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Search for "unknown macro" errors
Asked by Thomas Schubert:

Our confluence system will be migrated to another instance soon. I've been asked to test my pages on a test-system. There some plugins seem not to be installed. On my pages (using those not installed macros) that is indicated by "unknown macro: '\<macroname\>'".

As there are hundreds of pages I would like to automate my search and get the pages containing this error displayed directly.

Con you help me?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You can't search for "unknown macro", as there's nothing to search for. The display of "unknown macro" really is just a display meaning "you've removed the macro functions so I don't know what to do with this directive"

You will need to open up the source view of a page showing this error, find the bit naming the macro and then search for that. That still may not work, you usually have to have the plugin that provided it installed (even if it's unlicenced), or you can cheat a little and create a user macro with that name. You'll then be able to search for it.


author: S?bastien Dumon
body: Hi, I have a kind of a solution for you.

You need to install the [Search And Replace plugin](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1212823/search-and-replace?tab=overview&hosting=server) (it work on our 7.13.7 version). It's not expensive (and very usefull by the way).

With that you can search content in the Storage Format directly. So when you find an "unknown macro", go to the Storage Format of the page, get its "ac name" parameter. Then go in the plugin and search for that, it will find all the occurence of this macro.

You can search in a Space or in the whole instance (for you case the space is sufficent).

And you can replace the macro name if you want with this plugin or exceprt its content to put it in simple text. (plugin is very usefull as i told you).

So with that you can find all the occurence of an already find Unknown macro.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Hide pages from the sidebar
Asked by Francois-Alexandre_Perreault:

I'm looking for a way to hide pages from the sidebar.

Quick explanation here : We have a lot of public documentation for our users but some fits for them, some doesn't.**I want them to be able to access a page when I give them the link to the documentation but I don't want them to be able to simply use the sidebar to navigate through all available documentation.**

The best way for me to do that would be to make every page an orphan page but it feels weird to have to create a parent page and then delete it. I figured also that if I went into the content tool and drag and drop my page out of the space home page it would be hidden when visiting another page but I still see all pages out of the tree from there :

![test.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64435iDB967F6AAFD78B25/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "test.PNG")

So in this picture I'm viewing "zzzzzzz" so I would like "TEST" to be hidden.

Is that possible from Confluence Cloud at all or should I just give up and switch everyone over to Server.


Answers:
author: Nicole
body: I have the same need to hide pages from the page tree.


author: Sireesha Dugginapeddi [Appfire]
body: Hi [@Francois-Alexandre_Perreault](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1319330) ,

You can try using [Page Restrictions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-restrictions-139414.html) to control who would be able to view which pages - one way of restricting user access to selected pages.

Thanks

Sireesha

comments: author: Francois-Alexandre_Perreault
body: That will only do :

- Opened for everyone to see

- Opened for specific people on my account

It does not fit my needs as I want it to be available to anyone that has the link to it I just want to hide the sidebar or hide the other pages.


Tags: confluence-cloud
Hyperlink that leads to anchor into the cloak
Asked by Vladislav Gryn:

Hi Community!

I have the following problem:

On the page A I have the link (**https://** ShortLinkToThePage**#** PageName**-**AnchorName) that leads to anchor on page B. The anchor on page B was inserted into Cloak\&ToggleCloak construction.

It is expected that if user clicks on the link Confluence goes to the page B, unfold the cloak and move the pointer to the anchor position.

Instead Confluence just open page B and does not open cloaked text. Also no move happens to anchor position.

I am kindly ask to help me to resolve this problem. Is there a possibility to open cloaked text and move to the anchor position from using hyperlink?

Many thanks in advance!


Answers:
author: Ijinwoo
body: Hi, have you managed to fix this please? I have the same issue


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

url
Quick Filters in Confluence or JIRA Dashboard
Asked by Dimitrios Sapikas:

I am looking for a way to include something like a Kanban Board ideally in a Confluence page, or alternative into a JIRA Dashboard.

What I want to achieve is a single page to be able to toggle between filters, this feature so far I have been able to utilize by the quick filters in Kanban.

Any other implementations of toggle switches may also be welcome.

So far in both Confluence and Dashboards I have been able use the wallboard gadget, but since it does not give us the option to dynamically toggle between the quick filters is not meeting our needs.

It does not have to be a Board per se. A listview or some other view can also do the trick.


Answers:
author: Jack Brickey
body: i realize this is old but came across it just now so want to respond.

Unfortunately this cannot be done OOTB and I would really like the feature. I have seen some addons that might fit the bill, e.g. [quick-filters-for-jira-dashboards](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220136/quick-filters-for-jira-dashboards?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) . Note this addon appears to be Cloud only but expect there are solutions for Server as well. There are a number of open suggestions w/ Atlassian related to this.

comments: author: Marlene Kegel - codefortynine
body: Hi [@Dimitrios Sapikas](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1212275), hi [@Jack Brickey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/853369),

[@Jack Brickey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/853369), thank you for mentioning [Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220136/quick-filters-for-jira-dashboards?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&source=community3).

Indeed it's possible to dynamically toggle between quick filters on your Jira dashboard with our app.

If you have questions or feedback about Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards don't hesitate to get in touch with us at [support@codefortynine.com](mailto:support@codefortynine.com) .

Best regards,  
Marlene


Tags: atlassian-marketplace

confluence-server

jira

jira-server

jira-software

server
How to arrange text blocks (move higher or lower) in the new confluence editor?
Asked by Jan St?hle:

In the new confluence cloud editor the buttons showing up in the **layout options** are not available anymore. How to move a text block vertically instead?


Answers:
author: DPKJ
body: Try to refresh your page, these options are visible to me.

![Screenshot 2019-08-27 at 3.19.08 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64424iC1E0CB11825A4337/image-dimensions/527x84?v=v2 "Screenshot 2019-08-27 at 3.19.08 PM.png")

comments: author: Jan St?hle
body: Thanks [@DPKJ](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/690016) , this is the same for me in the old confluence editor.   
In the new one the menu bar looks like this, without giving the "move" options you highlighted.  
![chrome_AoIIsfk0Fi.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64429i77860CAE48042F32/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "chrome_AoIIsfk0Fi.png")


author: DPKJ
body: [@Jan St?hle](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2367211)What do you get after clicking on this this icon that I have highlighted.

![chrome_AoIIsfk0Fi.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64436i019BD908DEA1D204/image-dimensions/460x35?v=v2 "chrome_AoIIsfk0Fi.png")


author: JP
body: I have the same problem as Jan. In the new editor, when I hit the layout button I get a multi-column block inserted at the cursor.

I can't move that block, I can't cut-n-paste it, I can't do pretty much anything except delete it or change the column layout. And I also can't insert a single column section so it looks like single column is the default and layout is only used to insert other blocks?

The new editor is very frustrating. It looks like some UX idiot convinced everyone to make Confluence simpler-to-use by removing all of the functionality that made it worthwhile-to-use.


author: DPKJ
body: I also feel like they wanted to make UI simpler but ended up creating mess. [@Jan St?hle](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2367211) have you logged this issue to Atlassian?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Editing existing Space Blueprints
Asked by Duc Anh Dennis Nguyen:

Hi,

I am new to Confluence and my company is asking me to find a way to edit existing space blueprints.

Space blueprints are relatively new so I can't find anything helpful.

Can someone help me?


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi Duc,

You can find information on blueprints here: <https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/blueprints/>

Regards


Tags: blueprint

confluence-server

server

space
How to permit users to an Atlassian Cloud Product using Bulk Permit and Programmatically
Asked by Smita:

How to permit users to an Atlassian Cloud Product using Bulk Permit and Programmatically. I am a site admin and I could do it but not sure how to do it using script / programmatically. Is that possible? How?

Are there any plugins available?


Answers:
author: Ollie Guan
body: Hello [@Smita](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1658873) ,

What you mean is that these users are not attributed to a particular user group, so you want to modify the permissions of those users in bulk change?

comments: author: Smita Ninad Kelkar
body: That's right!


author: Ollie Guan
body: Maybe this post can help you [How can I add multiple users to a group?](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-can-I-add-multiple-users-to-a-group/qaq-p/80245)


Tags: access

confluence-cloud

jira-cloud
Version control when using office connector in Confluence
Asked by Jennifer Tupaea:

I am using the office connector function in confluence to allow collaboration and editing of documents by multiple team members.

This function allows us to edit documents without having to download and then upload each time but it doesn't seem to track version control.

When using the traditional download/ upload function the confluence page will automatically version control and you can view/ revert to previous versions via the page history.

Is there some way to automatically version control while using the office connector or has anyone found any good ways of dealing with this?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Jennifer,

Thank you for contacting us.

There's not currently a feature in Confluence like this, but we do have a request for it below:

* [CONFCLOUD-37156](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-37156) *Link attachment modifications to page history*

I believe that there should be an add-on in [Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence&query=attachments%20versions) that would allow you to manage versions of Attachments in Confluence Cloud, so I have included your question in the Marketplace collection, in case anyone has any suggestions for you.

Thank you for your understanding!

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: atlassian-marketplace

cloud

confluence-cloud

version
Add Page break when export to word
Asked by Prasad:

hi Team,

I want to add page break when export to word, I have created user macro as mentioned on page.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-create-a-page-break-function-in-confluence-to-control-pagination-in-pdf-exports-735943076.html>

This works fine for export to PDF, but I want to add page break when I export to word.

Your help is appreciated.

--

Thank you,

Prasad


Answers:
author: Nils Bier _K15t_
body: Hi Prasad,

Have you had a look at our [Scroll Word Exporter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/24982/scroll-word-exporter-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) app for Confluence?

It gives you additional customization options for your templates and also offers a wide range of built-in macros, with one of the macros being the [Scroll Pagebreak macro](https://help.k15t.com/scroll-word-exporter/latest/server/manually-add-a-page-break-147034651.html) that lets you control where to break pages in the exported MS Word file.

Scroll Word Exporter can be tested for free via the Atlassian Marketplace, so please feel free to give it a try and reach out to us via [support@k15t.com](mailto:support@k15t.com) if you have any questions.

Cheers,  
Nils

comments: author: Prasad
body: Hi Nils.

Thank you for suggestions, but do you know any class or css which will help to add page break without using any external app?

Sorry, We have restrictions to use external apps.


Tags: confluence-server

server
confluence
Asked by viru:

getting error message whean i start confluence how to solve this problem


Answers:
author: Milan Chheda [INFOSYSTA]
body: Hi [@viru](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3538322) , please share more details about the error from the logs in order to better understand your problem. Logs are available at \<HOME_DIRECTORY\>/logs/atlassian-confluence.log

comments: author: viru
body: showing no such file in directoy


author: Milan Chheda [INFOSYSTA]
body: Check catalina.out for errors available in your installation directory / logs folder.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Wanting to Assign Service Desk Tickets to Agent Calendar
Asked by Dan Toombs:

Hi, just need some help! When support tickets arrive I want to be able to assign directly into an Agent's calendar. Allowing support to identify the best agent based upon how much work they already have on. Thanks


Answers:
author: Jack Brickey
body: Hi Dan,

I'm working on cleaning up old confluence posts when I came across this one. I'm not sure how this apply directly to confluence though. It seems to be more of a JSM question. In any event answering for JSM and specifically for cloud you can leverage automation to balance the workload for your agents. There are specific rules for this. Let me know if there is any recent pertinent info on your post that might steer you in the right direction.


Tags: jira-service-desk

atlassian-marketplace

jira
Powerpoint macro - presenting specific slide
Asked by Evgeny Sandler:

Hi,

According to the documentation [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/office-powerpoint-macro-375849178.html), powerpoint macro has a "slide" parameter that specifies the number of slide to present in a confluence page. I understand that this parameter is available only for a "server edition", since [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/office-powerpoint-macro-724765235.html) "slide" parameter is not mentioned.

I'm using "cloud-edition", how can I present in my confluence page a specific slide (or number of slides) from an uploaded powerpoint file?

Thanks,

Evgeny


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

You are correct in that the Office macro is not in parity with the server version compared to the cloud version. The cloud version of the macro does not offer any slide settings to pass through. If you're wanting to see this functionality brought to the macro we would encourage you to submit a feature request. To create a feature request please navigate to [Create issue](https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/CreateIssue!default.jspa), select issue type of Suggestion and fill out the information.

If you do create a request please link it back to this post so others may find the request.

Regards,  
Stephen Sifers

comments: author: Evgeny Sandler
body: Thanks Stephen!

A request was created: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-67717>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Where did Search and Replace go?
Asked by Eric Zarcone:

The old version of the editor had a simple ability to search for and replace text. Where did this feature go in the new version, I can't seem to find it in the new interface?


Answers:
author: Nils Bier _K15t_
body: Hi Eric,

you might want to have a look at the free [Qron Search and Replace for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215739/qron-search-and-replace-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) app, maybe this helps?

Cheers,  
Nils


author: Davin Studer
body: According to the road-map for the new cloud editor they removed this function. You can still do a find by using the browser's native find functionality, but there is no workaround for replace.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/confluence-cloud-editor-roadmap-967314556.html>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Hi, I am looking for add a plug in Pathways Lite to Confluence. But I am not able to do that.
Asked by neil.young:

I would like to use the add on Pathways Lite. On the Atlassian Marketplace you can download it. But from there, how do I install it in Confluence?

The site informs me that there is a the UPM, or Universal Plug in Manager. But I do not see this anywhere, and yet I am an administrator. Anyone know specifically how to install a file after you downloaded it from the Marketplace?


Answers:
author: Laura Campbell _Seibert Media_
body: The UPM can be access from the configuration section of Confluence.

You can read the guide from Atlassian on how to manage apps with the UPM on Confluence here: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/upm/universal-plugin-manager-documentation-273875696.html>


Tags: atlassian-support
Provide access to an existing user to Confluence programmatically
Asked by Smita:

I have 400 users and I have started using confluence recently. I do not want to invite each user but permit all users access to confluence at once

Can it be done programmatically? How?


Answers:
author: Kurt Klinner
body: [@Smita](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1658873)

Hi Smita

an option would be to use the REST API

<https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/REST/8.3.2/#api/2/user-createUser>

The createUser method is still marked as experimental, so it might change.

Alternatively you could use Bob Swifts Confluence CLI

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview\&_ga=2.235488711.714267090.1566797896-1251622071.1566797896](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&_ga=2.235488711.714267090.1566797896-1251622071.1566797896)

Cheers

Kurt


Tags: cloud
Atlassian Companion Issues...
Asked by Mary Cook:

Some of our users are reporting issues with not being able to "open in Word" for example - their Atlassian Companion doesn't seem to be functional. Any tips to get this running again?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Mary,

Thank you for contacting us about this issue. So sorry for the delay.

We would need more information in order to troubleshoot this, but I see now that you raised a ticket with our support team. It appears that they're already on it and waiting for your details.

You can continue to work with them in the support ticket, just please let us know what the resolution was in case other users are having the same issue.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How can I import the content of a google drive doc onto a confluence page?
Asked by Rhea:

I don't want the google doc to be embedded within the page, I would like the actual content of the google doc to be imported onto a confluence page (while changes made to the google drive doc will be automatically reflected on the confluence page). Is that possible?


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: If you want the Confluence page to reflect the contents of the Google Doc you would either need to embed the Google Doc onto the Confluence page or have some kind of job that would periodically update the Confluence page on a certain schedule.

You could for instance export the doc as a PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX (depending upon doc type) format, upload the document to the page as an attachment, and use the PDF/Word/Excel/PowerPoint macro to show the content of the attachment. And then have a process to periodically export the Google doc and upload it to the page.
Problem TechRadar unauthenticated User
Asked by fdsfagner:

### Cause {#toc-hId-1087183093}

org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Invocation of method 'displayAdminLink' in class de.iteconomics.confluence.techradar.TechRadarAction threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException at /templates/techradar.vm\[line 14, column 63\]  
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.handleInvocationException(ASTMethod.java:337)

caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException  
at com.atlassian.crowd.embedded.atlassianuser.EmbeddedCrowdGroupManager$Queries.groupsForUser(EmbeddedCrowdGroupManager.java:265)


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: This looks like a permissions problem, have you checked the app's documentation to see how it should be set up?


Tags: confluence-server

server
In the new editing interface, how do I show files as links instead of thumbnails?
Asked by Joel Wallace:

In the old editing interface, you could show a file as a link, which was much cleaner and helpful than thumbnails (it shows the whole file name, for example). In the new interface, there doesn't seem to be a way to do that. Is it possible, and if so, how?


Answers:
author: Michael Kuhl _Appfire_
body: HI [@Joel Wallace](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/369030) This should work:

1. Once you have added the file in the editor, publish your page.
2. Go to the attachments panel and copy the URL to the attachment.
3. Go back into editing the page.
4. Use that URL to create a text link and delete the attachment embed from the page.

You could make this a bit quicker by not inserting the attachment to the page but rather add it via the attachments panel. Then you skip step 1.

![2019-08-26_11-46-45.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64329i3731751D52A8A2A4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2019-08-26_11-46-45.gif")

comments: author: Kerstin.Karasz
body: Sorry, I got the complete link (as I copy it) but not only the file name! That is not the answer to my question.


author: Jeannine Hooper-Yan
body: Looking for the same feature - this used to be a simple option on the link to configure. What's described is a very tedious work around. Is there any plan to bring this back. When I need to include a list of files on a page, I want it to be text (like the file list template), not icons.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

file
Table goes to bottom of page; can't click outside of it
Asked by Kelley Johnson:

I have a table on a page that I'm editing, and I need to add a table below it. When I arrow out of or try to tab out of the table, my cursor goes to the "Publish" button. I can't click below the table, either.


Answers:
author: Michael Kuhl _Appfire_
body: Hi [@Kelley Johnson](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1819635) - Try clicking to the right side of the table and then pressing Return/Enter. Another method is to create the new table above the old and then cut and paste the old above the new.

BTW This why I always add a few lines when I start a new page and then insert tables, etc between the first and last line to make sure I have room to maneuver.

comments: author: Kelley Johnson
body: Thank you! My old "MS Word" tricks for the same situation!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud