67 characters and another one with 147 characters. There is no Enter or something like that in the text and the title for the 67 character text is even shorter than the other one.

What can I do?

Thank you very much for information.

Kind regards,

Julia Pfeiffer


Answers:
author: Georg Schmidl
body: Hi Julia,

the teaser text is by default generated from the stored content, not the rendered content.  
So one reason could be that parts of the text are generated by a macro and not stored on the page, so they are unavailable for the teaser.

The other reason could be that currently all links including the link text are removed from the teaser. We will probably change that in a future version, but for now links will not be included.  
Is your text formatted in any special way or is it just plain text?

What you also can do ist use the excerpt macro, to tell the blog post macro exactly how the teaser should look like. When a page contains an excerpt macro, then the rendered content of this macro will be used for the teaser.

Kind regards,

Georg

comments: author: WG
body: I want to upgrade to teh paid version. The result ist, that with the new version the content of the excerpt marco ist not renderd as before. now also with the excerpt macro i have limitation of the text. I have also no clue why some excerpts are limitet to 10 charaters and other are not limited at all.


author: Andreas Weiss
body: We were contacted about the same issue yesterday and are currently investigating it to find the cause. I will update you as we find out more.

Kind regards

Andreas
How can i see which users can see a Confluence page
Asked by Jon Gross:

As our number of Confluence spaces and pages grow and we add business sensitive information I am regularly getting asked who can see this page. It is not hard to view the groups and figure this out but I am wondering if there is an add-in (or utility) that would allow a user to quickly see who can see/edit the specific page.


Answers:
author: Peter T
body: Hi Jon Gross,

on each Confluence page, in the actions menu there is Restrictions which looks like this if everyone can see and edit. If only specific people can do that it will be shown there.

I am not sure how much quicker it can get with a different solution.

image2016-3-10 18:3:35.png

Cheers,  
Peter T  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-can-i-see-which-users-can-see-a-Confluence-page/qaq-p/387749?attachment-id=2813){#link_118731adf9291a}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/65529/1/image2016-3-10%2018%3A3%3A35.png){#display_118731adf9291a_0}


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How do I enlarge the multimedia video player in confluence?
Asked by Beth Sample:

I have been trying to enlarge the final video output on my Confluence page but am not having any luck. When opening the video in a separate tab, I get the correct dimensions. Any tips or ideas on how to make this an appropriate size within Confluence? So far I have only been able to adjust the height and width of the background and not the actual video.

image2016-3-10 17:9:53.png  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-do-I-enlarge-the-multimedia-video-player-in-confluence/qaq-p/28429?attachment-id=8688){#link_118731b97fb4ba}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/4821/1/image2016-3-10%2017%3A9%3A53.png){#display_118731b97fb4ba_0}


Answers:
author: Beth Sample
body: @Stephen Sifers,

I have tried several variations of percentages as well as trying different pixel dimensions. I finally decided to accept the default, as I could only see a change in the background as seen below.  

With the Width at 100% and height at 80%, this is the output.   
image2016-3-11 9:26:26.png  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-do-I-enlarge-the-multimedia-video-player-in-confluence/qaq-p/28429?attachment-id=4363){#link_118731be8c0000}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/4823/1/image2016-3-11%209%3A26%3A26.png){#display_118731be8c0000_0}

comments: author: NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE
body: The screenshot is very small and unreadable. In windows you can use ALT+PRTSCR to capture just your active window.


author: NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE
body: Within the Multimedia Macro, what do you have set for Width and Height?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

multimedia

video
I am trying to make status macro display different titles based on the color selected. e.g. red="Blocked", green="progressing well". Is that possible?
Asked by Maxim Prooday:

Thank you.


Answers:
author: Roman Kirilenko
body: There is a way without coding. You can try a [Handy Status macro](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/HMFC/How+to+use+Handy+Status+macro) from the [Handy Macros for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.handy.macros/server/overview) add-on.


author: Stephen Deutsch
body: Hi Maxim,

Here's a small user macro that should do what you're asking

```
## @param Selection:title=Selection|type=enum|required=true|enumValues=Grey,Red,Yellow,Green,Blue#if ( $paramSelection == "Grey" )  #set ( $colour = "Grey")  #set ( $text = "Grey text" )#elseif ( $paramSelection == "Red" )  #set ( $colour = "Red")  #set ( $text = "Red text" )#elseif ( $paramSelection == "Yellow" )  #set ( $colour = "Yellow")  #set ( $text = "Yellow text" )#elseif ( $paramSelection == "Green" )  #set ( $colour = "Green")  #set ( $text = "Green text" )#elseif ( $paramSelection == "Blue" )  #set ( $colour = "Blue")  #set ( $text = "Blue text" )  #end  &lt;ac:structured-macro ac:name="status"&gt;    &lt;ac:parameter ac:name="colour"&gt;$colour&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;    &lt;ac:parameter ac:name="title"&gt;$text&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;&lt;/ac:structured-macro&gt;
```

You can change the name of the selections (in the enumValues on the first line), and then just change the name also in the if statements.

You then substitute the text that you want each color to display where it says "\<colour\> text".

Note that by using a user macro, you lose the ability to choose the color directly from the editor menu.


author: Peter T
body: Yes it is. You should do some coding though.

Here is your starting point

<https://developer.atlassian.com/confdev/tutorials/macro-tutorials-for-confluence/creating-a-new-confluence-macro>
Indenting only one line at a time
Asked by Stephen Kairys:

Running Confluence 5.4.3.

I have an instruction set in outline form e.g.

1) Go to the MAIN MENU.  
2) Choose NEW ITEM.  
3) On the NEW ITEM Screen:  
a) Enter the item number.  
b) Enter the item name.  
c) Click *Save.*   
4) If you have another item to enter, return to step **2**.

In the above:

I pressed SHIFT-ENTER to avoid double-spacing between lines. (I'm guessing this form is powered by the Confluence engine.)

I manually press the spacebar 4 times to indent.

Problem is, I imported a Word Doc via the Office Connector and it lost my intending. Rather than have to manually fix numerous lines, I clicked the Indent button; however, *all lines in the paragraph*indented.

I understand the above is standard behavior. Accordingly, is there a way to insert a paragraph break after each line without causing whitespace to appear before the next line?

As a related question, does pressing ENTER automatically insert a paragraph break?

Thanks,

Steve


Answers:
author: Peter T
body: Stephen,

this could be quite frustrating. I find that the best way to transfer formatted data is copy/paste. The other importers/connectors does not work as good for me.

Now some explanation about the indentation

When you hit Enter you are creating new paragraph and you are right it inserts carriage return (Windows), when you hit Shift+Enter you are creating new line. What is the difference? If the paragraph formatting is such as there is before and/or after spacing or in other words the spacing between the paragraphs is bigger than the spacing between the lines, then using only Enter will create bigger separation with between the lines.

This all depends on how is the formatting setup.

Indentation is a paragraph formatting setting is applies to whole paragraph. That is why you see this result.

If you don't like the embedded styles there is some possibility of tweaking the described here:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/styling-fonts-in-confluence-174751968.html>

Let me know if you need more information on the topic.

Cheers,

Peter T


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Table Filters lost when page is viewed thru an include macro
Asked by Peter Milakovich:

On page A, I have a table filter.

On page B, I have a deck. Within that deck is a card that only contains an include of Page A.

On page A, the table filter allows me to enter search criteria for each column and works perfectly.

On page B, it displays an error:

Filter is off as no filters are specified.This appears between the filter and the actual table data.

Table Filter Error 2.png

The table data is all there, but for some reason, when viewed thru a table/deck/include, we lose the functionality.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Table-Filters-lost-when-page-is-viewed-thru-an-include-macro/qaq-p/351066?attachment-id=6499){#link_118731f39fac1e}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/59349/1/Table%20Filter%20Error.png){#display_118731f39fac1e_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Table-Filters-lost-when-page-is-viewed-thru-an-include-macro/qaq-p/351066?attachment-id=6500){#link_118731f39fac1e_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/59349/2/Table%20Filter%20Error%202.png){#display_118731f39fac1e_2}


Answers:
author: Peter Milakovich
body: To get around this, I put the include macro within a div mcro. So I've got a viable work-around, just not sure why the macro breaks without it.


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hello Peter,

Please, contact [StiltSoft support](https://stiltsoft.customercase.com/forums/support-requests/ideas/create) to resolve this issue.